Formac Pocketguide to Canada's Atlantic Seashore

Formac Pocketguide to Canada's Atlantic Seashore

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Publisher: Formac Publishing Company Limited

Published: 2012-04-16

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1459500660

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This full-colour book is the perfect companion for anyone who enjoys the Atlantic seashore. From seashells and bugs to birds, plants and seaweed it provides key information on a wide variety of animals, plants and insects. This new edition has been redesigned in handy field guide format. Author and artist Jeff Domm's full-colour illustrations are accompanied by concise information about size, colour, feeding habits and other significant features that help readers to quickly identify a species. In addition to birds, insects, shells and seaweed, the list of species includes crabs, jellyfish, turtles, sponges and many more. The book covers a variety of seashore habitats, including rocky shores, marshes and sandy beaches. This book will appeal to nature lovers of all ages who enjoy exploring the coastline in Canada's eastern provinces.


East Coast Trees and Shrubs

East Coast Trees and Shrubs

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Publisher: Formac

Published: 2021-05-04

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781459506626

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This book enables easy identification of every tree and shrub common to the Maritimes. It includes detailed visuals showing tree shape, leaf shape and colour, seed and cone size and bark texture. With illustrations and key ID features, a tree can be identified in any season of the year. Using this book, everyone can get acquainted with the trees and shrubs in their backyards and neighbourhoods. The visuals inspire wonder at the beauty and complexity of the world of trees. Author and illustrator Jeffrey C. Domm spent many weeks tracking down examples of each tree to create illustrations that go far beyond anything seen in common tree guides with detail and clarity. Featured trees include: spruce, pine, cedar, birch, maple, oak, ash, beech, elm, aspen, willow and poplar, as well as the boreal species of spruce, pine, tamarack and fir. The shrubs include dogwood, cranberry, sumac, elderberry and pussy willow. A section on heritage species includes details of the oldest red spruce in the world, found in Fundy National Park in New Brunswick, as well as the largest surviving American chestnut tree in the world, found near Halifax.


Pirates of the Atlantic

Pirates of the Atlantic

Author: Dan Conlin

Publisher: Formac Publishing Company Limited

Published: 2009-10-16

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 0887807410

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The reality beyond the myths and stories about pirates operating off the Canadian coast.


East Coast Backyard Nature Guide

East Coast Backyard Nature Guide

Author: Domm, Jeffrey C.

Publisher: Formac Publishing Company

Published: 2021-04-06

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1459506596

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This concise pocketguide is a handy reference for families looking to explore their own backyard. Fully illustrated, it includes the East Coast’s most common birds, butterflies, mammals, trees, wildflowers and mushrooms. It includes information on how to recognize common bird songs and how to attract more butterflies and pollinators in your garden, plus discovery clues, observation calendars, flight patterns and much more. Packed with top tips, this is the essential nature guide to have at home!


Formac Pocketguide to Canada's Atlantic Seashore

Formac Pocketguide to Canada's Atlantic Seashore

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Publisher: Formac

Published: 2012-04-16

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781459500648

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This full-colour book is the perfect companion for anyone who enjoys the Atlantic seashore. From seashells and bugs to birds, plants and seaweed it provides key information on a wide variety of animals, plants and insects. This new edition has been redesigned in handy field guide format. Author and artist Jeff Domm's full-colour illustrations are accompanied by concise information about size, colour, feeding habits and other significant features that help readers to quickly identify a species. In addition to birds, insects, shells and seaweed, the list of species includes crabs, jellyfish, turtles, sponges and many more. The book covers a variety of seashore habitats, including rocky shores, marshes and sandy beaches. This book will appeal to nature lovers of all ages who enjoy exploring the coastline in Canada's eastern provinces.


The World's Beaches

The World's Beaches

Author: Orrin H. Pilkey

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2011-02-19

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 0520268717

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"Beaches occupy a magical place in the human consciousness. We fish from their tidal waters, run with our children on the cushioning sands and dream of what waits over life's horizon as we gather for a sunset. But there is much more to be known of these coastal wonderlands. Learn in The World's Beaches their critical function as a delicate ecosystem, how to read the signs left by winds, waves, plants and animals of the beach. Discover the surprising ways our irreplaceable beaches are increasingly threatened and what must be done to save them."—Rob Lowe, Actor “Ask 100 people their views about beaches and you'll get 100 love stories. We all love the beach. The World's Beaches delivers a comprehensive view into what a beach is, why it exists and how they are increasingly at risk."—Jim Moriarty, CEO Surfrider Foundation "Read this book and you'll never look at a beach in the same way. From waves and crab tracks, to sand, gravel and climate change, this book is filled with engrossing details to remind humankind of its enduring love of beaches worldwide.”—Miles O. Hayes, Coastal Geomorphologist, Research Planning, Inc. “Beach visitors around the world will want to own this superb collection of images and explanations of how the beach works. It’s a must-read book for anyone wanting to know more about these dynamic natural resources.”—Robert A. Morton, United States Geological Survey (USGS) "We now have an outstanding, lively, readable, well illustrated and thorough resource to lead us towards a deeper understanding of the how beaches form and function and what we should be concerned for in their future. This book should be everyone’s pillow and companion for the day at the beach."—Dr. Harold R. Wanless, University of Miami "The more you know about a place the more you will learn to love it, and want to protect it. The photos and captions alone in this book will gain you a great new appreciation of these precious coastlines."—Yvon Chouinard, owner, Patagonia, Inc.


The Nova Scotia Atlas

The Nova Scotia Atlas

Author: Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre

Publisher: Formac Publishing Company

Published: 2006-06-16

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0887807070

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This sixth edition of the Nova Scotia Atlas provides in-depth coverage of the entire province unavailable anywhere else. The maps include numbered and colour-coded highways with exit numbers, hiking trails and national parks. There are details such as power lines, ferry routes, hospitals and communication towers. Airports, helipads and landing strips are mapped. Also included are all provincial parks (campgrounds, picnic sites, boat launches), with a text description of each. The maps clearly show physical features, including rivers, lakes, hills, islands, marshes and beaches. The revisions in this new edition include all new highway construction completed in the past five years, three new wilderness areas and six new nature reserves. Waterfalls are now shown, and Crown land information has been extensively updated. All paved and unpaved roads (longer than 200 m) are included, as are a myriad of protected areas including game sanctuaries, wilderness and wildlife management areas. County and municipal boundaries are shown.