 | The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada (California Academy of Sciences) (California Academy of Sciences) by John Muir Laws
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $15.24 This is an extraordinary gem, a comprehensive field guide to Sierra flora and fauna. John Muir Laws spent many summers drawing from life in all corners of the Sierra, and the results are enchanting.
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 | Sierra Nevada Natural History (California Natural History Guides) by Tracy I. Storer
Buy new: $18.21 / Used from: $6.88 This is a comprehensive, informative guide to the Sierra Nevada. It includes photos and illustrations, but is most useful when you want to learn more about a specific species. It also includes overviews of geology, weather, and the various Sierra ecosystems.
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 | A Sierra Club Naturalist's Guide to the Sierra Nevada (Sierra Club Naturalist's Guides) by Stephen Whitney
Buy used from: $0.40 This guide is unsurpassed in its lucid explanations of the science of many aspects of Sierra geology, plants, animals, and weather.
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 | A Sierra Nevada Flora by Norman F. Weeden
Buy used from: $44.50 Norman Weeden is the authority on Sierra plants, and this dichotomous key explains the complexities of species and subspecies.
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 | An Illustrated Flora of Yosemite National Park by Stephen J. Botti
Buy new: $125.00 / Used from: $117.00 This is a gorgeous heirloom as well as a useful and complete guide, a collector's item issued by the Yosemite Association. If you can afford it, get a copy before they're gone.
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 | Sierra Nevada: The Naturalist's Companion, Revised edition by Verna R. Johnston
Buy new: $17.12 / Used from: $6.39 An eminently readable introduction to Sierra ecosystems.
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 | Geology of the Sierra Nevada (California Natural History Guides) by Mary Hill
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $11.88 Just reissued, this classic guide now contains many more photos and a comprehensive introduction to Sierra geology.
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 | Glaciers of California: Modern Glaciers, Ice Age Glaciers, the Origin of Yosemite Valley, and a Glacier Tour in the Sierra Nevada (California Natural History Guides) by Bill Guyton
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $2.00 A nontechnical introduction to glaciers with many photos of California's remaining glaciers and information on how to find them.
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 | Exploring the Highest Sierra by James Gregory Moore
Buy used from: $19.95 This intricate look at the geology of the highest regions of the southern Sierra verges on the academic but still shows great passion and includes histories of early geologists and explorers.
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| Geologic Story of Yosemite National Park by N. King Huber
Buy new: $11.95 / Used from: $3.94 My favorite illustrated, succinct, clear, nontechnical yet precise introduction to Sierra geology.
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 | The Secret Sierra: The Alpine World Above the Trees by David Gilligan
Buy new: $18.95 / Used from: $8.59 The effusive essays of a maven on all aspects of the alpine world. David Gilligan intersperses summaries of his research into the science of the High Sierra with personal narrative.
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 | One Day on Beetle Rock (California Legacy Book) by Sally Carrighar
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $4.25 A meticulously observed, literary look at one day in the southern Sierra from the perspectives of various creatures. A classic, just reissued as a California Legacy Book. A good choice to read aloud with children.
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| Discovering Sierra reptiles and amphibians by Harold E Basey
Buy used from: $5.99 The only guide focused on these creatures. Nicely done, with good photos.
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