Nonfiction Reading for Women's History Month

Peterson Field Guides Series

54 primary works • 55 total works

Book 1

A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America
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4.43 · 1863 Ratings · 70 Reviews · published 1980 · 35 editions
More than seventy years ago, Roger Tory Peterson c…

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    Book 2

    A Field Guide to Western Birds: A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and North of Mexico
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    4.41     · 536 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1941 · 12 editions
    "The Birder’s Bible" for more than 60 years, Roger…

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    Book 3

    Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies
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    4.03     · 30 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1958 · 18 editions
    All the information needed to collect and study sh…

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    Book 4

    A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies
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    4.30     · 67 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1992 · 4 editions
    This newly designed field guide features descripti…

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    Book 5

    Peterson Field Guide to Mammals of North America
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    4.32     · 195 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2006 · 2 editions
    THE PETERSON IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM Roger Tory Pete…

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    Book 6

    A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Shells
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    4.29     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1974 · 3 editions
    A companion volume to shells of the Atlantic and G…

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    Book 7

    A Peterson Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
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    3.88     · 155 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1953 · 19 editions
    The definitive guide to rocks and minerals, comple…

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    Book 8

    A Field Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe
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    4.21     · 61 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1920 · 28 editions
    This fifth edition is a guide to the birds of Brit…

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    Book 9

    Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks
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    4.17     · 233 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1954 · 23 editions
    Roger Tory Peterson's unique identification system…

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    Book 10

    Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America
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    4.31     · 68 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1975 · 9 editions
    Since 1956, when the late Boughton Cobb wrote his …

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    Book 11a

    A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and north-central United States and southeastern and south-central Canada
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    4.14     · 156 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1972 · 10 editions
    All the wild trees, shrubs, and woody vines in the…

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    Book 11b

    A Peterson Field Guide To Eastern Trees: Eastern United States and Canada, Including the Midwest
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    4.29     · 238 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1988 · 11 editions
    Find what you're looking for with P e terson Field…

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    Book 12

    A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America
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    4.35     · 424 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1975 · 6 editions
    This newly designed field guides features detailed…

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    Book 13

    A Field Guide to the Birds of Texas: and Adjacent States
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    4.17     · 47 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1979 · 13 editions
    All the birds of Texas and most of those found in …

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    Book 14

    A Peterson Field Guide To Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-central North America
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    4.28     · 312 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 1968 · 24 editions
    Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field G…

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    Book 16

    A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians
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    4.39     · 163 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1966 · 15 editions
    This guide covers all the species of reptiles and …

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    Book 17

    A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers from Northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia
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    4.29     · 24 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1963 · 12 editions
    This guide describes 590 species, with detailed in…

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    Book 18

    A Field Guide to the Birds of the West Indies
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    4.29     · 17 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1960 · 4 editions
    Descriptions of more than 400 species of birds fou…

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    Book 19

    A Peterson Field Guide To Insects: America North of Mexico
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    4.21     · 280 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1970 · 16 editions
    Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field G…

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    Book 20

    A Field Guide to Mexican Birds: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador
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    4.15     · 39 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1973 · 15 editions
    With more than 700 color paintings arranged by fam…

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    Book 21

    Eastern Birds' Nests: The United States East of the Mississippi River
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    4.40     · 53 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1975 · 9 editions
    This guide includes the nest and eggs of 285 speci…

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    Book 22

    A Field Guide to Pacific States Wildflowers: Washington, Oregon, California and Adjacent Areas
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    4.22     · 45 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1976 · 10 editions
    Here are descriptions and illustrations of 1,492 s…

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    Book 23

    A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and Central North America
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    4.33     · 1371 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 1978 · 15 editions
    More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonou…

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    Book 24

    A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore: From the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras
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    4.31     · 52 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1978 · 9 editions
    More than 1,000 illustrations, arranged according …

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    Book 25

    Western Birds' Nests: The United States West of the Mississippi River
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    4.16     · 19 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1979 · 9 editions
    The nests and eggs of all the common birds found w…

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    Book 26

    A Field Guide to the Atmosphere
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    4.06     · 52 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1981 · 9 editions
    More than 400 photographs and line drawings illust…

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    Book 27

    Field Guide to Coral Reefs: Caribbean and Florida
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    3.43     · 7 Ratings · published 1988 · 4 editions
    Now available in paperback, this field guide intro…

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    Book 28

    A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes : North America
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    4.27     · 15 Ratings · published 1983 · 3 editions
    More than 600 species are described in detail, wit…

