Pollinator Week Book List.xlsx

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2	Flower Bugs	Insect Pollinators	Ecology	Angela Moorehouse		Non-fiction	360	991356365	978-0991356362	Excellent guide to bugs (Hempitera) that visits flowers. Details interactions between prey/predators, too. Visually appealing.	North America	Sreelakshmi Suresh
3	Prairie Up	Ecological gardening	Guide	Benjamin Vogt	Yes	Non-fiction	160		978-0-252-08677-9		Midwest US	Layne Knoche , Eliana Brown, & Maddy Kangas
4	Botany for Gardeners	Botany	Ecology	Brian Capon		Non-fiction	280	1643261436	‎ 978-1643261430	Very good introductory guide to botany. Is somewhat dated.	World	Brodie Dunn
5	The Solitary Bees: Biology, Evolution, Conservation	Solitary Bees	Scientific	Bryan N. Danforth, Robert L. Minckley, and John L. Neff		Non-fiction	488	691168989	978-0691168982	Recommended by Dr. Harmon-Threatt at uiuc as an authoritative source for the current scientific understanding of solitary bees. Moderately to highly technical writing style.	World	Brodie Dunn
6	The Midwestern Native Garden, an illustrated guide	Guide	Ecology	Charlotte Adelman & Bernanrd L. Schwartz		Non-fiction	288	821419374	978-0821419373		Midwest US	Peggy Anesi
7	The Garden Next Door	Nature writing	Youth	Collin Pine		Children's book	32	1956844015	9781956844016	A kid's book about the importance of planting native gardens - need I say more? Excellent text, beautiful illustrations, great empowering message.	World	Erin Garrett
8	Blue Thumb Guide to Rain Gardens	Ecological gardening	Guide	Dan Shaw, David Dods, and Rusty Schmidt		Non-fiction	88	981713106	978-0981713106		Upper Midwest US	Layne Knoche , Eliana Brown, & Maddy Kangas
9	A Buzz in the Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm	Nature writing	Memoir	Dave Goulson	No	Non-fiction	288		978-1250065889	Good nature writing with an entomology/bee slant	France	Brodie Dunn
10	A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees	Nature writing	Memoir	Dave Goulson	No	Non-fiction	288		978-1250048370	Good nature writing from an entomologists about his experiences conducting bee research	UK	Brodie Dunn
11	Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America	Guide	Insect Pollinators	David Beadle and Seabrooke Leckie		Non-fiction	624	547238487	978-0547238487	Excellent guide focused on moths - most guides combine butterflies and moths and moths take a backseat	Northeastern US	Erin Garrett
12	Moths: A Complete Guide to Biology and Behavior	Nature writing	Insect Pollinators	David C. Lees and Alberto Zilli		Non-fiction	208	1588346544	978-1588346544		World	Kevin Rohling
13	Caterpillars of Eastern North America	Guide	Insect Pollinators	David Wagner		Non-fiction	512	691121443	978-0691121444	Most comprehensive caterpillar guide I've found; pictures for all cats included	Eastern US	Erin Garrett
14	Tallgrass Prairie Wildlfowers	Guide	Ecology	Doug Ladd and Frank Oberle		Non-fiction	263	762737441	978-0762737444		Midwest US	Layne Knoche , Eliana Brown, & Maddy Kangas
15	Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens	Ecological gardening	Conservation	Douglas W. Tallamy	No	Non-fiction	288	881928542		Excellent and simple writing on the utility of gardening with native plants	Eastern US	Brodie Dunn
16	Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard	Ecological gardening	Conservation	Douglas W. Tallamy	No	Non-fiction	256	1604699000		Excellent and simple writing on the utility of gardening with native plants	Eastern US	Several
17	Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect	Nature writing	Insect Pollinators	Eric Eaton		Non-fiction	256	‎ 0691211426	978-0691211428	Haven't read it yet but I met Eric Eaton and looked through his books and they all looked amazing!	World	Erin Garrett
18	Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America	Guide	Insect Pollinators	Eric Eaton and Kenn Kaufman		Non-fiction	392	618153101	978-0618153107	Great guide and easy to use	North America	Erin Garrett
19	Insects and Gardens; In pursuit of a garden ecology	Nature writing	Ecology	Eric Grissel		Non-fiction	345	881927686	978-0881927689		World	Peggy Anesi
