For parents, children, and others interested in nature: Homewood Library has field guides on many subjects. There are guides for geology, astronomy, trees and other plants; and for animals of many kinds, especially birds of North America. The following list is for browsing by subject, with titles and call numbers included.

The field guides below are drawn from the boldface Dewey number areas. 

500 Science
510 Mathematics
520 Astronomy
530 Physics
540 Chemistry
550 Earth sciences & geology
560 Fossils & prehistoric life
570 Biology
580 Plants (Botany)
590 Animals (Zoology)

National Audubon Society field guide to the southeastern states / Peter Alden … [et al.].

508.76  Nat     

• Stars & planets : the complete guide to the stars, constellations, and the solar system.  Ridpath, Ian.      

523  Rid

• Constellations : A Field Guide to the Night Sky.  Sparrow, Giles.

523.8  Spa

A field guide to geology. Eastern North America. Roberts, David C.

557  Rob

The Princeton field guide to dinosaurs. Paul, Gregory S.

567.9  Pau 

National Geographic field guide to the water’s edge. Leatherman, Stephen P.

578.76  Lea

• Field guide to medicinal wild plants. Angier, Bradford.

581.6  Ang

• A field guide to medicinal plants and herbs of eastern and central North America. Foster, Steven.

581.634  Fos     

• A field guide to venomous animals and poisonous plants of North America north of Mexico. Foster, Steven.

581.65  Fos 

• National Wildlife Federation field guide to trees of North America / Bruce Kershner … [et al.]

582.16  Ker

A field guide to coral reefs : Caribbean and Florida. Kaplan, Eugene H.

591.9729  Kap

• A field guide to insects : America north of Mexico. Borror, Donald Joyce.

595.709  Bor

• The Audubon Society field guide to North American insects and spiders. Milne, Lorus Johnson.

595.7097  Mil  2015 

• Field guide to grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets of the United States. Capinera, John L.

595.726  Cap

• The Audubon Society field guide to North American butterflies. Pyle, Robert Michael. 

595.78  Pyl

• Caterpillars of Eastern North America : a guide to identification and natural history. Wagner, David L.

595.78  Wag

The National Audubon Society field guide to North American reptiles and amphibians. Behler, John L.

597.6097  Beh       

• How to identify birds / John Farrand, Jr.

598    F241h                  

• The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior. Sibley, David.

598  Sib     

• National Audubon Society Sibley guide to birds : field identification. Sibley, David.

598  Sib             

• Peterson field guide to birds of North America. Peterson, Roger Tory.

598.097  Pet           

• Field guide to backyard birds of the south. 

598.097  Fie           

• National Geographic field guide to the birds of eastern North America.

598.0974  Nat                

• Nests, eggs, and nestlings of North American birds. Baicich, Paul J.

598.156  Bai           

A field guide to hummingbirds of North America. Williamson, Sheri.

598.7  Wil

The hummingbird book : the complete guide to attracting, identifying, and enjoying hummingbirds. Stokes, Donald.

598.899  Sto             

• A field guide to animal tracks. Murie, Olaus Johan.

599.097  Mur    

• National Audubon Society field guide to North American mammals. Whitaker, John O.

599.097  Whi  

•  A field guide to the mammals of Australia. Menkhorst, Peter.

599.0994 Men          

• National Audubon Society guide to marine mammals of the world / illustrated by Pieter A. Folkens ; written by Randall R. Reeves… [et al.].

599.5  Nat