Julia Rutland, author of Tomatoes: 50 Tried & True Recipes, shares with us her recipe for Fried Green Tomatoes with Romanesco Sauce. We tried it out, and so should you! It is an amazing starter to a great summer meal. I really can’t express how much...
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Michigan is a great place for wildflower enthusiasts! The state is at the crossroads of three major vegetative habitats. Each of these vegetative zones contains a wide and often unique variety of wildflowers, and Stan Tekiela's Wildflowers of Michigan Field Guide makes identifying them easy. The...
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The Kids’ Guide to Birds of California by Stan Tekiela is a fun, easy-to-use guide for anyone interested in seeing and identifying birds. As a child, Stan spent hours of enjoyment watching birds come to a wooden feeder that his father built in their backyard. The...
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It all started with a social media post that drew my attention. An 8-year old young man was holding Jaret C. Daniels’s book Insects & Bugs North America, which he and his mom had recently purchased at the Florida Museum. In the post, the boy’s mom...
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With Wildflowers of Minnesota by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make wildflower identification simple, informative, and productive. Minnesota is a great place for wildflower enthusiasts. The state is at the crossroads of three major vegetative habitats. Each of these vegetative zones contains a...
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Have you ever asked, “What should we do today?” If so, then you need Michigan Day Trips by Theme. This comprehensive book by native Michigander Kathryn Houghton leads you to the fun, the fascinating, and the downright unusual. It’s packed with more than 300 of the...
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The Kids’ Guide to Birds of Colorado is a fun, easy-to-use guide for anyone interested in seeing and identifying birds. As a child, Stan Tekiela spent hours of enjoyment watching birds come to a wooden feeder that his father built in their backyard. They were...
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Mushrooms are a common sight throughout the damp coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Robert Niese, author of Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook: Pacific Northwest, tells us all about it. Most fungi, like the cap mushrooms you can buy in the grocery store, are decomposers that...
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Have you ever asked, “What should we do today?” If so, then you need Missouri Day Trips by Theme. This comprehensive book by Brian Blair leads you to the fun, the fascinating, and the downright unusual. It’s packed with more than 150 of the Show-Me State’s...
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Bugs are amazing little creatures. They provide incredible opportunities for getting outside and discovering nature. There are so many kinds to see and appreciate―even in your backyard or at a nearby park. In his book Insects & Bugs Backyard Workbook, author Jaret C. Daniels features more than 20 simple,...
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