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Wildwood Ways

Wildwood Ways

Written by: Winthrop Packard
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American naturalist, Winthrop Packard, takes us on a journey among the wild woods and ponds alerting us to their many inhabitants. He points out the birds, hornets, muskrat and mink and their habitat, particularly during the New England winter, with free-flowing narrative that is both informative and entertaining, sometimes dramatic and sometimes poetic. - Summary by Larry WilsonCopyright Animals and Nature Genre Art Biological Sciences Science
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