A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press

Author:

Edmund D. Brodie Jr., John D. Dawson, George S. Fichter, Barbara J. Hoopes Ambler, Mark R. Chartrand, Ron Miller, Robin Chittenden, Andrew Hunter Whiteford, Owen Vernon Shaffer, Dave Showler, Barry Croucher, R. Newton Mayall, Margaret Mayall, Jerome Wyckoff, John Polgreen, Kristin Kest, Gary L. Graham Ph.D., Fiona A. Reid, Stephen W. Kress, Andrea Gibson, Robin Carter, Sarah Whittley, Peter D. Scott, Robert T. Mitchell, Herbert S. Zim, Andre Durenceau, Robert H. Baker, James Gordon Irving, Hurst H. Shoemaker, Eugene S. Gaffney, Paul E. Lehr, R. Will Burnett, Harry McKnaught, Alexander C. Martin, Dorothea Barlowe, Sy Barlowe, Donald F. Hoffmeister, Phil Francis, Tom Dolan, Ken Martin, Ira N. Gabrielson, Lester Ingle, Herbert W. Levi, Lorna R. Levi, Nicholas Strekalovsky, Jean Zallinger, Frank H. T. Rhodes, Paul R. Shaffer, Raymond Perlman, R. Tucker Abbott, George F. Sandström, Marita Sandstrom, Clarence Cottam, Hobart M. Smith, George K. Reid, Sally D. Kaicher, Rudolf Freund

About this Series

The Golden Guides from St. Martin’s Press are a full-color illustrated series of books offering priceless facts and information on nature and science around the world, under the sea, and among the stars. From insects and fish to trees and weeds and dinosaurs and the weather, these authoritative volumes educate and entertain.

Books in This Series

Wildflowers

By Herbert S. Zim, Ph.D. and Alexander C. Martin, Ph.D., Former Senior Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Illustrated by Rudolf Freund

Pond Life

By George K. Reid, Revised by Jonathan P. Latimer and Karen Stray Nolting with John L. Brooks, National Science Foundation; Illustrated by Sally D. Kaicher and Tom Dolan

Reptiles and Amphibians

By Herbert S. Zim and Hobart M. Smith; Revised by Jonathan P. Latimer and Karen Stray Nolting, with J. Whitfield Gibbons, University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory; Illustrated by James Gordon Irving

Nonfiction

Rocks, Gems and Minerals

By Herbert S. Zim and Paul R. Shaffer; Revised by Jonathan P. Latimer and Karen Stray Nolting with Jeffrey Post and Paul Pohwat, National Museum of Natural History; Illustrated by Raymond Perlman

Nonfiction

Insects

By Clarence Cottam and Herbert S. Zim, Revised by Jonathan P. Latimer, Karen Stray Nolting, and David Wagner, University of Connecticut; Illustrated by James Gordon Irving and Susan Simon

Nonfiction

Geology

By Frank H. T. Rhodes; Illustrated by Raymond Perlman

Nonfiction

Seashells of the World

By R. Tucker Abbott, Ph.D, under the editorship of Herbert S. Zim, Ph.D., Sc.D.; Illustrated by George and Marita Sandström

Fossils

By Frank H. T. Rhodes, President, Cornell University, Herbert S. Zim, Paul R. Shaffer; Illustrated by Raymond Perlman, Professor of Art, University of Illinois

Weeds

By Alexander C. Martin; Illustrated by Jean Zallinger

Nonfiction

Spiders and Their Kin

By Herbert W. Levi, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, and Lorna R. Levi, under the editorship of Herbert S. Zim; Illustrated by Nicholas Strekalovsky

Nonfiction

Seashore Life

By Herbert S. Zim, Ph.D. and Lester Ingle, Ph.D.; Illustrated by Dorothea and Sy Barlowe

Birds

By Herbert S. Zim and Ira N. Gabrielson, Revised by Chandler S. Robbins, Updated by Jonathan P. Latimer and Karen Stray Nolting with James Coe; Illustrated by James Gordon Irving

Fishing

By George S. Fichter and Phil Francis, under the editorship of Herbert S. Zim; Illustrated by Tom Dolan, Ken Martin, and Harry McKnaught

Mammals

By Herbert S. Zim, Ph.D. and Donald F. Hoffmeister, Ph.D., Director, Emeritus, Museum of Natural History, and Professor, Emeritus, of Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution, University of Illinois; Illustrated by James Gordon Irving

Trees

By Herbert S. Zim and Alexander C. Martin; Revised by Jonathan P. Latimer and Karen Stray Nolting, with David Challinor, Scientist Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution; Illustrated by Dorothea and Sy Barlowe

Weather

By Paul E. Lehr, R. Will Burnett, and Herbert S. Zim; Illustrated by Harry McKnaught

Dinosaurs

By Eugene S. Gaffney, Ph.D., Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History; Illustrated by John D. Dawson

Fishes

By Herbert S. Zim, Ph.D. and Hurst H. Shoemaker, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Zoology Emeritus, University of Illinois; Illustrated by James Gordon Irving

Stars

By Herbert S. Zim, Ph.D., Sc.D. and Robert H. Baker, Ph.D., D.Sc., Revised and Updated by Mark R. Chartrand, Ph.D.; Illustrated by James Gordon Irving

Butterflies and Moths

By Robert T. Mitchell and Herbert S. Zim; Illustrated by Andre Durenceau

Nonfiction

Snakes

By Sarah Whittley; Illustrated by Peter D. Scott/Wildlife Art Ltd.

Sharks

By Andrea Gibson; Illustrated by Robin Carter/Wildlife Art Ltd.

Bird Life

By Stephen W. Kress, Ph.D., Research Biologist, National Audubon Society; Illustrated by John D. Dawson

Bats of the World

By Gary L. Graham, Ph.D.; Illustrated by Fiona A. Reid

Nonfiction

Endangered Animals

By George S. Fichter; Illustrated by Kristin Kest

The Sky Observer's Guide

By R. Newton Mayall, Margaret Mayall, and Jerome Wyckoff; Paintings and Diagrams by John Polgreen

Frogs and Toads

By Dave Showler; Illustrated by Barry Croucher/Wildlife Art, Ltd.

North American Indian Arts

By Andrew Hunter Whiteford, under the editorship of Herbert S. Zim, Ph.D., Sc.D.; Illustrated by Owen Vernon Shaffer

Birds of Prey of the World

By Robin Chittenden; Illustrated by John Davis/Wildlife Art, Ltd.

Planets

By Mark R. Chartrand, Ph.D.; Illustrated by Ron Miller

Nonfiction

Whales, Dolphins, and Other Marine Mammals

By George S. Fichter; Illustrated by Barbara J. Hoopes Ambler

Poisonous Animals

By Edmund D. Brodie, Jr., Ph.D.; Illustrated by John D. Dawson

Nonfiction

About the Author

About the Author