Chicago Public Library-Blog: Great Reads For Great Outdoors Month

Chicago IL

19 May, 2021

2:36 PM

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Press release from the Chicago Public Library-blog: Leslie May 18, 2021 Pack your hat, water bottle and these indispensable books as you head out to celebrate Great Outdoors Month in June. Don't let living in the city keep you from exploring the natural world. Chicago Transit Hikes features more than 30 hikes that are easily accessible from the CTA, Metra and South Shore Line. This lightweight volume details hikes you can take within the city of Chicago and farther afield like the Des Plaines River Trail and Indiana Dunes National Park. Entries include descriptions of the parks, how to reach them by train, trail locations, park facilities, accessibility and rules such as whether dogs are allowed. Chicago Transit Hikes Chicago Transit Hikes a Guide to Getting Out in Nature Without a CarWelbers, Lindsay,Welbers, Lindsay, Paperback, 2020Available View detailsView details for Chicago Transit Hikes, Paperback, Available Can you read the shape of a sand dune or follow the stars in the night sky? The Natural Navigator will help you find your way using natural signs like mosses and lichens growing on tree trunks, the effects of prevailing winds and the angle and movement of the earth. The Natural Navigator The Natural Navigator the Rediscovered Art of Letting Nature Be Your GuideGooley, TristanGooley, Tristan Paperback, 2012Available View detailsView details for The Natural Navigator, Paperback, Available Small enough to slip in your back pocket, Trees of Illinois will familiarize you with the many trees you encounter on your expedition. A photograph of each leaf and detail shots of its bark, flowers and fruit are paired with a basic profile of the species. This guide is easy to use and once you get to know a tree it will be like meeting an old friend each time you encounter one along the trail. Trees of Illinois Trees of Illinois Field GuideTekiela, StanTekiela, Stan Paperback, 2006Available View detailsView details for Trees of Illinois, Paperback, Available A must have in your backpack is The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds. This compact guide will help you identify all of the fine feathered friends you meet on your outing, whether they be long-legged waders, gull-like birds, duck-like birds, sandpiper-like birds, upland ground birds, pigeon-like birds or perching birds. The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds. Eastern Region The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds. Eastern Region Bull, John L.Bull, John L. Book, 1994Available View detailsView details for The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds, Book, Available You can't forget our winged friends of the tiny variety. Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America was created to help ordinary people (nonscientists) identify and marvel at the panoply of fascinating insects fluttering, whirring and crawling throughout the natural world. Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America Eaton, Eric R.Eaton, Eric R. Paperback, 2007Available View detailsView details for Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America, Paperback, Available Where do you go to connect with nature? Tell us in the comments. This press release was produced by the Chicago Public Library-blog. The views expressed here are the author's own.