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Books by Ronald Rood:

A Land Alive
How Do You Spank a Porcupine?
Loon in My Bathtub and Other Adventures with Wildlife
Animals Nobody Loves
Ron Rood's Vermont: A Nature Guide
Beachcombers All: Exploring the New England Seashore

Other Nature Books:

In the Company of Trout by Peter Shea
The Beginning Naturalist by Gale Lawrence
Maverick Cats: Encounters with Feral Cats; Expanded and Updated Edition by Ellen Perry Berkeley
Dick Raymond's New Kitchen Garden by Dick Raymond

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A Land Alive

Renowned naturalist Ronald Rood can find more fascinating plants and animals in his own back yard than most of us could find on an African Safari, and his enthusiasm for the natural world is catching.

160 pages, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Illustrated
ISBN 0-933050-89-5
Paper $9.95

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How Do You Spank a Porcupine?

A remarkable relationship develops between a New England family and an adopted porcupine. Read how "Piney" and the Roods change each other's lives.

160 pages, 5 1/4" x 8"
Illustrated
ISBN 0-933050-19-4
Paper $10.95

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Loon in My Bathtub and Other Adventures with Wildlife

Ron tells about his encounters with creatures in the wild and includes tips on how to attract birds.

192 pages, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Illustrated
ISBN 0-933050-28-3
Paper $9.95

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Animals Nobody Loves

Ronald Rood defends a dozen "critters" we have harried, hated, and murdered. Young and old alike will gain a new understanding of the animals we find so difficult to love.

224 pages, 5 1/4" x 8 1/4"
Illustrated
ISBN 0-933050-54-2
Paper $8.95

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Ron Rood's Vermont: A Nature Guide

In this field guide and introduction to Vermont's natural world, Ron describes the flora and fauna of all the habitats in Vermont.

224 pages, 5 1/4" x 8"
Illustrated
ISBN 0-933050-56-9
Paper $10.95

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Beachcombers All: Exploring the New England Seashore

Ron reveals the surprising variety of plants and animals that can be seen at New England's beaches and coastal sites.

128 pages, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Illustrated
ISBN 0-933050-80-1
Paper $9.95

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In the Company of Trout

Peter Shea

What would you like to be doing today? How does fly-fishing along a crystal-clear Vermont trout stream sound? In the Company of Trout will transport you, fly rod in hand, to the wonderful world of trout fishing in Vermont. True stories, observations, and descriptions of favorite places, techniques, and flies provide a rich and lighthearted look at trout fishing in all its glory—and absurdity. Every angler, serious or casual, local or from away, will find advice and entertainment in equal measure. Shea’s love and respect for his sport and the trout he pursues make this book the perfect companion for time spent off the water.

An angler since childhood and author of the renowned Vermont Trout Ponds and Vermont Trout Streams, Peter Shea knows Vermont trout. When not traveling the state in pursuit of them, he lives in Essex Junction, Vermont.

106 pages, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
ISBN 1-881535-34-7
Paper $9.95

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The Beginning Naturalist

Gale Lawrence

People of all ages will enjoy these fifty-two encounters with nature, one for each week of the year.

224 pages, 5 1/4" x 8"
Illustrated
ISBN 0-933050-02-X
Paper $12.95

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Maverick Cats: Encounters with Feral Cats; Expanded and Updated Edition

Ellen Perry Berkeley

In this first comprehensive volume on the domestic cat gone wild, Ellen Perry Berkeley draws unforgettable portraits of the feral cats that have come out of the woods near her home (and occasionally moved in). The “encounters” of the subtitle are partly those of the author, partly those of scientists around the world. In this award-winning classic, now updated and expanded, learn about these animals that were once labeled as “varmints” but are now deemed worthy of serious study and humane treatment.

Praise for the first edition:

“A highly provocative, appealing account.” Booklist

“Amusing portraits . . . intriguing information.” New York Times

“An admirable job . . . a fine writer.” Smithsonian

“Enlightening and thought-provoking . . . first-rate in every way . . . entertaining, informative, well-researched, thorough . . . a definitive work.” Charlene Beane, Cat Fancy

“It is a pleasure, after reading so much illiteracy from the pens of scientists, to enjoy such a well-written book as this one.” Jack P. Hailman, BioScience, the magazine of the American Institute of Biological Sciences

“At last—a cat book that delights without being cute.” Lawrence W. Cheek, Tucson Citizen

“If you have ever known or loved a cat, read this book for sheer pleasure. With their warmth, wit, and style, Mrs. Berkeley’s chapters on individual maverick cats must be classed with the finest of all writings about cats.” Defenders, the magazine of Defenders of Wildlife

160 pages, 6" x 8 1/2"
19 illustrations, bibliography, index
ISBN 1-881535-41-X
Paper $14.95

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Dick Raymond's New Kitchen Garden

Dick Raymond's New Kitchen Garden shows how to grow vegetables in less space, with less work, and in less time than ever before.

112 pages, 7" x 8"
Color photographs and illustrations
ISBN 1-881535-23-1
Paper $16.95

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