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San Juan Islands   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Moon Handbook San Juan Islands  •  Don Pitcher
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
A comprehensive, practical guide to the San Juan Islands with a focus on outdoor activities. Kayakers, bikers, hikers and whale-watchers especially will appreciate this guide in the Moon series. (PNW130, $17.95)
  Moon Handbook San Juan Islands
The Island Within  •  Richard Nelson
EXPLORATION •  1991 •  PAPER  • 284 PAGES
A beautifully written tribute to the Pacific Northwest. Drawn from the author's journals, this is an account of the natural and cultural history of an island in the waters of Haida Strait, focusing on geology, marine life, wildlife, habitats and Koyukon heritage. Much in the tradition of Barry Lopez, the author focuses on the relationship between people and the land. (ALA17, $15.00)
  The Island Within
Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest  •  Katharine Berry Judson
LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 204 PAGES
First published in 1910 and with a new introduction by Jay Miller, this book collects the oral traditions of the Klamath, Nez Perce, Modoc, Chinook and other tribes of the Pacific Northwest. Presented here with 52 photographs, the stories reveal myths and traditions of the creation of the universe, rebirth of the salmon and, most interestingly, the formation of noted geographical features of the territory. It's a wonderful introduction to the traditional mindset and importance of the land to Native Americans of the region. (PNW17, $14.95)
  Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest
San Juan Islands Map  •   Great Pacific Map Company
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A detailed, double-sided rercreational map and guide to the San Juan Islands with a map of the islands at a scale of 1:70,000 on the front and additional town maps and travel information on the reverse. (PNW68, $5.95)
 
 

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Exploring Coast Salish Prehistory, The Archaeology of San Juan Island  •  Julie Stein   • HISTORY  •  A introduction and guide to San Juan Island National Historic Park and its archaeological sites. With color illustrations of sites and artifacts, topographical maps and drawings. (PNW172, $18.95)
 
 
Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast  •  Hilary Stewart   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A concise, illustrated overview of the diverse art produced by the peoples of the Pacific Northwest. It focuses on the spiritual and cultural meaning of common motifs that characterize the rich art of the area. (PNW06, $17.95)
 
 
First Fish, First People, Salmon Tales of the North Pacific Rim  •  Meg McHutchinson  •  Judith Roche  •  One Reel   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of native voices from Pacific shores, all remembering the salmon. It's a lovely book, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, and made more poignant by the salmon's decline in the coastal regions. (PNW116, $24.95)
 
 
Field Guide to the Orca  •  Chuck Flaherty  •  David G. Gordon   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This pocket book in the Sasquatch Field Guide series is a brief introduction of the ecology, natural history and conservation of the Orca. (BST06, $6.95)
 
 
The Good Rain  •  Timothy Egan   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This book is a fine, journalistic portrait of the people and contemporary issues of the Pacific Northwest, as the region struggles with its historical emphasis on natural resources. (PNW11, $14.95)
 
 
The Presence of Whales, Contemporary Writers on the Whale  •  Frank Stewart   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  In this well chosen series of essays, some of our best modern writers enlighten and entertain on the subject of whales, with pieces from Roger Payne, Diane Ackerman, and Barry Lopez. (BST02, $15.95)
 
 
A Field Guide to the Cascades and Olympics  •  Stephen Whitney   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact field guide to 600 species of plants and animals found in Washington's Cascades and Olympics, featuring 36 color and 53 black-and-white plates. (PNW20, $19.95)
 
 
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest  •  Peter Alden   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact photographic guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the Pacific Northwest. (PNW50, $19.95)
 
 
Seashore Life of the Northern Pacific Coast, An Illustrated Guide to Northern California, Oregon, Washington & British Columb  •  Eugene Kozloff   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A guide and handbook to nearshore marine life from British Columbia to San Mateo, California. (PNW60, $29.95)
 
 
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America  •  David Sibley   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird. (USW418, $19.95)
 
 
Wild Plants of the San Juan Islands  •  Scott Atkinson  •  Fred Sharpe   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A comprehensive field guide to flowers, mosses, shrubs, grasses, trees and wild areas of the islands, illustrated with line drawings. More than 190 species are thoroughly described. (PNW18, $14.95)
 
 


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