Many of my books about nature don't really fit into any small category, because they're works that cover wide sweeps of subjects: anjimals from a specific place, or groups of insects, or even the entire animal world. The National Geographic Society publishes a lot of books like this; I have a few of them listed on my National Geographic page.
BROADSIDES FROM THE OTHER ORDERS: A BOOK OF BUGS
Hubbell, Sue
c.1993, Random House
ISBN: 0-679-75300-1
GALAPAGOS: WORLD'S END
Beebe, William
c.1951, Dover
ISBN: 0-486-25642-1
THE HIGH FRONTIER: EXPLORING THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST CANOPY
Moffett, Mark W.
c.1993, Harvard Univ. Press
ISBN: 0-674-39039-3
THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIRDS*
Hanzak and Formanek
c.1977, Chartwell Books
ISBN: 1-55521-876-8
Encyclopedia of 500 or so bird species from around the world. Not complete, but then it doesn't try to be. Photographs for all described species. Same series as ILLUSTRATED ENCYLOPEDIA OF MAMMALS.
THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAMMALS*
Hanak and Mazak
c.1979, Chartwell Books
ISBN: 1-55521-880-6
Encyclopedia of most (not all) mammalian species, organized by order, with photographs for every described species.
LIVING SNAKES OF THE WORLD
Mehrtens, John M.
c.1987, Sterling
ISBN: 0-8069-6460-X
MADAGASCAR: A NATURAL HISTORY*
Preston-Mafham, Ken
c.1991, Facts On File Books
ISBN: 0-8160-2403-0
MIRACLE UNDER THE OAKS: THE REVIVAL OF NATURE IN AMERICA
Stevens, William
c.1995, Pocket Books
ISBN: 0-671-78042-5
NATIONAL PARKS OF AMERICA
Muench, David & Udall, Stewart
c.1993, Graphic Arts Center
ISBN: 1-55868-124-8
Photo-essays by David Muench on the major national parks of the United States.
NATURE: THE OTHER EARTHLINGS*
Shreeve, James
c.1987, MacMillan Publishing
ISBN: 0-02-534920-1
NEW LaROUSSE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANIMAL LIFE*
Burton, Maurice
c.1980, Bonanza Books
ISBN: 0-517-36055-1
Detailed examination of the major recognized animal phyla and classes, focusing primarily on arthropods and vertebrates.
PREDATORS OF NORTH AMERICA*
Bauer, Erwin
c.1988, Grolier Books
ISBN: 1-55654-027-2
Comprehensive profiles of major North American
predators: cats, dogs, bears, and mustelids.
WILDLIFE IN AMERICA
Matthiessen, Peter
c.1987, Viking Books
ISBN: 0-670-81906-9
