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North american wildlife (revised and updated)

A valuable at-home reference and an extraordinarily usable guide to more than 2000 of the most common and conspicuous wild plants and animals.

See also:

Fossils & Ruins

Lost Treasures

Plants & Animals

Reference

Specially designed for quick and easy identification.

Vibrant, specially drawn full-color illustrations of each of the 2000-plus species..

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Author: Reader's Digest Editors

Publisher: Readers Digest

Date: Apr. 13, 1998

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$16.38

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