{"product_id":"the-great-alaska-nature-factbook-a-guide-to-the-states-remarkable-animals-plants-and-natural-features-paperback","title":"The Great Alaska Nature Factbook: A Guide to the State's Remarkable Animals, Plants, and Natural Features - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Ewing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great Alaska Nature Factbook is a popular and fun to read reference guide to the animals, plants, and natural features of our 49th state and the last frontier. Learn about everything from King Crabs to Fireweed, \u003ci\u003eEpilobium angustifolium. \u003c\/i\u003eDid you know Marbled murrelets are the only seabirds to make their nests in trees? In Alaska, Jack Frost delivers two kinds of ice crystal glaze: hoarfrost and rime. Over 200 fascinating entries accompanied by line drawings and a state map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough engaging text and illustrations, \"The Great Nature Factbook\" reveals the North Country's natural wonders: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne acre of tundra can contain an estimated two tons of living fungi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen species of wild orchid grow in Alaska.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDenali National Park and Preserve was once-upon-a-time a tropical forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoons can sink straight down in the water like submarines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bering Glacier complex in the Chugach Mountains is twice the size of Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlaska hosts over 100 million seabirds every year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wanted to be a veterinarian or a girl Davy Crockett when I grew up. As it turns out, I became a writer. It still surprises me. I've written several nonfiction books on natural history and two illustrated children's books, and my essays, articles, and short stories have appeared in a variety of national magazines and anthologies including the books \"Great Rocky Mountain Nature Factbook, Ten Rowdy Ravens, and Lucky Hares and Itchy Bears. \" \u003cbr\u003e My writing has a broad range because my life has been one grand survey of topics and experiences. Born and raised in Kentucky, I headed north and west soon after graduating from high school, living in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest for many years. Before settling into writing, I worked a variety of jobs, including bull cook in the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay, commercial fisher, print shop photolithographer, waitress, flower delivery driver, mining claim staker, energy use advisor, and wildlife information officer. Somewhere in there I graduated from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. In 1991 I moved to the Gallatin Valley of Montana, and here I am, still.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.43 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45612660523052,"sku":"9780882408385","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/the-great-alaska-nature-factbook-a-guide-to-the-states-remarkable-animals-plants-and-natural-features-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}