Scott Weidensaul is the author of more than 20 books on nature and wildlife, including Mountains of the Heart: A Natural History of the Appalachians, Max Bonker and the Howling Thieves, and two books in the popular Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year series, and A Kid's First Book of Bird-Watching.
Naturalist Weidensaul (Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year: A Month-by-Month Guide to Natural Events; New England & New York, LJ 10/1/93) has written a wonderful natural and ecological history of the Appalachian Mountain range, from its southern origins in Alabama to its terminus off Newfoundland at Belle Isle. Weidensaul's theme is change as he traces the mountains' geological origins from the Ice Ages through the incredible diversity and richness of pre-Columbian and Colonial days on up to the modern era. In some respects, the Appalachians are healthier now than during the height of mining and deforestation early in this century. Many animal poulations are rebounding, including the black bear in Pennsylvania. However, new pressures-acid rain, development, alien species-threaten the forests. The strength of this book lies in the wonders Weidensaul finds in this familiar wilderness-in the lives of darters and mussels and the mystery of the forest bison. For all libraries in or near the region and an excellent choice for comprehensive natural history collections elsewhere.-Beth Clewis, Prince William P.L., Va.
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