20	Hellstrip Gardening	Ecological gardening	Guide	Evelyn J Hadden		Non-fiction	296	1604693320	978-1604693324		USA	Layne Knoche , Eliana Brown, & Maddy Kangas
21	Am I Even a bee?	Nature writing	Youth	Felicity Muth, Alexa Lindauer		Children's book	40	1936097400	978-1936097401	Absoltuely excellent picture book clearly explaining differences between native bees and honeuy bees, in a way children and adults would both understand and learn from	US	Sreelakshmi Suresh
22	Gardening for the birds: how to create a bird-friendly backyard	Ecological gardening	Guide	George Adams		Non-fiction	444	1604694092	‎ 978-1604694093		Midwest US	Peggy Anesi
23	Plants of the Chicago Region	Guide	Ecology	Gerould Wilhem		Non-fiction	936	1883362016	978-1883362010		Chicago Region	Layne Knoche , Eliana Brown, & Maddy Kangas
24	Bees: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide	Guide	Ecology	Heather Holm		Non-fiction	224	‎ 0991356357	978-0991356355	Author highly knowledgeable	Eastern, Northern US	Several
25	Pollinators of Native Plants: Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants	Guide	Ecology	Heather Holm		Non-fiction	320	991356306	978-0991356300	Author highly knowledgeable	Eastern, Northern US	Several
26	Wasps: Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects and Pollinators of Native Plants	Guide	Ecology	Heather Holm		Non-fiction	416	991356373	978-0991356317	Author highly knowledgeable	Eastern, Northern US	Several
27	Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner	Nature writing	Youth	Janice Harrington		Non-fiction	48	1629795585	‎ 978-1629795584	kids book, local author	World	Dan Urban
28	Common Bees of Western North America	Guide	Ecology	Joseph Wilson & Olivia Messinger-Carril		Non-fiction	416	691175500	978-0691175508	Excellent field guide with detailed biology, antaomy, and imagery to ID native bees.	Western US	Sreelakshmi Suresh
29	Common Bees of Eastern North America	Guide	Ecology	Joseph Wilson & Olivia Messinger-Carril		Non-fiction	288	691175497	978-0691175492	Excellent field guide with detailed biology, antaomy, and imagery to ID native bees.	Eastern US	Sreelakshmi Suresh
30	The Bees in Your Backyard	Guide	Ecology	Joseph Wilson & Olivia Messinger-Carril		Non-fiction	288	691160775	978-0691160771	My favorite bee book for its accessbility--found in many bookstores/libraries, and talks about bees to the genus level. Excellent, prolific photography and approachable descriptions of behavior, habitat, etc.	North America	Sreelakshmi Suresh
31	Bea's Bees	Nature writing	Youth	Katherine Pryor		Children's book	40	0764356992	978-0764356995	Such a good book about kids taking action to provide habitat for bees	World	Erin Garrett
32	Native Plants in the Home Landscape	Ecological gardening	Guide	Keith Gerard Nowakowski		Non-fiction	120	188309741X	978-1883097417		Upper Midwest US	Layne Knoche , Eliana Brown, & Maddy Kangas
33	The Honey Bee	Nature Writing	Youth	Kirsten Hall		Children's book	40	9781481469975
34	Bees of the World: A Guide to Every Family	Guide	Nature writing	Laurence packer		Non-fiction	240	691226628	978-0691226620	Great coffee-table style book with interesting photos and some short descriptions of bees	World	Sreelakshmi Suresh
35	Newcomb's Wildflower Guide	Guide	Botany	Lawrence Newcomb		Non-fiction	490	316604410	978-0316604413	Wildflower id guide that uses basic botanical knowledge/dichotomous key to lead to ids. Easy intro to keys, less frustrating than trying to figure out subjective colors and sizes that other field guide authors disagree on.	North America	Sreelakshmi Suresh
36	Honey, I'm Homemade: Sweet Treats from the Beehive across the Centuries and around the World	Nature writing	Insect Pollinators	May Berenbaum	yes	Cookbook	184	025207744X	978-0252077449	Educational cookbook focused on honey; local author	World	Michael McKelvey
37	Gardening for Moths: A Regional Guide	Ecological gardening	Guide	McCormac, J., & Gottfried, C.		Non-fiction	280	‎ 082142520X	‎ 978-0821425206		Midwest US	Kevin Rohling
38	Winged Wonders	Nature writing	Youth	Meeg Pincus		Children's book	40	1534166750	978-1534110403	Great book about monarchs that focuses on how community science efforts have resulted in learning so much about monarch migration	World	Erin Garrett
