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Peterson Field Guide To Mushrooms Of North America, Second Edition (Peterson Field Guides) (Paperback) By Karl B. McKnight, Joseph R. Rohrer, Kirsten McKnight Ward, Kent H. McKnight $25.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore (Hardcover) By Lawrence Millman, Amy Jean Porter (Illustrator) $16.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	The Complete Mushroom Hunter, Revised: Illustrated Guide to Foraging, Harvesting, and Enjoying Wild Mushrooms - Including new sections on growing your own incredible edibles and off-season collecting (Paperback) By Gary Lincoff $24.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now
How to Eat in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Foraging, Trapping, Fishing, and Finding Sustenance in the Wild (Hardcover) By Bradford Angier, Jon Young (With) $21.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Treepedia: A Brief Compendium of Arboreal Lore (Hardcover) By Joan Maloof, Maren Westfall (Illustrator) $16.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Geopedia: A Brief Compendium of Geologic Curiosities (Hardcover) By Marcia Bjornerud, Haley Hagerman (Illustrator) $16.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians: North America (National Audubon Society Field Guides) (Hardcover) By National Audubon Society $24.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees (Paperback) By Joseph S. Wilson, Olivia Messinger Carril $29.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects and Spiders: North America (National Audubon Society Field Guides) (Hardcover) By National Audubon Society $24.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now
Insectpedia: A Brief Compendium of Insect Lore (Hardcover) By Eric R. Eaton, Amy Jean Porter (Illustrator) $16.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	How to Be a Wildflower: A Field Guide (Nature Journals, Wildflower Books, Motivational Books, Creativity Books) (Hardcover) By Katie Daisy (By (artist)) $19.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Dinopedia: A Brief Compendium of Dinosaur Lore (Hardcover) By Darren Naish, Darren Naish (Illustrator) $16.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now

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Banned or challenged books - a small selection

The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale (Pantheon Graphic Library) By Art Spiegelman Cover Image

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story By Nikole Hannah-Jones (Created by), The New York Times Magazine (Created by), Caitlin Roper (Editor), Ilena Silverman (Editor), Jake Silverstein (Editor) Cover Image

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi Cover Image

A Light in the Attic By Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image

Halloween Books

A Halloween Scare in St. Louis By Eric James, Marina Le Ray (Illustrator) Cover Image

Something Wicked This Way Comes: A Novel By Ray Bradbury Cover Image

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones: All 3 Scary Stories Books with the Original Art! By Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) Cover Image

Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works (Leather-bound Classics) By Edgar Allan Poe, A. J. Odasso (Introduction by) Cover Image

Stranger Things: Heroes and Monsters (Choose Your Own Adventure) By Rana Tahir, Patrick Spaziante (Illustrator), Katherine Spaziante (Illustrator) Cover Image

Vegetables in Halloween Costumes By Jared Chapman Cover Image

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