Kentucky Wildlife: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Animals

By James Kavanagh

With a rich and varied patchwork of grasslands, hardwood forests, wetlands, and mountains, Kentucky hosts a diverse assemblage of animals, including stand-outs like White-tailed Deer, Virginia Opossum, Sandhill Crane, and numerous species of salamanders. For many people, animals represent the face of a landscape, and it helps to get acquainted with the most familiar wildlife with a portable reference like Kentucky Wildlife. This beautifully illustrated guide features 140 common mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, butterflies, and other insects as well as an ecoregion map showing over 20 wildlife-viewing hotspots and learning sites. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, 12-panel folding pocket guide is a fitting companion for educators, learners, naturalists, birders, and wildlife enthusiasts who wish to forge a deeper connection with the land by getting to know its attendant animals and peering more closely into the fascinating lives they lead. Made in the USA.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583556281
• ISBN13: 9781583556283
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Waterford Press
• Length: 12 Pages
• Weight: 0.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 4.0" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher