# NATURE

**Deserts and Plants\
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**100 Desert Wildflowers of the Southwest by Janice Emily Bowers \$7.95

A basic guide for identification with color photos.

100 Roadside Wildflowers of the Southwest Woodlands by Janice Emily
Bowers \$7.95

A basic guide for identification with color photos.

70 Common Cacti of the Southwest by Pierre C. Fischer \$7.95

A basic guide to cacti with color photos.

Desert Grasses, Desert Shrubs, Desert Wildflowers, and \$2.50

Desert Ground Cover and Vines

Basic guides for identification by Arizona Native Plant Society

Desert In Bloom by David L. Epple \$5.00

A pictorial guide to flora and cacti of the desert Southwest.

Desert Survival Tips, Tricks, and Skills by Tony Nester \$10.95

Learn the skills and strategies for adapting to arid regions.\
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Desert Tree Finder by May Theelgaard & Tom Watts \$3.50

A pocket guide to identifying desert trees.

Desert Wildflowers by Desert Botanical Garden Staff -- Arizona Highways
\$12.95

A guide for identifying, locating and enjoying Arizona wildflowers and
cactus blooms.

Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West by Gregory L. Tilford \$21.00

A full-color guide to the identification, edibility and medicinal uses
of over 250 plants.

Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona by Anne Orth Epple \$24.95

A detailed field guide of the plants of Arizona with color photos and
text.

Field Guide to the Southwestern States by Peter Alden \$19.95

This guide from the National Audubon Society includes information on
flowers, birds, and many other topics.

Flowers, Shrubs, and Trees Boxed Set (4 books) \$39.95

Flowers of the Southwest Mountains

Flowers of the Southwest Deserts

Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Uplands

Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Deserts

With the exception of the Flowers of the Southwest Mountains, this
bookstore has the other books in the set sold separately for \$12.95.
These books are guides to the plants and their uses of the Southwest
deserts.

Frequently Asked Questions About the Saguaro by Janice Emily Bowers
\$4.95

Concise text and colorful photos, illustrations, and charts help you
learn about these giants of the Sonoran Desert.

Gathering the Desert by Gary Paul Nabhan \$19.95

Interesting reading about the human ecology or ethnobiology of the
deserts.

Going to Seed by Kahanah Farnsworth \$16.95

With drawings and color photographs, this book helps find and identify
88 plants easily found in the Southwest.

House In the Sun by George Olin \$12.95

A natural history of the Sonoran Desert

How Indians Used Desert Plants by James W. Cornett \$9.95

This book explains how plants provided food and materials for medicines,
tools, shelter and even ceremonial objects.

Mac's Field Guide to Cacti and Common Trees and Shrubs of the Southwest
\$4.95

A one page, two-sided laminated chart

Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West by Michael Moore \$14.95

A guide to identifying, preparing and using plants found in the deserts
of West and Southwest.

A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert by The Arizona-Sonoran Desert
Museum \$27.50

Edited by Steven J. Phillips and Patricia Wentworth Comus

This book provides the most complete collection of Sonoran Desert
natural history information ever compiled.

Saguaro: The Desert Giant by Anna Humphreys and Susan Lowell \$10.95

This book celebrates this "noble vegetable", found only in the Sonoran
Desert.

Silly Saguaros by Primer Publishers \$2.95

A funny pocket size book on the quips written about the different poses
of the saguaro cactus.

Sonoran Desert by Christopher L. Helms \$9.95

A wonderfully illustrated book on the flora, fauna and geologic
information of the Sonoran desert.

Southwest Desert Wildlife \$4.50

Photos of some of the many creatures that call this desert home.

Surviving the Desert by Gregory J. Davenport \$19.95

This book covers the techniques and equipment necessary for surviving in
all types of desert conditions.

What Kinda Cactus Izzat? by Reg Manning \$6.95

An informative text with humorous black and white cartoons which aid in
remembering the cactus facts.

Wild Cactus by Rose Houk \$25.00

This book provides a look at prickly pear, cholla, organ pipe, hedgehog,
saguaro, cardon-the names of cacti are as curious as their shapes, and
their adaptations to unique environments represent responses to the
natural world.

Wildflowers of Arizona-Postcard Series by The Wildflower Trading Company
\$2.00 each

Mexican Poppy, Indian Paintbrush, Wild Lupine, Mixed Wildflowers,
Hedgehog Cactus, and Saguaro Cactus-These can be sent in the mail as a
gift of wild seeds.

**Animals, birds, reptiles, and insects**

50 Common Birds of the Southwest by Richard Cunningham \$7.95

A basic color photo guide for identifying.

50 Common Mammals of the Southwest by George Olin \$7.95

A basic color photo guide for identifying.

50 Common Reptiles & Amphibians of the Southwest \$7.95

by Jonathon and Roseann Beggy Hansen

70 Common Butterflies of the Southwest by Richard Barlowitz and Douglas
Danforth \$7.95

Basic color guide.

