Nature in America by Editors of Reader's Digest (Good, 1991, HC, 456 pages)

Used in very good condition: cover has very light wear; pages are very lightly age-toned; inside is clean. ISBN 0895773767

Features 1,200 entries that explore the world of beavers, owls, bison, elk, wildflowers, bees, canyons, geysers, and other natural wonders.

Did you know...

• Sharks are constantly on the move, not in pursuit of prey but to keep themselves from sinking?
• Roadrunners are oversized cuckoos that would rather run than fly?
• Sea slugs have built-in weapons systems - special stingers that paralyze prey?
• Armadillos always give birth to identical quadruplets?
• Skunk cabbage, when sprouting, generates enough heat to thaw the ground and melt surrounding snow?