Nature Environmental Conservation & Protection
The Old Place
- Publisher
- Nimbus Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1998
- Category
- Environmental Conservation & Protection
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780889996236
- Publish Date
- Jan 1998
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
The Old Place Describes the plants and animals that live about the author's property, and encourages readers to become familiar with the large variety of living things that live around their communities.It discusses the wonderful ways in which plants and animals are adapted to life in their particular habitats,and emphasizes the importance of protecting those habitats.
About the author
Merritt Gibson is a former professor of biology at Acadia University. He enjoys hiking and skiing about his community, with visits to other parts of the Maritimes, to look for plants, birds and other animals. He is the author of Seashores of the Maritimes, The Old Place and Gibson’s Guide to Birdwatching. He died in 2010.