Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of Monterey Bay: Santa Cruz Shoreline
Bay Area author Lorrie Klosterman has created a unique and beautiful field guide to one of Santa Cruz’s favorite local attractions: West Cliff Drive! Bursting with incredible illustrations and information, this book is all you need for a stroll through Lighthouse Field or a trip to the Natural Bridges tidepools. Learn about flowers, geologic formations, birds, and many other flora and fauna.
Union-printed in the USA! Also available at the Seacliff, New Brighton, Santa Cruz Mission, Natural Bridges, and Wilder Ranch ParkStores.
Cloud Spotting: Observe the Clouds to Quiet Your Mind
A take-anywhere guide to the mindful practice of cloud watching! Discover different types of clouds, unique sky phenomena, and the many benefits that come from slowing down long enough to notice them. The perfect size to toss in a backpack and take on an adventure. Filled with remarkable tidbits and soothing practices, CLOUD SPOTTING reminds us that the wonders of nature abound if we just take the time to look.
Metal Bookmark – Great Wave
Finish: Solid brass, electro-plated with non-tarnishing silver finish, giclee print
Adapted from a Hokusai’s woodblock print The Great Wave
Brass, silver plated with applied color
Bookmark is approximately 3.25 x 1.25 inches
Great gift for Japanese art fans
Based on Katsushika Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa color woodblock print from the Japan Edo period, about AD 1829-33.
A thrilling true story of a young sea otter pup’s adventure and triumph!
Sabby the Sea Otter is just a young pup, but his mom is teaching him everything about how to be a sea otter – how to dive underwater, how to find food in the ocean, and how to stay safe in a world full of danger. Sabby wants to know everything about the bay he and his mom live in. But one day Sabby’s curiosity gets him in trouble when a rushing tide traps him in a human-made hazard, a great big pipe filled with water. Now Sabby needs to learn how to survive on his own, while his mom fights every obstacle to find him.
Young readers will be thrilled with this true story of a how a real-life sea otter pup and his mom were reunited, while learning fun sea otter facts and an important lesson about how human activity affects wildlife. Illustrated with color photos of real sea otters, Sabby the Sea Otter: A Pup’s True Adventure and Triumph is a fun introduction to the ocean and the creatures who live there.
About the Author: Kim Steinhardt is an environmental writer and marine wildlife photographer who has been recognized as a “keen observer and a wonderful storyteller.” He interprets the natural world for all ages and audiences, and has been an adviser and photo contributor to National Geographic’s Explore My World series for children. He is co-author of The Edge: The Pressured Past and Precarious Future of California’s Coast.
Specifications:
Age Range: 5 – 9 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten – 4
Hardcover: 32 pages, 44 full color photos
List Price: $17.95
Publisher: Craven Street Books (March 1, 2020)
Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 inches
Laminated Field Guide – Tracks of North America
Have you ever been stumped by an unfamiliar track in the mud? This handy laminated guide can fit in your back pocket and help solve trailside mysteries. It features photographs of common tracks, as well as hand-drawn illustrations, sizes, and even a ruler! Perfect for the naturalist-on-the-go.
Laminated Field Guide – Birds of the Monterey Bay
This laminated, portable guide features common land and aquatic bird species in the Monterey Bay area. Perfect for new and seasoned birders alike! Fits easily into back pockets, glove compartments, and bags so you can ID on the fly.
Local Butterflies & Wildflowers of the Monterey Bay Area
Live in the Monterey Bay area? Curious about butterflies? You won’t find a field guide more local than this one! This laminated, foldable guide is great for a hiking trail or your own backyard.
Mutsun-Ohlone Language Coloring Book
Language revitalization through coloring. A coloring book aiming to encourage language learning, sharing of culture & truth in history. Focused on Language Revitalization of the Southern Santa Clara Territory – All of San Benito County and Northern areas of Monterey County.
Trees of the West: An Artist’s Guide
Artist Molly Hashimoto has appreciated trees all her life―they have shaped her as a hiker, outdoors lover, gardener, traveler, and artist. She pays homage to them through her art, working in many different media, each revealing different aspects of these stalwart companions: crisp lines, imposing silhouettes, and the subtle–or sometimes brilliant―hues of foliage. Hashimoto also delves into the process of creating art, discussing the mediums she used in the featured pieces and the reasons she chose them, as well as sidebars with tips and techniques.
As in her popular Colors of the West and Birds of the West, Hashimoto emphasizes her personal experiences with nature, telling stories about her encounters with trees everywhere from her backyard to national parks and forests throughout the West. She focuses primarily on native trees, rather than cultivars, with a special interest in 46 major species found across the region, ranging from the stately Coast redwoods to the diminutive but distinctive Fishhook Barrel Cactus.
Rooted in place, trees offer endless opportunities for observation, admiration, relaxation, and inspiration. Trees of the West invites us to pause and appreciate these sentinels in all their quiet glory.