Eric Sloane

Eric Sloane's detailed illustrations and informative texts are a delight, especially Look at the Sky and Tell the Weather or A Reverence for Wood. Sloane (1905-1980) has a biography here. This man mined a wealth of knowledge which is rapidly being lost and chronicled it in beautifully illustrated  . . . journals? . . . fieldguides?  . . . handbooks?  I'm not sure what to call his books.  But once you start, you'll be hooked.