Modified: July 9, 2010
If you are in the Fairbanks area and looking for a field guide, our gift shop carries all the top brand name field guide for the Birds of North America including Sibley’s, Peterson’s, National Geographic, Kaufman, and Smithsonian. We also have a collection of over 100 books about birds including essays and children’s books. On our website we offer books of local interest for those planning a trip to Alaska and those books not commonly found outside of the Fairbanks area. Please feel free to call us if you would like to check our stock to order other books by mail.
Audio
Voices of North American Owls – CD- A treat for owl lovers! Nearly 200 recordings of North America’s 19 regularly occurring owl species, plus two rarities. Includes alarm calls, food begging calls, and advertising songs. 2006 – Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. $30.00
Spirit of the Arctic -DVD or CD - A timeless Alaskan journey of breathtaking natural sounds and images wrapped in Native voices and music. 39 minute DVD contains 280 images taken by photographer Michio Hoshino mixed with natural sound recordings from Kathy Turco, who has lived in Fairbanks since 1985. The soundtrack includes instrumental music, voices, and traditional songs of Native American and Alaskan sound artists. DVD – $30, CD – $15.
Alaska Bird Books, Alaska Plant Books and Checklists
16th Edition-2010 Checklist of Alaska Birds-Compiled by the Alaska Checklist Committee: DD Gibson, S.C. Heinl, A.J. Lang, and T.G. Tobish, Jr. This pocket-size checklist is current as of January 2010 (16th edition). The list includes 489 naturally occurring species in 59 families and 19 orders. $2.00 each plus .75 cents first class shipping and handling. Wholesale prices available for non-profit organizations or quantities of 50 or more.
McIntyre, Eagleson, & Seegert, AK Natural History Assoc., 2002. Birds of Denali- An overview of 44 bird species in Denali National Park covering habitat and location, migration stories, and conservation status. Written by ABO Board of Director member Carol McIntyre, Nan Eagleson, and Alan Seegert, with beautiful illustrations by David Sibley. $7.95 plus $3.00 first class shipping and handling.
Paperback, 376 pages, 2005. $26.95 plus $5.00 first class shipping and handling.
Written by Ron Smith, retired Professor of Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, INTERIOR & NORTHERN ALASKA, A NATURAL HISTORY, takes the reader from the time of dinosaurs in Alaska to ruminations on the what Alaska’s landscape will look like in the future. A highly readable natural ecologically based history built on his popular class at the University of Alaska on Alaska Natural History. $28.95 plus $5.00 first class shipping and handling.
Produced by the Arctic Audobon Society, the FAIRBANKS AREA HIKING & BIRDING GUIDE is a 23-by-35 inch fold out map showing the locations of 35 popular hiking and birding spots that are easy to access and on public land. The map includes a guide to the many species of birds in the area. The reverse side of the map has detailed information about each trail. $12 on consignment (no member discount).
Written by Robert H. Armstrong, Guide to the Birds of Alaska has full color pictures and descriptions of Field Marks, Similar Species, Voice, Habitat and Region. A wonderful book for any birder in the Alaska and Fairbanks region. $26.95.
Written by Stephen MacLean, Svalbard: A Guide to Plants in the High Arctic is a handy little book full of information on the plants, animals and general region of the the high arctic. Full color pictures throughout. $16.00.
Also written by Stephen MacLean, Familiar Plants of Coastal Alaska: A Guide to Identification is a great book with 164 plant species represented, large colorful photos and additional information about the coastal region of Alaska in general. $19.95.
Children’s Books
Written by Mary Shields and Illustrated by Jon Van ZyleMusic by Susan Grace (cd included)What’s a Shrew to You? Pyrola Publishing An invitation to young readers and their parents and teachers to make time to know their wild neighbors. $14.00 plus $4.00 first class shipping and handling.
Written by Debbie Miller and Illustrated by Daniel Van Zyle. FLIGHT OF THE GOLDEN PLOVER: The Amazing Migration Between Hawaii and Alaska - Take an in-depth look at a shorebird that makes one of the greatest annual transoceanic migrations on earth, travelling more than 6,000 miles non-stop. $15.95 plus $4.00 shipping and handling.
Written by Claudia Lively and Holly Olsen and Illustrated by Elizabeth Hissem. The Vole Family in Winter: When the Northern Lights Come Out to Play. Join the vole family as they play in the Northern lights and have an exciting winter-time party with all the animals of the north. $14.95 on consignment (no member discount)
