Lake Champlain: A Natural History
by Mike Winslow
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Author: Mike WinslowEditor: Glenn Novak
Illustrator: Libby Walker Davidson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-01
ISBN: 1884592511
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Images from the Past
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Book Review: A must for any who want to learn more of the lake and its unique history
Summary: 5 Stars
Often called the sixth Great Lake, Lake Champlain has a story all its own. "Lake Champlain: A Natural History" looks into the history of this lake of the Northeast and New York. Focusing on the natural history, Mike Winslow looks back into its formation in prehistory and the forces that created it. It looks the plants and wildlife of the lake, granting much intriguing insight to the environmental issues facing it. "Lake Champlain" is a must for any who want to learn more of the lake and its unique history, as well as its future.
Summary of Lake Champlain: A Natural History
An engaging introduction to Lake Champlain s varied physical and biological resources in short essays that offer enough detail to satisfy ecologists, but a prose style that anyone can enjoy. Six sections: The Setting; Forces; Phenomena; Living Lake: Plants; Living Lake: Animals; The Future of Lake Champlain. Copublished with The Lake Champlain Committee, a non-profit environmental organization based in Burlington VT, that has been working since 1963 to protect the lake's environmental integrity and recreational resources. Illustrations. Index.Lakes & Ponds Books
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