The following new nature books are available at the Business, Science & Technology Department

of the Allen

County Public Library.

•“The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature” by David Haskell

The biologist uses a one-square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the entire natural world, visiting it almost daily for one year to trace nature’s path through the seasons.

•“Wildflowers and Ferns of Indiana Forests: A Field Guide” by Michael Homoya

This illustrated guide identifies nearly 300 common plants in Indiana’s most prominent ecosystem – the Eastern Deciduous Forest. There is also a section on landscaping and natural community restoration using native forest plants.

•“A Sanctuary of Trees: Beechnuts, Birdsongs, Baseball Bats, and Benedictions”

by Gene Logsdon

Logsdon traces his home groves in Ohio back to the Native Americans and reveals his own history and experiences.

•“Attracting Songbirds to Your Backyard: Hundreds of Easy Ways to Bring the Music and Beauty of Songbirds to Your Yard” by Sally Roth

Simple tips, ideas and recipes will help any bird enthusiast create a songbird sanctuary.

•“The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of North America” by Bill Thompson

Covering 300 of the most common birds, this book is loaded with color photos, range maps, an easy-to-use checklist, fun facts and authoritative information about each bird.

•“Reader’s Digest North American Wildlife: An Illustrated Guide to 2,000 Plants and Animals”

by Susan Wernert

All the natural communities that make our North American flora and fauna so diverse are represented.

•“The Odyssey of KP2: An Orphan Seal, a Marine Biologist, and the Fight to Save a Species”

by Terrie Williams

This young orphaned seal is the subject of a complex environmental struggle and intense media scrutiny; KP2 also changes the lives of the humans who know and care for him.