Herbert S Zim

A guide to North American insects which gives popular name, describes life and reproduction cycles and feeding habits, and includes a range guide.

Pictures of 140 common trees, identifying their leaves, fruit, form, range, and uses.

An illustrated handbook of common fishes of North America, examining the characteristics, range, and description of twenty-two groups including herring-like fish, butterfly fishes and angelfishes, jacks, and sharks and rays.

Pictures 129 common birds, identifying their flight ranges, size, and appearance. Includes a table listing migration dates and nesting and feeding habits.

A brief introduction to alligators and crocodiles, less dangerous than supposed, living fossils from the Age of Reptiles.

Explains how to take care of a parrakeet and how to identify the kind you own.

Discusses the sun's heat, size, surface, and energy; sunspots and their effects; and the importance of the sun to the earth.