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    Book 29

    Beetles: A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America
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    4.02     · 51 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1983 · 6 editions
    Over 600 drawings and 65 color paintings portray r…

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    Book 30

    A Field Guide to Moths: Eastern North America
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    3.92     · 13 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1984 · 2 editions
    Discusses the food, geographic distribution, and c…

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    Book 31

    A Field Guide To Southwestern And Texas Wildflowers
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    4.18     · 22 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1984 · 6 editions
    This guide, covering 1,505 species of wildflowers,…

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    Book 32

    Atlantic Coast Fishes of North America
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    4.46     · 26 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1999 · 1 edition
    The more than 1,000 species descriptions in this g…

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    Book 33

    A Field Guide to Western Butterflies
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    3.91     · 22 Ratings · published 1999 · 8 editions
    Encompassing nearly six hundred species of butterl…

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    Book 34

    A Field Guide to Mushrooms: North America
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    4.35     · 205 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 1987 · 13 editions
    More than 1,000 species of mushrooms described in …

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    Book 35

    A Field Guide to Hawks
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    4.22     · 87 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1991 · 20 editions
    A field guide to Hawks of North America

    All 39…

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    Book 36

    Field Guide to Southeastern and Caribbean Seashores: Cape Hatteras to the Gulf Coast, Florida, and the Caribbean
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    3.14     · 7 Ratings · published 1988 · 10 editions
    From rocky shores to sandy beaches, everything you…

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    Book 37

    A Field Guide to Eastern Forests: North America
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    4.38     · 172 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1988 · 7 editions
    This field guide includes all the flora and fauna …

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    Book 38

    Birding by Ear: Eastern/Central
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    4.44     · 148 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1989 · 9 editions
    An educational and entertaining method for learnin…

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    Book 39

    Kaufman Field Guide to Advanced Birding: Understanding What You See and Hear
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    4.48     · 285 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 1990 · 12 editions
    Birders can memorize hundreds of details and still…

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    Book 40

    A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs
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    4.41     · 1603 Ratings · 40 Reviews · published 1990 · 14 editions
    Of Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Fie…

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    Book 41

    Western Birding by Ear
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    4.56     · 36 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1990 · 7 editions
    Birding by Ear: Western is a unique and important …

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    Book 42

    A Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes: North America, North of Mexico
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    4.27     · 62 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1991 · 8 editions
    The first comprehensive field guide to freshwater …

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    Book 43

    Backyard Bird Song
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    4.20     · 10 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1991 · 8 editions
    With this audio guide, you can learn to identify y…

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    Book 44

    A Field Guide to Western Trees: Western United States and Canada
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    4.29     · 62 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1992 · 9 editions
    Peterson Western Trees

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    Book 45

    Ecology of Western Forests
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    4.17     · 6 Ratings · published 1993 · 4 editions
    Companion volume to Eastern Forests, these are the…

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    Book 46

    A Field Guide to Venomous Animals and Poisonous Plants of North America North of Mexico
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    4.35     · 78 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1994 · 7 editions
    This essential guide to safety in the field featur…

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    Book 48

    A Field Guide to Geology: Eastern North America
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    4.14     · 21 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1996 · 5 editions
    This is not a guide to identifying rocks, but a gu…

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    Book 49

    A Field Guide to Warblers of North America
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    4.47     · 94 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1997 · 13 editions
    The first comprehensive field guide to North Ameri…

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    Book 50

    A Field Guide to California and Pacific Northwest Forests
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    4.17     · 23 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1998 · 7 editions
    A detailed guide brings to life the beauty, inhabi…

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    Book 51

    A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain and Southwest Forests
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    4.36     · 14 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1999 · 6 editions
    This comprehensive field guide includes all the fl…

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    Peterson Field Guide to Feeder Birds of Eastern North America
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    4.34     · 67 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2000 · 5 editions
    Perfect for backyard This easy-to-use, at-a-glance…

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    A Peterson Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs
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    4.20     · 129 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2002 · 5 editions
    Featuring more than five hundred plants and herbs …

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    Book 1-2

    Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America
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    4.55     · 408 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 2008 · 6 editions
    In celebration of the centennial of Roger Tory Pet…

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    Book 15

    A Field Guide to Stars and Planets
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    4.15     · 331 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 1964 · 35 editions
    The fourth edition of this best-selling field guid…

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    Book 4

    Field Guide to the Butterflies of North America: East of the Great Plains
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    3.82     · 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1951 · 8 editions
    This is an excellent book with great color pics an…

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