The Nature of Shorebirds

Janet Arnett is the former campus manager of adult education at Ontario’s Georgian College. She is the author of Antiques and Collectibles: Starting Small, The Grange at Knock, and 673 Ways to Save Money.

Although their subjects are very different, these three Greystone Nature
Books have a lot in common and much to recommend them.

All three authors are highly accomplished and well known for their
previous book and/or awards. In each book, the text is carefully
researched, logically organized, and crafted with style. There’s a
professional level of polish and mastery of language that makes the
works a pleasure to read.

In content, all three assume a global perspective, integrating
historical information, environmental issues, and future prospects as
part of the total picture of the subject. Each text covers such key life
factors for its subject animals as mating, migration, territory,
feeding, care of the young, socialization, grooming, predators, habitat,
and physiology. Distribution and complex behavior patterns are also
discussed.

All three books are packed with top-quality professional color
photographs (approximately 60 to 70 per book) of the clear, dynamic
representational type often associated with National Geographic or
Audubon publications. Most are full-page, with many double-page
presentations giving extra drama to outstanding shots.

While the spectacular photography qualifies these books for a place on
the coffee table, the informative, well-researched and conceptually
strong nature of the texts should earn them a respected spot in any
natural-history reference collection.