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BELGIUM

A Worldly Art

Mariet Westermann

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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David Sibley

READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

Bright Wings, An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds

Bright Wings, An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds

by Billy Collins

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

Owls are well represented, crows, bluebirds, sandpipers and phoebe's too, in poems by Marianne Moore, Gary Snyder, Robert Penn Warren and Henry David Thoreau. But it isn't just the artful poems (selected by Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate) but the combination with David Sibley's exquisite paintings of the birds in actions that make this anthology such a winner. (BRD78, $22.95)

The Sibley Guide to Trees

The Sibley Guide to Trees

by David Allen Sibley

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 426 PAGES
  • NEW

Sibley turns his attention from birds to the trees where they live in this superb field guide to 668 species of native and commonly planted trees north of the Rio Grande. Bark, leaves, twigs, fruit, flowers and silhouettes are all meticulously illustrated. (NAT176, $39.95)

The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior

The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior

by David Sibley

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 608 PAGES

This expert overview of how birds live and what they do features a family-by-family overview of the birds of North America. (BRD13, $39.95)

The Sibley Guide to Birds

The Sibley Guide to Birds

by David Sibley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 544 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

With 6,600 original paintings, full-color detailed range maps and Sibley's mania for accuracy, this is the book that every North American birder must own. It's beautiful, too. (FG48, $39.95)

Sibley's Birding Basics

Sibley's Birding Basics

by David Sibley

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 154 PAGES

A beginner's guide to the art of finding and identifying birds in the field, featuring 200 color paintings. (BRD17, $15.95)

Sibley Birds Eighteen Card Set

Sibley Birds Eighteen Card Set

by David Allen Sibley

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2010
  • BOXED
  • 18 PAGES

From finches and hummingbirds to warblers and woodpeckers, this 18-card collection from the award-winning artist features exquisite watercolor illustrations of beloved birds. (BRD81, $24.95)

 
Sibley's Backyard Birds, Eastern North America

Sibley's Backyard Birds, Eastern North America


by David Sibley

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • POSTER

All the common birds are illustrated in color on this poster, as attractive as it is useful. (USE523, $29.95)

Sibley's Common Trees of Eastern North America

Sibley's Common Trees of Eastern North America


by David Sibley

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • POSTER

Sibley's expert paintings of leaves and silhouettes are featured on this colorful poster showing 50 trees east of the Rocky Mountains. (NAT227, $29.95)

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