Action Book of Insects and Spiders by Brian and Brenda Williams \$6.95

Colorful pictures, easy to read text and facts that will fascinate,
amuse and inform.

Birds of Arizona Field Guide by Stan Tekiela \$14.95

A color-coded guide making bird watching in Arizona even more enjoyable.

Birds of North America-A Guide to field Identification by Golden Field
Guides \$15.95

Book of Answers (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum) by David Wentworth
Lazaroff \$14.95

The Sonoran Desert is a place that amazes the senses and leaves you with
a head

spilling over with questions, and that is where this book fits in.

A Checklist of the Birds of Tonto National Monument \$.50

Compiled by USGS, Cooperative Park Studies Unit at UofA and NPS staff

Creatures of the Desert World by National Geographic \$16.00

A "pop up" book with tabs to pull for movement on each of the six
two-page scenes. Also well written text to explain.

Desert Critters-Plants and Animals of the Southwest by Millie Miller and
Cyndi Nelson \$5.95

An illustrated pocket size book with information on the plants and
critters of the Southwest desert.

Desert Snakes by James W. Cornett \$12.95

Contains excellent color photos and essays on 28 poisonous and
non-poisonous

snakes of the North American deserts.

Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic \$21.95

Completely updated guide features more than 800 North American birds,
including 80 new species.

A Field Guide to Desert Holes by Pinau Merlin \$9.95

Detailed descriptions of desert holes, depressions and shelters and the
animals who use them. Over 60 drawings of desert animals, their holes,
and their tracks.

Gila Monster-Facts and Folklore of America's Aztec Lizard \$10.95

by David E. Brown & Neil B. Carmony

A work on one of the best known, yet least understood, animals in the
Southwest.

Hummers-Hummingbirds of North America by Millie Miller and Cyndi Nelson
\$5.95

A pocket size book with lots of information on many varieties of
hummingbirds with colorful artwork.

Mac's Field Guide --To Southwest Park & Garden Birds \$4.95

A one page two-sided laminated chart.

Meet the Wild Southwest by Susan J. Tweit \$14.95

An inviting collection of topics-"Plants and Romance", "Spiny
Survivors", "Creepy Crawlies", "Ancient Cities" and more-helps readers
discover the relationships among the creatures, landforms, climate, and
human cultures of the Southwest.

Poisonous Dwellers of the Desert by Trevor Hare \$5.95

This guide aids in identifying potentially dangerous species, but
encourages appreciation of the animals' natural history.

Rattlesnake-Answers to Frequently Asked Questions by James W. Cornett
\$5.95

This booklet is to provide accurate replies to questions that are asked
about rattlesnakes.

Scorpions and Venomous Insects of the Southwest by Erik D. Stoops &
Jeffery L. Martin \$9.95

With color photographs and helpful illustrations, this text is a guide
to scorpions, spiders, venomous and select non-venomous insects of the
Southwest.

Snakes and other Reptiles of the Southwest by Erik D. Stoops and Annette
Wright \$9.95

With full color insert, 80 photographs and illustrations, and hundreds
of listings, this book is the definitive, easy to use guide for the
Southwestern reptiles.

Watchable Birds of the Southwest by Mary Taylor Gray \$14.00

A full-color guide to 68 of the Southwest's fun-to-watch bird species.

**GEOLOGY**

Hiking Arizona's Geology by Ivo Lucchitta \$16.95

A well illustrated book for the hiker who wants to understand the rocks
and explore some of Arizona's most striking geologic formations.

Minerals of Arizona by Neil R. Bearce \$19.00

This book provides both novice rockhounds and experienced mineral
collectors with collecting sites that are accessible.

Roadside Geology of Arizona by Halka Chronic \$18.00

This book covers the geology along Arizona highways in the southern and
western deserts, central highlands, Colorado Plateau and 11 National
Parks and Monuments.

**FIELD GUIDES**

Easy Field Guides by Richard & Sharon Nelson \$1.50

EFG to Common Desert Birds EFG to Rock Art Symbols of the SW

EFG to Common Desert Cactus EFG to the Southwestern Night Sky

EFG to Common Mammals of Arizona EFG to Southwestern Petroglyphs

EFG to Indian Arts and Legends EFG to Southwestern Snakes

Getgo Guides by AZ-Sonora Desert Museum \$4.95

Hummingbirds

Lizards of the Southwest

Venomous Critters

Golden Guides-from St. Martin's Press \$6.95

Birds Reptiles and Amphibians

Geology Rocks, Gems and Minerals

Insects Spiders and their Kin

Poisonous Animals Wildflowers

Look West Series \$12.95

Each beautifully illustrated book describes one of the fascinating
creatures of the Southwest

Coyotes

Gambel's Quail

Javelinas

Roadrunners

Pocket Naturalist by Waterford Press \$5.95

Laminated field guides:

Arizona Trees & Wildflowers The Night Sky

Arizona Wildlife Southwestern Desert Life

Geology Weather