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Field guides are essential to a good nature study. I’ve discovered that strewing them about leads to curiosity, which leads to learning. I tuck the books that are not currently being used into a big basket by our nature table.
Guides do not have to break the bank. I picked most of ours up at thrift stores, garage sales, and library book sales. You can also check them out at the library or read them online. (Don’t miss the list of ebooks at the end that you can check out from the Open Library.)
Use this list to get started learning about nature!
Online Field Guides
- eNature
- IDnature Guides
- iNaturalist
- BioKIDS
- Frog Tracker
- Bug Guide
- Amateur Entomologists’ Society
- What Tree Is It?
- All About Birds
- What Bird
- Seashell Identification
Field Guides to Purchase
- Pocket Naturalist Guides
- Peterson Field Guides
- National Audubon Society Field Guides
- Golden Guides
- Fandex Field Guides
Printables
- Animal Track ID Cards
- Animal Track Hunt
- Animal Tracks Checklist
- Leaf iDial
- Bird iDial
- Bird Field Guide
- One Page Plant Field Guides
- Ladybug Field Guide
- Field Guide for Toddlers
eBooks
Borrow Nature & Field Guide eBooks for free from the Open Library. This list of older-edition books includes:
- Peterson Field Guides
- DK Handbooks
- Golden Books Guides
- National Audubon Society First Field Guides
Have you grabbed your Holiday Nature Walks yet?
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