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Lawrence Newcomb

Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs.

William C. Vinyard

This exceptional guide to North American insects is a benchmark against which all other guides are measured.

Hand and easy-to-read field guides that span all natural science subjects.

More than 18-million nature lovers have chosen the National Audubon Society Field Guides as their reference tool. Each 600+ page guide is packed with brilliant, full-color identification photographs organized to make identification simple and accurate, plus descriptive text.

Each pocket-sized volume contains hundreds of illustrations and descriptions of the most common, important, and striking examples of each type of animal, insect, or other specimen.

These easy-to-use guides feature full-color photographs of living specimens as you would see them in their natural habitats, making identification of specimens a breeze.