Wild Chicago Animals, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants to Watch Out for at Home, at the Park, and in the Woods

by Bachleda, F. Lynne

• ISBN13: 9781578605293
• ISBN10: 1578605296
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-05-14
• Publisher: Clerisy Press

Summary

Have you ever wondered what to do when a snake bit you? What if it is an animal you have never seen before? What if that plant is poisonous? Chicago residents need have no fear. In this new guide, Lynne Bachleda showcases the animals, places, and potential diseases that readers could encounter in the Chicago area. Bachleda touches on the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, arachnids, and flora that Chicago has to offer and she doesn't stop there. In this book, Bachleda explains how to keep safe and what to do in case you are injured by an animal or contract a disease from an animal or plant.

Author Biography

A former religion reviewer for Publishers Weekly, Lynne Bachleda has been a freelance writer for various national, regional, and local publications for 20 years. She is a lifelong outdoor enthusiast whose first book, Blue Mountain: A Spiritual Anthology Celebrating the Earth, was a finalist for the NAPRA 2001 Nautilus Awards. Dangerous Wildlife in California and Nevada, a title in a regional series Bachleda authored, was winner of the 2002 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Bronze Award for Nature Books. Bachleda lives in Tennessee.