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"At a time when 'backyard' bird books are tripping off the presses at a dizzying rate

* Writing the Management Plan

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won the Somerset Maugham Award and the Guardian First Book Award

Peterson First Guide to Shells of North America animal tracks “Sweet but not saccharine andPeterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the animals, plants, and other natural things you are most likely to see. They make it fun to get into the field and easy to progress to the full fledged Peterson Guides. ROGER TORY PETERSON, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and