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Prairie [electronic resource] : a natural history / Candace Savage ; principal photography by James R. Page ; illustrations by Joan A. Williams.

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  • ISBN: 9781553658993 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 155365899X (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 308 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.).
  • Publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : David Suzuki Foundation : c2004.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-293) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Where is Here? -- Digging into the past -- Geography of grass -- Secrets of the soil -- Home on the range -- Water of life -- Prairie woodlands -- Nature of farming -- Long-range forecast.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record.
Subject: Prairies > North America.
Prairies > Canada.
Prairies > Etats-Unis.
Écologie des Prairies > Canada.
Écologie des prairies > États-Unis.
Genre: Electronic books.

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Candace Savage is the author of more than twenty books, including thirteen on natural history and natural science. She is currently a wildlife columnist for Canadian Geographic. Her work has been honored by the American and Canadian Library Association, Children’s Literature Roundtable, and the Canadian Science Writers Association, among others. In 1994, she was inducted to the Honor Roll of the Rachel Carson Institute, Chatham College in Pittsburgh, in recognition of her commitment to raising environmental awareness. A resident of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, she has lived on the prairies for most of her life.


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