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Michoacan & Mexico's Monarch Butterflies   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 3 items are available for $44, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXMEX174)		  
Moon Handbook Pacific Mexico  •  Bruce Whipperman
GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 811 PAGES
This compact guideb covers areas along Mexico's Pacific coast from Mazatlan south to Oaxaca. It combines text on history, culture and nature with practical information for travelers, and it features plenty of photographs, maps and illustrations. (MEX76, $23.95)		   Moon Handbook Pacific Mexico
Four Wings and a Prayer, Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly  •  Sue Halpern
NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 212 PAGES
A lyrical account of travels and encounters on the trail of the migrating monarch. Halpern, who weaves her own experiences with science, interviews and commentary, includes a section on the butterfly wintering grounds in Mexico. (NAT52, $13.00)		   Four Wings and a Prayer, Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly
Michoacan Map  •  Ediciones Independencia
MAP
A colorful, locally produced map of the Mexican state of Michoacan, at a scale of 1:570,000. The revese side has city plans of the five biggest towns; the text is in Spanish. (MEX75, $7.95)		   Michoacan Map



Also Recommended

Culture Smart! Mexico  •  Sian Hughes   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (MEX205, $9.95)
 		  
Lonely Planet Mexican Spanish Phrasebook  •  Rafael Carmona   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  This handy take-along phrasebook with essential vocabulay for travelers. (MEX257, $8.99)
 		  
The Aztecs  •  Richard F. Townsend   • HISTORY  •  Teotihuacan, Xochicalco and Tula are all covered in depth in this survey of Aztec civilization from its origins in the 12th century to its defeat at the hands of Cortes. Illustrated throughout in color and black-and-white. (MEX54, $24.95)
 		  
The Labyrinth of Solitude  •  Octavio Paz   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  These essays by the Nobel Prize-winning poet address Mexican culture and character. The chapters on the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead and the conquest are especially memorable. (MEX08, $15.95)
 		  
Butterflies in Flight  •  Roger Camp   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A collection of hyperreal photographs of butterflies. Camp, who collected butterflies from around the world for this handsome art book, sets the images against a black background. (NAT58, $27.50)
 		  
Mexico in Mind  •  Maria Finn   • ANTHOLOGY  •  John Steinbeck, D.H. Lawrence, Graham Greene, Malcolm Lowry and others offer diverse impressions of the many Mexicos. (MEX178, $14.95)
 		  
Great Migrations  •  K.M. Kostyal   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This companion book to the National Geoghraphic series captures the drama of not just the Africa plains but of diverse creatures from butterflies and crabs to penguins and whales on the move across land and sea. (BST162, $35.00)
 		  
Millions of Monarchs, Bunches of Beetles: How Bugs Find Strength in Numbers  •  Gilbert Waldbauer   • SCIENCE  •  A fascinating collection of essays by a spirited entomologist on the occasional gathering of monarchs, ladybugs, locusts and other not-so-social insects. Delightful and instructive. (BUG10, $16.95)
 		  
No Way Home, The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations  •  David Wilcove   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A conservation biologist at Princeton, Wilcove argues powerfully that we must protect the habitats and byways of the grand migratory assemblages on the ground, in the air and on the water (CON41, $25.00)
 		  
The Last Monarch Butterfly, Conserving the Monarch Butterfly in a Brave New World  •  Phil Schappert   • NATURAL HISTORY • YOUNG ADULTS  •  An excellent, illustrated overview of the biology, migration and conservation of the Monarch, written for young adults, but appropriate for all readers. (BST100, $19.95)
 		  
A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America  •  Stephen Howell  •  Sophie Webb   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Serious birders will want this definitive guide to the 1,070 bird species. It may be awkward to carry but it covers, in detail, all the birds you will see in the region. (FG15, $49.95)
 		  
Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador  •  Ernest Preston Edwards   • FIELD GUIDE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  This classic guide illustrates all the regularly occurring birds of Mexico and neighboring areas, including details of distribution, abundance, habitat and identification features for 850 species. (MEX47, $22.95)
 		  
Mexico Field Guide: Butterflies  •  Rainforest Publications   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A handy, double-sided laminated card depicting 82 species of spectacular butterflies. Includes English and scientific names and dimensions. (MEX256, $6.95)
 		  
Smithsonian Handbook: Butterflies and Moths  •  David A. Carter   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This photographic field guide to butterflies and moths is illustrated in the attractive Eyewitness style, and includes key identification features for each species. (BST101, $22.00)
 		  
 
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