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Wood Wanderings

Wood Wanderings

Written by: Winthrop Packard
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American naturalist, Winthrop Packard, takes us on a wandering journey into the woods alerting us to the many inhabitants and their habitat. He points out the birds, squirrels, woodchucks, and the variety of trees to be found particularly during the New England autumn, 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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