Leslie Day

Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City

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New York just might be the most biologically diverse city in temperate America. The five boroughs sit atop one of the most naturally rich sites in North America, directly under the Atlantic migratory flyway, at the mouth of a 300-mile-long river, and on three islands--Manhattan, Staten, and Long. Leslie Day, a New York City naturalist, reveals this amazing world in her Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City. Combining the stunning paintings of Mark A. Klingler with a variety of photographs and maps, this book is a complete guide for the urban naturalist--with tips on identifying the city's flora and fauna and maps showing the neare… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Bloomberg, Michael R. (Solist) / Klingler, Mark A. (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-0-8018-8682-9
EAN: 9780801886829
Produktnummer: 3089145
Verlag: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Seitenangabe: 356 S.
Masse: H21.3 cm x B13.1 cm x D2.7 cm 649 g
Gewicht: 649
Sonstiges: Ab 18 J.

Über den Autor

Leslie Day is an environmental and life science educator at The Elisabeth Morrow School and an adjunct faculty member at Bank Street College of Education. She developed the City Naturalists Summer Institute with the Central Park Conservancy and has a doctorate in science education from Teachers College Columbia University. She and her husband live on a houseboat on the Hudson River in Manhattan. Mark A. Klingler is a scientific illustrator at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. He was trained at Carnegie Mellon University and Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts. His work has appeared internationally in major scientific journals and popular magazines, as well as museums and art forums across the country.