An excellent book, covering everything from the history of this rare species, its decline, the reasons for its near-extinction, its biology, and the ongoing recovery program. I recommend this book to anybody interested in black-footed ferrets or any endangered species recovery. The book is written in layman's terms without being overly simple in explanation with plenty of pictures and drawings to make it more interesting. A great addition to any library!

I picked up a co-workers copy of this poetry collection and was first caught up by the wonderful photography accompanying the poems. Inspired by the images, I began reading bits and pieces of the collection. Someone like myself who has grown up with inseparable ties to the Kansas ranching industry will immediately recognize the scenes portrayed by the various poets. From the ever-trustworthy cowdog, the beauty of the undisturbed range, and cantankerous horses and cattle to the realistic portraits of the men and women who've made these things their life, this book brings back fond memories of people and events I know and have known. I am eagerly awaiting my own copy of "Prairie Poetry: Cowboy Verse of Kansas." All of the authors included have ties to Kansas, whether by birth, by choice, or both. Any enthusiast of cowboy poetry and ballads should consider adding this volume to their collection.

My children love this book!!! The beautiful pictures and old fashioned customs, take us back to the days of Laura Ingalls Wilder. This is a must for preschoolers through first grade!!!!

In this small paperback, Rock delineates the propagation guidelines for myriad prairie and savanna plants on most soil types. There is no question that the Prairie Propagation Handbook is an terrific buy and an indispensible resource for everyone from restoration biologists to backyard prairie enthusiasts. Not only does my copy serve me as a handy supplement to the floras I use in the lab, but it also has found a ready home in my backpack or jacket when I go into the field. If prairies have any part in your life, you simply must have a copy!

Prairie Recipes And Kitchen Antiques presents an impressive compendium of original recipes drawn from pioneer families residing in Wayside, Kansas (the site of the original "Little House on the Prairie"). Wilma Kurtis and Anita Gold begin with an informative introduction to pioneer life, artifacts, and photographs. this segment is followed by recipes organized into chapters on Beans and Potatoes; Beverages and Punch; Breads and Spreads; Cakes; Candies; Canning and Preserving; Cookies; Desserts; Fritters, Pancakes, and Grits; Ice Creams and sherbets; Main Dishes and Casseroles; Pies; Puddings and Hard Sauce; Salads, Salad Dressings, and Cottage Cheese. There is a fascinating chapter on Wayside Remedies and a "user friendly" index to the recipes. Prairie Recipes And Kitchen Antiques is a unique and very highly recommended addition to any personal or community library cookbook collection.

The collaborative effort of author Roselyn Ogden Miller and illustrator Janet Nelson Miller, Prairie Rose and the Beaded Anthills is a truly delightful children's picture book story about Prairie Rose, a young Native American girl who discovers a trail of ants carrying tiny decorative beads. Her discovery leads to a hidden surprise and ultimately a cause for celebration for her whole tribe, in this highly enjoyable and enthusiastically recommended storybook tale illustrated with soft, shaded black-and-white drawings.

My son loves pioneer stories. But books like Little House on the Prairie mostly feature girls. Here's a great series with a boy as the main character. Highly recommended!

The Prairie Spirit In Landscape Gardening is a reprint of a classic treatise first published in 1915, about a uniquely American style of landscape design - the "prairie style." Black-and-white photographs of designs for Chicago's Graceland Cemetery and Midwestern landscapes by Walter Burley Griffin and Warren H. Manning complement an informative text that has stood the test of time as a hallmark of American landscape gardening cultural trends. An extensive introduction to the new edition rounds out this remarkable and enduring work, The Prairie Spirit In Landscape Gardening is a welcome and strongly recommended addition to personal, professional, academic, and community library landscaping and gardening supplemental reading lists and reference collections.

This anthology of fiction and poetry by authors with North Dakota connections is essential to anyone with an interest in North Dakota. It's also a wonderful excursion for anyone; the stories and poems express the diversity of life in one of our more interesting--and least understood--states. There is history, geography, love, grief, anger, passion, and faith in these pages--a mix of strong voices exploring issues of home, land, kin, and "the other," as well as a host of other themes.

Authors include Roland Flint, Louise Erdrich, Jon Hassler, Louis L'Amour, Thomas McGrath, Kathleen Norris, Antony Oldknow, Mark Vinz, Larry Watson, and Larry Woiwode, as well as many other other fine, less famous writers.

The beautiful introduction by Martha Meek (who edited this collection with her husband, poet/editor Jay Meek) is alone worth the price of the book. It's a moving introduction to a collection that truly captures the North Dakota environment.