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The Tasteful Palette Cook Book
The Tasteful Palette Cookbook
Our Price: $19.95

The Tasteful Palette is a spiral-bound cookbook brimming with more than 300 savory recipes contributed by art lovers from the Greater Lansing area and beyond. Spiced with more than 100 witty observations on art and food, and garnished with more than 50 illustrations from the Kresge Art Museum collection and local artists, this cookbook appeals to both the occasional cook and the experienced chef. Proceeds support the museum's education and outreach activities.

Michigan Turtles and Lizards
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Field guide to Michigan’s 10 turtle and 2 lizard species. Popular, non technical guide includes large color photos of Michigan turtles and lizards, descriptions, habitats and distribution maps of where found. Includes checklist, key to identification and explanation of terms. Sections on turtles, lizards and people, turtle biology including architecture, foods, reproduction, studying turtles outdoors and indoors and guidelines for care of captive turtles.
Authors: James H. Harding and J. Alan Holman
Michigan Frogs, Toads, and Salamanders
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Field guide to Michigan’s 23 species of amphibians--frogs, toads and salamanders. This popular, nontechnical guide includes large color photos of amphibians, descriptions, similar species and maps showing state distribution. Glossary of terms. Sections on anatomy, fossil history, behavior, reproduction, foods and conservation. Also includes fascinating habits of amphibians, captive care of adult amphibians and raising tadpoles and salamander larvae. Soft Cover.
Authors: James H. Harding and J. Alan Holman
Michigan Forest Communities
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Field guide to Michigan’s 23 distinct forest types, divided into three categories: wetland types, closed-canopy forests and open-canopy upland forests. Full color maps and photos highlight discussions of the habitat and typical plants of each forest community, as well as the factors that have caused the forests to evolve and change. Soft Cover.
Author: Donald I. Dickman

Michigan Butterflies and Skippers
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Guidebook includes every butterfly ever recorded in the state -- 159 species altogether. Full color, exquisite photos. Text describes adults and larvae, flowers the adults visit, what plants larvae feed on, habitat and when adults are on the wing. State map shows counties where species are found. Gives endangered and special concern species. Section on Michigan geography and climate as they relate to butterflies; butterfly habitats; butterfly gardening and conservation. Contains references for further study; glossary and extensive list of adult nectar plants and larval host plants. Soft Cover.
Author: Mogens C. Nielsen
Pursuing What is Best for the World
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This coffee-table book follows the history of the Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources from the inception of the state’s Agricultural College and Experimental Farm to the current presidency of Lou Anna K. Simon, with copious photos, quotes and news items. Hard Cover.
Authors: Kenneth Verburg and Raymond D. Vlasin
Michigan Snakes
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Field guide to Michigan's 18 species of snakes, including the state’s only venomous snake--Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake. Large color photos and text with easy-to-follow symbols for habitat, temperament, reproduction and distribution make this book useful for all ages. Nontechnical, contains illustrations and key to identifying snakes, as well as sections on biology of snakes, snakes and people, controlling problems caused by snakes and treating snakebites. Soft Cover
Authors: J. Alan Holman and James H. Harding
From Seed to Fruit: 150 Years of Horticulture at Michigan State
From Seed to Fruit: 150 Years of Horticulture at Michigan State
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Prepared for the Sesquicentennial of MAC/MSC/MSU, this book chronicles teaching, research, extension, and student activities in the Department of Horticulture from the founding of Michigan Agricultural College in 1855 to its 150th birthday in 2005.  Many photographs illustrate the evolution of the Department as the College grew from “an oak opening” to a University with more than 40,000 students.

Includes full-page color photos of perennial garden, annual garden, 4-H Children’s Garden, Clarence E. Lewis Arboretum, and Hidden Lake Gardens.   Appendix contains all cultivars released, faculty members, students who earned graduate degrees, and district extension agents, plus staff who completed 10 or more years of service.  Name index provides ready access to information on all those named in the text.

Authors:  Frank G. Dennis, Jr., George M. Kessler, and Harold Davidson

   
 

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