| This exciting and carefully researched book invites you to take a fascinating ecological tour through major swampland areas of the United States--all while you're having fun coloring. Nature artist Ruth Soffe is your guide on an informative excursion that explores the Florida Everglades and other bayous and marshy expanses. Typically covered with dense vegetation and water, these regions are home to a wide variety of plants and animals, many of which are depicted here in 43 finely rendered illustrations. You'll see a pair of river otters, wood turtles, a swamp lily, a Florida panther, a flock of roseate spoonbills, nutria (water-dwelling rodents), snowy egrets, a cottonmouth snake, crayfish and more, each species indentified in a descriptive caption. Paperback, 43 black-and-white line illustrations, 15 color illustrations on the covers, descriptive captions, index, 48 pages.ISBN:486296253. DOVER |
