A Tree In Your Pocket

Author : Thomas Rosburg
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1609381408
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trees in Your Pocket written by Thomas Rosburg and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valued for their lumber, their shade, and the beauty of their flowers and foliage as well as the nuts that nourish wildlife and humans alike, trees play important economic, ecological, and aesthetic roles in our lives. From honey and black locusts to white and chinkapin oaks to yellow and river birches, Trees in Your Pocket gives us identification and natural history information for about forty prominent deciduous species found in the Upper Midwest states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Botanist Tom Rosburg provides diagnostic color photographs of leaves, acorns and other fruits, and bark along with descriptions of leaves, fruits, and measurements of blades. The composition, arrangement, shape, and margin of leaves are most important for tree identification. Fruits can help confirm identification of species with similar leaves. The bark of a tree can be very helpful for identifying some species; as a tree ages, older bark (lower on the tree) can be quite different from younger bark (higher and on branches). In addition to these essential markers, Rosburg gives information about the range, habitat—savannas, moist forests, dry slopes, sandy soils, and so on—life-span, and tolerance of shade, fire, drought, and flood. Each state in this region maintains a Big Tree program that honors the largest individual tree of each species. Champion trees are determined by adding together measurements of trunk circumference, height, and canopy spread. Rosburg identifies the trees with the largest diameter and the tallest trees among the champion trees in the Upper Midwest by their county and state. Together his superb photographs and key information make this guide the perfect companion for enjoying the diversity of trees in all kinds of environments.

Author : Heather L. Montgomery
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1623541220
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What's in Your Pocket? written by Heather L. Montgomery and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Darwin, George Washington Carver, and Jane Goodall were once curious kids with pockets full of treasures! When you find something strange and wonderful, do you put it in your pocket? Meet nine scientists who, as kids, explored the great outdoors and collected "treasures": seedpods, fossils, worms, and more. Observing, sorting, and classifying their finds taught these kids scientific skills--and sometimes led to groundbreaking discoveries. Author Heather Montgomery has all the science flair of a new Bill Nye. Book includes the Heather's tips for responsible collecting.

Author : Rutherford Hayes Platt
Publisher : Richmond Hill, Ont. : Simon & Schuster of Canada
ISBN 13 : 9780671781118
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Pocket Guide to Trees written by Rutherford Hayes Platt and published by Richmond Hill, Ont. : Simon & Schuster of Canada. This book was released on 1972-04 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jacqueline Memory Paterson
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0008240469
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Tree in Your Pocket written by Jacqueline Memory Paterson and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be inspired by the myth, magic and wisdom of trees This ebook edition of Tree Wisdom explores the world of trees.

Author : Keith D. Rushforth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781840002690
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pocket Guide to Trees written by Keith D. Rushforth and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion is designed for the reader who wishes to identify or learn more about the trees of Europe. There are over 350 species of tree covered in this guide, each of which is described and illustrated.

Author : Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher : Parallax Press
ISBN 13 : 1935209450
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Pebble for Your Pocket written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by Parallax Press. This book was released on 2006-04-09 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic Buddhist teachings presented in an easy, conversational style, comprised of parables and stories from the world-renowned spiritual teacher’s own childhood experiences A significantly expanded edition combining the previous edition with Under the Rose Apple Tree, plus several new stories—over 2 dozen practices for kids and grown-ups to do together Written in a highly accessible style that doesn’t rely on lot of jargon or difficult vocabulary, Thich Nhat Hanh emphasizes the importance of the present moment through vivid metaphors, original allegories, and colorful stories. Young readers will learn about handling anger, living in the present moment, and the interconnectedness of all things. Thich Nhat Hanh offers various practices that children can do on their own or with others that will help them to transform anger or unhappiness. They’ll learn techniques to reconnect to the wonders of nature and the joy of living in the present moment. This revised edition contains teachings and stories that the whole family can benefit from, as well as practices such as transforming anger in the family, instructions on how to invite the bell, breathing and sitting meditation, touching the Buddha inside, and others. These simple teachings on spirituality and awareness provide thought-provoking advice and practices for children to use again and again. Including 10 black & white illustrations by Philippe Ames and Nguyen Thi Hop.

Author : S. THERESA. DIETZ
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1577154762
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Language of Trees - Pocket Edition written by S. THERESA. DIETZ and published by . This book was released on 2024-09-10 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Language of Trees is a comprehensive encyclopedia providing the meanings, powers, facts, and folklore for over 400 types of trees--now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference. Along with a stunning visual depiction, each entry provides the tree's scientific and common name, characteristics, and historic and hidden properties from mythology, legends, and folklore. Discover the lore of trees, including: Hackberry Tree - encourages someone to continuously do their best Manchineel Tree - it is so toxic that the smoke from a burning tree can cause blindness, and it is not even advised to inhale the air around the tree Bark from the Bird Cherry Tree was placed on doors during medieval times to ward off plague Washi paper is created from the inner bark of the Paper Mulberry Tree. Pando is a Quaking Aspen colony that is 108 acres wide (about the size of 83 football fields!). It is technically one tree. Imagine developing a spiritual connection with a tree in a way that exceeds visual perception; where learning its meaning and value simultaneously improves your own mental and physical wellness. Throughout history, floriographies--flower dictionaries--have gained notoriety for regulating human emotions and giving depth, symbolism, and meaning to extremely delicate aspects of nature. Following the success of The Complete Language of Herbs and its predecessor The Complete Language of Flowers, author S. Theresa Dietz continues this custom with The Complete Language of Trees. Coupled with two indexes, one for searching by common tree name and the other organized by meaning, Dietz cleverly connects quality time in nature with the overall improvement of mental health by developing a stunningly depicted dictionary for gardeners, environmentalists, and nature lovers alike.

Author : Gary Fisher
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822317999
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gary in Your Pocket written by Gary Fisher and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incandescent African American writer Gary Fisher was completely unpublished when he died of AIDS in 1994 at the age of 32. This volume, which includes all of Fisher's stories and a generous selection from his journals, notebooks, and poems, will introduce readers to a tender, graphic, extravagant, and unswervingly incisive talent. In Fisher's writings the razor-sharp rage is equalled only by the enveloping sweetness; the raw eroticism by a dazzling writerly elegance. Evocations of a haunting and mobile childhood are mixed in Fisher's stories with an X-ray view of the racialized sexual vernaculars of gay San Francisco; while the journals braid together the narratives of sexual exploration and discovery, a joyous and deepening vocation as a writer, a growing intimacy with death, and an engagement with racial problematics that becomes ever more gravely and probingly imaginative. A uniquely intimate, unflinching testimony of the experience of a young, African American gay man in the AIDS emergency, Gary in Your Pocket includes an introduction by Don Belton that describes Fisher's achievement in the context of other work by Black gay men such as Marlon Riggs and Essex Hemphill, and a biographical afterword by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick.

Author : Alan F. Mitchell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781894102179
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pocket Guide to Trees of North America written by Alan F. Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peggy Donovan
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595003206
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spain in Your Pocket written by Peggy Donovan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-07-17 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Peggy Donovan: Spain in her pocket and in her heart…she knows our customs and our culture perfectly." —El Alcazar, Spanish Newspaper “A surprising book…she has a roving eye for detail…There is no corner that escapes Peggy Donovan in Spain in Your Pocket…” —Majorca Daily Bulletin “Peggy Donovan knows us as well as we know ourselves…” —Antonio Oyarzabal, Spanish Ambassador to the United States Put Spain in your pocket! Discover the simpatico Spaniards: their history, their character, their fiestas – How they eat drink and be merry. A travella… A guide for travelers.