Vintage Reader’s Digest ABC’s of Nature: A Family Answer Book, an extensively illustrated guide to the natural world for children and adults.

Originally copyrighted in 1984, this copy is the Fourth Printing, September 1987.

The large-format hardcover uses an easy-to-browse question-and-answer format along with vivid color photography and detailed illustrations covering everything from weather and geology to plants, animals, oceans, forests, and ecosystems.

The book is divided into four major sections:

The World Itself
Earth, weather, oceans, volcanoes, rocks, glaciers, rivers, deserts, mountains, and other features of the physical world.

The World of Plants
Trees, flowers, ferns, fungi, herbs, grasses, seeds, orchids, aquatic plants, and more.

The Animal World
Birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, marine animals, migration, camouflage, animal behavior, and wildlife.

Many Worlds of Life
Deserts, forests, grasslands, oceans, wetlands, tundra, coral reefs, islands, and other ecosystems.

Filled with colorful photography and beautifully rendered botanical and natural-history illustrations, this is a fun vintage reference book for a family library, homeschool collection, nature lover, educator, or collector of illustrated science books.

Publication Details:

Reader’s Digest Association
Copyright 1984
Fourth Printing, September 1987
ISBN 0-89577-169-1
Approximately 336 pages

Measurements:
Approximately 11 inches tall
Approximately 8.75 inches wide

Condition:
Good vintage condition overall.

The hardcover book itself remains structurally sound and the pages are well intact. Interior pages show some age-related yellowing, but the photographs and illustrations remain bright and attractive.

The original dust jacket has significant wear, including tears, missing sections, edge and corner loss, creasing, rubbing, and other age-related damage. Please review the photographs closely for the jacket condition.

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