Ocean State Libraries

Provides charts, tables, and instructions for the amateur astronomer on how, where, and when to observe stars, constellations, and planets. Also discusses meteors, comets, eclipses, and other celestial objects.

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

A guide to mammals of North America that includes a descriptionof each species, a detailed drawing of the animal, and a map locating his common range.

A color-illustrated guide to more than eight hundred species of North American birds, describing their habitats, migration routes, flight patterns, behavior, feeding habits, and other characteristics, and providing sonograms of bird calls and maps of geographic ranges.

A handbook describing and illustrating some of the common animals and plants found in or near ponds, lakes, streams, and marshes.