The Great Alaska Nature Factbook: A Guide to the State's Remarkable Animals, Plants, and Natural Features

The Great Alaska Nature Factbook describes the diversity of plants and animals in Alaska. Illustrated with line drawings, the text has entries for the 105 species of mammals, nearly 300 birds, and 1,500 species of plants. The author also provides an overview of the six regions and the natural features such as the Bering Land Bridge, mineral deposits, and hot springs. It is a field guide or "minature encyclopedia" of facts and trivia about Alaska. Index and Further readings are also included.

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The Great Alaska Nature Factbook: A Guide to the State's Remarkable Animals, Plants, and Natural Features

The Great Alaska Nature Factbook describes the diversity of plants and animals in Alaska. Illustrated with line drawings, the text has entries for the 105 species of mammals, nearly 300 birds, and 1,500 species of plants. The author also provides an overview of the six regions and the natural features such as the Bering Land Bridge, mineral deposits, and hot springs. It is a field guide or "minature encyclopedia" of facts and trivia about Alaska. Index and Further readings are also included.

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The Great Alaska Nature Factbook: A Guide to the State's Remarkable Animals, Plants, and Natural Features

The Great Alaska Nature Factbook: A Guide to the State's Remarkable Animals, Plants, and Natural Features

by Susan Ewing
The Great Alaska Nature Factbook: A Guide to the State's Remarkable Animals, Plants, and Natural Features

The Great Alaska Nature Factbook: A Guide to the State's Remarkable Animals, Plants, and Natural Features

by Susan Ewing

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The Great Alaska Nature Factbook describes the diversity of plants and animals in Alaska. Illustrated with line drawings, the text has entries for the 105 species of mammals, nearly 300 birds, and 1,500 species of plants. The author also provides an overview of the six regions and the natural features such as the Bering Land Bridge, mineral deposits, and hot springs. It is a field guide or "minature encyclopedia" of facts and trivia about Alaska. Index and Further readings are also included.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780882408385
Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
Publication date: 09/01/2011
Edition description: First Edition, Revised
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 210,047
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Ewing moved to the northern Rockies in 1992 from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

Read an Excerpt

"Musk Ox. If they look like they stepped out of the last ice age, it's because the did. Alaska's musk oxen of today are identical to the ones that were around one hundred thousand years ago. Why changes something that works? Wrapped in six-inch-thick underfur and a long overcoat of windproof, snowproof guard hairs that nearly drag the ground, musk oxen (Ovibos moschatus) are tailor-made for their environment."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements                                                 Pg 5

Alaska – No Small Wonder                                      Pg 7

Alaska’s Geographic Regions                                  Pg 9

Animals  A to Z                                                   Pg 17

Plants A to Z                                                     Pg 115

Natural Features A to Z                                      Pg 159

Further Reading                                                Pg  217

Index                                                                Pg 218

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