America's Favorite Backyard Wildlife - Hardcover

The Harrisons have watched the wildlife in their own Wisconsin backyard and set down their keen observations. Commonly seen are chipmunks, squirrels, skunks, raccoons, white-footed mice, opossums, woodchucks, toads, rabbits, box turtles, deer, butterflies, and songbirds. They describe each of the animals, noting favored habitats, habits and food, family life, etc., and adding a bit on the animals' relatives in other parts of the country. The tiger swallowtail rates a chapter of its own. Backyard birds are lumped together in another. For more information on birds, readers should consult the Harrisons' America's Favorite Backyard Birds ( LJ 11/1/83). Both books are written in a breezy, popular style suited to young people and amateur naturalists. Evelyn G. Callaway, California Native Plant Soc., Ridgecrest
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