Lone Pine Publishing

A fun-filled field guide into the creepy-crawly world of Ontario's bugs. Learn about 125 of the coolest bugs you might encounter in the province's great outdoors. John Acorn,an avid 'bugster' and host of the popular television series "The Nature Nut", supplies a lively and personable text that evokes each species' character.

First Nations people call it Nishwawbe-Aski; "Land of the Original People." The area known as the Little North lies in Ontario and Manitoba, north of Lake Superior, east of Lake Winnipeg, west of James Bay and south of Hudson Bay. Early French fur traders referred to it as Le Petit Nord, as distinguished from the vast area west and north of Lake Winnipeg, Le Grand Nord. Despite its name, the Little North encompasses over 20 major lake and river systems within more than 500,000 square miles.

This remarkable atlas, in an oversize format, is a landmark publication - the result of five decades of travel, research and documentation.

Throughout human history plants have provided us with food, clothing, medicine and shelter. Canada is a huge country with diverse habitats that are home to an incredible diversity of plant species that have helped native peoples and early settlers survive through the centuries.

This comprehensive guide to the mammals of Ontario features 78 species organized in seven major groups: hoofed mammals, whales, carnivores, rodents, hares and rabbits, bats, insectivores and opossums. Each account includes authoritative and accessible information about distinguishing characteristics, habitat, food, young and similar species.

Southern Ontario features some of the most diverse ecologies in the country, and includes 760 species in 138 plant families; trees, shrubs and woody vines, wildflowers, aquatic plants, grasses, rushes and sedges, and ferns and fern allies.