39	Butterflies of Illinois: A Field Guide	Guide	Insect Pollinators	Michael Jeffords, Susan Post, and James Wiker	yes	Non-fiction	440	252084462	978-0252084461	Best butterfly ID book for the state; has quick guides to all butterfly wings (topside and underside)	Illinois	Erin Garrett
40	The Gardener's Guide to Prairie Plants	Ecological gardening	Guide	Niel Diboll and Hilary Cox		Non-fiction	644	0-226-80593-X	978-0-226-80593-1		Midwest US	Layne Knoche , Eliana Brown, & Maddy Kangas
41	Our Native Bees	Nature writing	Ecology	Paige Embry		Non-fiction	224	1604697695	978-1604697698	An easy read for the general public to learn about the world beyond the honeybee, and how native bees play important roles in ag too.	North America	Erin Garrett
42	Bumblebees of North America	Guide	Ecology	Paul H. Williams, Robbin W. Thorp, Leif L. Richardson, and Sheila R. Colla		Non-fiction	209	691152225	978-0691152226	Great guide to bumblebee id. Can be overwhelming with some of the diagrams, but the details and photos make it fun to flip through too.	North America	Sreelakshmi Suresh
43	Planting the Natural Garden	Ecological gardening	Guide	Piet Oudolf and Henk Gerritsen		Non-fiction	288		978-1-60469-973-9		World	Layne Knoche , Eliana Brown, & Maddy Kangas
44	Planting: A New Persepctive	Ecological gardening	Guide	Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury		Non-fiction	280	1604693703	978-1-60469-370-6		World	Layne Knoche , Eliana Brown, & Maddy Kangas
45	What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?	Nature writing	Youth	Rachel Ignotofsky		Children's book	48	059317660X	9780593176603	Maybe the best, most beautifully (and accurately) portrayed book on caterpillars, butterflies, and moths for kids. This book is a piece of art but also very informational. Visit the author's website for free downloads of coloring pages and an activity sheet that accompany the book. This one is great for programming!	World	Erin Garrett
46	The Little Butterfly that Could	Nature writing	Youth	Ross Burach		Children's book	40	1338615009	9781338615005	Sequel to The Very Impatient Caterpillar that takes about butterfly migration, again, very entertaining	World	Erin Garrett
47	The Very Impatient Caterpillar	Nature writing	Youth	Ross Burach		Children's book	32	1338289411	978-1338289411	Great story about caterpillars that isn't the Very Hungry Caterpillar! Very entertaining	World	Erin Garrett
48	The Know Maintenance Garden	Ecological gardening	Guide	Roy Diblik		Non-fiction	216	1604693347	978-1-60469-334-8		Midwest US	Layne Knoche , Eliana Brown, & Maddy Kangas
49	Gardening with Prairie Plants	Ecological gardening	Guide	Sally Wasowski		Non-fiction	304	816630879	978-0816630875		North America	Layne Knoche , Eliana Brown, & Maddy Kangas
50	Bicycling with Butterflies	Nature writing	Travel	Sara Dykman		Non-fiction	280	1643260456	978-1643260457	Outdoor educator and researcher Sara Dykman follows the 10,000-mile round-trip migration path of butterflies across North America on a bike over 9 months. Part travel adventure, part scientific research, this journey shows first-hand the struggles monarchs face on their migration. Dykman connects with researchers, citizens scientists in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.	North America	Emily Steele
51	A Gardener's Guide to Botany	Botany	Ecology	Scott Zona		Non-fiction	256	‎ 0760374457	978-0760374450	Exceptional, entertaining, and modern introductory guide to Botany for a lay audience	world	Brodie Dunn
52	Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes	Ecological gardening	Conservation	Thomas Rainer, Claudia West		Non-fiction	272	1604699000		Helpful gardening guide	Eastern US	Several
53	The Language of Butterflies	Nature writing	Insect Pollinators	Wendy Williams		Non-fiction	222	1501178067	9781501178061	A general exploration and celebration of butterflies for general readers and butterfly enthusiasts alike. The author takes us around the world from butterfly gardens to zoos to fossils fields to explore what draws us to butterflies, what we know about them and what we're still learning.	Global	Emily Steele
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