Life In the Everglades Book

$24.95

Mindy Dickman, a teacher with degrees in science, reading, and elementary education, wrote Life in the Everglades to be a resource for students who want to learn more about the natural world. With the help of experts and the contributions of hundreds of talented photographers, she created this comprehensive, invaluable manual. Life in the Everglades will help people reconnect with their love of nature and desire to conserve wild places.

Inside you’ll find:

Over 500 full-color photographs

Text features including indexes, maps, and a glossary with hundreds of scientific terms

Fun Facts on each plant and animal

Size: 6.5 tall x 9.5 inches wide

224 pages

ISBN 979-8-218-06460-0

Mindy Dickman, a teacher with degrees in science, reading, and elementary education, wrote Life in the Everglades to be a resource for students who want to learn more about the natural world. With the help of experts and the contributions of hundreds of talented photographers, she created this comprehensive, invaluable manual. Life in the Everglades will help people reconnect with their love of nature and desire to conserve wild places.

Inside you’ll find:

Over 500 full-color photographs

Text features including indexes, maps, and a glossary with hundreds of scientific terms

Fun Facts on each plant and animal

Size: 6.5 tall x 9.5 inches wide

224 pages

ISBN 979-8-218-06460-0

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Contributing photographers and editors

A big thank you to all the amazing photographers that contributed to this book, especially Kyle Sweet, Roger L. Hammer, Bill Lea, Judd Patterson, Bob Peterson, Zachary Randall, Judy Gallagher, Brian Garrett, David Snyder, Daryl, Duda, Lureen Ferreti, Linda Ianniello, Anne DuPont, Dr. Steve A. Johnson, Kevin Enge, Clyde Butcher, Mac Stone, Paul Marcellini, and Carlton Ward Jr.


I am eternally grateful to the following experts who took the time to help me make species lists, fact check, and renew my confidence when I needed it most. Dr. Mark Deyrup, Entomologist and author of Florida’s Fabulous Insects and Ants of Florida; Dr. Steven Johnson, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at University of Florida; David B. Snyder, co-author of Marine Fishes of Florida; Christopher J. Sweetman, Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC); Robert H. Robins, co-author of Fishes in the Freshwaters of Florida; Jennifer Possley, South Florida Conservation Program Manager at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden; Bill Pranty, author of Birds of Florida; Dr. Gustav Paulay, Invertebrate Zoology Curator and Dr. Verity Mathis, Mammal Collections Manager, both at The Florida Museum of Natural History; and Dr. Thomas E. Lodge, Ecologist and author of, The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem.