Chesapeake Wildlife: Stories of Survival and Loss

by Pat Vojtech

Book Overview

When Captain John Smith sailed up the Chesapeake Bay in 1608, he discovered a land so rich in wildlife that numbers could not begin to tell the whole story. The abundances of birds blackened the sky.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870335367
• ISBN13: 9780870335365
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.1" x 12.2"

Customer Reviews

A singularly stunning, breathtakingly beautiful book

Chesapeake Wildlife (text and illustrations by Pat Vojtech) is a singularly stunning, breathtakingly beautiful book, filled with full color photographs of natural wildlife from black bears to snowy egrets. The text includes a history and overview of Chesapeake wildlife, followed by looks at various specific species including elk, raccoons, raptors, seabirds, and much more. Chesapeake Wildlife is impressively informative, highly recommended for school and community library wildlife reference collections, and the perfect giftbook for any nature enthusiast.