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Books

We have books on a wide variety of topics for the curious naturalist in everyone!

Below is a sampling of new and interesting books - stop by the Audubon Shop to browse our full range of books for adults and children, or call us for information on books we have in stock or books we can order for you - 781-259-2214.

Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey O'Brien
Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
by Stacey O'Brien

Stacey O’Brien, a biologist, rescued and adopted a baby owl who changed her life.

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The Paradise of All These Parts:
A Natural History of Boston

by John Hanson Mitchell

John Hanson Mitchell explores whether the current landscape of Boston, Massachusetts, resembles the place that Captain John Smith referred to in 1614 as "the Paradise of all these parts.” Endlessly readable and full of personality, The Paradise of All These Parts offers Boston visitors and residents alike a whole new perspective on one of America's oldest cities. Mitchell is the editor of Mass Audubon’s Sanctuary magazine.

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Bayshore Summer: Finding Eden in A Most Unlikely Place by Pete Dunne
Bayshore Summer: Finding Eden in A Most Unlikely Place
by Pete Dunne

Part of Pete Dunne’s series of seasonal accounts of nature and life in unexpected places. Companion volumes are Arctic Autumn and Prairie Spring. Dunne is the director of Cape May Bird Observatory.

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The Armchair Birder: Discovering the Secret Lives of Familia Birds by John Tow
The Armchair Birder: Discovering the Secret Lives of Familiar Birds
by John Tow

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The Armchair Birder Goes Coastal: The Secret Lives of Birds of the Southeastern Coast by John Tow
The Armchair Birder Goes Coastal: The Secret Lives of Birds of the Southeastern Coast
by John Tow

The sequel to the Armchair Birder. This new volume follows the birds through the seasons. Yow combines wonderful observations with stories, field notes, and embellishments.

 

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Field Notes on Science & Nature
By Michael Canfield

Field Notes On Science & Nature features reproductions of actual field notes from a dozen eminent naturalists, including E. O. Wilson and Kenn Kaufman, with essays and fascinating anecdotes. Join Michael R. Canfield, entomologist, teacher, and author, for a lecture and book signing this fall. He will share field stories, anecdotes, maps, photographs, and drawings from historical and contemporary field notes. He also will provide practical advice on common practices, pitfalls, and basic techniques for documenting your own adventures in the natural world.

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Life List: A Woman’s Quest for the World’s Most  Amazing Birds by Olivia Gentile
Life List: A Woman’s Quest for the World’s Most Amazing Birds
by Olivia Gentile

The story of a remarkable woman, Phoebe Snetsinger, who began a remarkable quest in the face of a cancer diagnosis and  had seen over 8,398 species by the time of her death in 1999.

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Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast by Michael Wojtech
Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast
by Michael Wojtech

With detailed information and illustrations covering each phase of a tree’s lifecycle, this indispensable guidebook explains how to identify 67 eastern tree species by their bark alone. 450 photographs, illustrations, & maps.

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Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood by Sy Montgomery
Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood
by Sy Montgomery

Christopher Hogwood, a pig and the runt of the litter, was adopted by author Sy Montgomery  and became a beloved pet and ambassador to the community.

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The Garden Primer: The Completely Revised Gardener's Bible by Barbara Damrosch
The Garden Primer: The Completely Revised Gardener's Bible
by Barbara Damrosch

The most comprehensive, entertaining, down-to-earth one-volume gardening reference ever. Now fully revised and 100% organic.

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The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod  by Henry Beston
The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod
by Henry Beston

Henry Beston’s most famous work. The cottage where he stayed and wrote was proclaimed a National Literary landmark in 1964  and was sadly destroyed by a winter storm in 1978.

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The Edible Front Yard: The Mow-Less, Grow-More Plan for a Beautiful, Bountiful Garden by Ivette Soler
The Edible Front Yard: The Mow-Less, Grow-More Plan for a Beautiful, Bountiful Garden
by Ivette Soler

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Boston's Gardens and Green Spaces by Meg Muckenhoupt
Boston's Gardens and Green Spaces
by Meg Muckenhoupt

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The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible: How to Grow a Bounty of Food in Pots, Tubs, and Other Containers  by Edward C. Smith
The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible: How to Grow a Bounty of Food in Pots, Tubs, and Other Containers
by Edward C. Smith

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Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America's Bees and Butterflies by Xerces Society
Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America's Bees and Butterflies
By Xerces Society

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Letters From Eden: A Year at Home, in the Woods by Julie Zickfoose
Letters From Eden:
A Year at Home, in the Woods

by Julie Zickefoose

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A History of Drumlin Farm by Molly Hawkins and Rob Todd
A History of Drumlin Farm
Wildlife Sanctuary

by Molly Hawkins and Rob Todd

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Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife by Christopher W. Leahy
Birdwatcher's Companion to
North American Birdlife

by Christopher W. Leahy

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The Shorebird Guide by Michael O'Brien, Richard Crossley, and Kevin Karlson
The Shorebird Guide
by Michael O'Brien, Richard Crossley,
and Kevin Karlson

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The Great Meadow: Farmers and the Land in Colonial Concord by Brian Donahue
The Great Meadow: Farmers and the
Land in Colonial Concord

by Brian Donahue

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The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds by Richard Crossley
The Crossley ID Guide:
Eastern Birds

by Richard Crossley

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Vernal Pools Natural History and Conservation by Elizabeth A. Colburn
Vernal Pools Natural History and Conservation
by Elizabeth A. Colburn

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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America by David Allen Sibley
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of
Eastern North America

Illustrated by David Allen Sibley

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The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior
Illustrated by David Allen Sibley

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Cover of Discovering the Boston Harbor Islandes
National Geographic
Bird Coloration

by Geoffrey E. Hill

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Beyond Walden: The Hidden History of
America's Kettle Lakes and Ponds

Dr. Robert M. Thorson, author

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Massachusetts Breeding Bird Atlas cover
Massachusetts Breeding Bird Atlas
Edited by Wayne R. Petersen and W. Roger Meservey

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Small Wonders - Nature Education for Young Children
Small Wonders: Nature Education for Young Children
by Linda Garett, Hannah Thomas, and Hillary Elmer

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Hands on Nature: Information and Activities for Exploring the Environment with Children
Hands on Nature: Information and Activities for Exploring the Environment with Children
by Jenepher Lingelbach

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A lexicon of bird sounds by a British poet
Aaaaw to Zzzzzd: The Words of Birds: North America, Britain, and Northern Europe
by John Bevis

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The Nesting Season
Cuckoos, Cuckolds, and the Invention of Monogamy

by Bernd Heinrich

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From The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cover of The Bird Watching Answer Book
The Bird Watching Answer Book
By Laura Erickson

The author uses her years of experience as a wildlife rehabber and Science Editor at the Cornell Lab to answer over 200 questions.

Lars Johnsson's Birds: Paintings from a Near Horizon
Lars Jonsson's Birds: Paintings from a Near Horizon

Features 150 full-color, museum-quality reproductions of works that Jonsson painted in the field and that reflect his favorite theme of birds in a wide landscape, such as gulls, waders, ducks, and raptors.


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