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Illinois Guide Books
Here are some guide books about Illinois:
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By Joe McFarland
Joe McFarland
Paperback (232 pages)
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Click Here | - Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States A Field to Kitchen Guide
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Lavishly illustrated with nearly three hundred gorgeous full-color photos, this engaging guidebook carefully describes forty different edible species of wild mushrooms found around Illinois and surrounding states, including Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, and Kentucky. With conversational and witty prose, the book provides extensive detail on each edible species, including photographs of potential look-alikes to help you safely identify and avoid poisonous species. Mushroom lovers from Chicago to Cairo will find their favorite local varieties, including morels, chanterelles, boletes, puffballs, and many others. Veteran mushroom hunters Joe McFarland and Gregory M. Mueller also impart their wisdom about the best times and places to find these hidden gems. Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States also offers practical advice on preparing, storing, drying, and cooking with wild mushrooms, presenting more than two dozen tantalizing mushroom recipes from some of the best restaurants and chefs in Illinois, including one of Food & Wine magazine's top 10 new chefs of 2007. Recipes include classics like Beer Battered Morels, Parasol Mushroom Frittatas, and even the highly improbable (yet delectable) Morel Tiramisu for dessert. As the first new book about Illinois mushrooms in more than eighty years, this is the guide that mushroom hunters and cooks have been craving. Visit the book's companion website at www.illinoismushrooms.com. |
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By Aaron Linsdau
Sastrugi Press
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Illinois Total Eclipse Guide: Commemorative Official Keepsake Guidebook On August 21, a remarkable event will occur over Illinois. A rare total eclipse will pass directly over the state. If you are planning to view the total eclipse in Illinois, you need the Illinois Total Eclipse Guide.
This book has everything you need to know about viewing and photographing the eclipse across the state. In it, you will find some of the secret locations locals know.
Why Buy the Illinois Total Eclipse Guide?
Where should you watch the eclipse from? How will you find these locations? If you have never been to Illinois before, you might get lost. You don't want to be lost on the big day of the eclipse! The book even will tell you exactly where to stand if you want to see the eclipse directly over the Illinois. This commemorative official guide has information on lodging, travel and local secrets. Photography The book contains photography exposure settings for your camera. If you’re interested in creating a stunning photo of the sun’s corona, the book tells you the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO settings you’ll need. You will find a wealth of information about how to safely and successfully photograph this rare total eclipse that will traverse the United States. Guides for the Twelve States Under the Main Part of the Totality See other state eclipse guides, purchase wholesale or signed author copies at the publisher website: www.sastrugipress.com/eclipse If online retailers are out of stock, purchase directly from your local bookstore. |
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By ILTS Exam Secrets Test Prep Team
Mometrix Media LLC
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***Includes Practice Test Questions***
Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the ILTS Test of Academic Proficiency test.
The ILTS Test of Academic Proficiency (400) is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. ILTS Test of Academic Proficiency (400) Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the ILTS Test of Academic Proficiency Exam.
Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the ILTS Test of Academic Proficiency Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.
ILTS Test of Academic Proficiency (400) Secrets Study Guide includes:
- A thorough overview of the ILTS Test of Academic Proficiency
- A breakdown of reading comprehension
- An examination of language arts
- An analysis of mathematics
- Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations
It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.
The Reading Comprehension section covers:
- Understanding literature
- Purposes for writing
- Writing devices
- Types of passages
- History and culture
- Responding literature
- Literary genres
- Organization
- Drawing conclusions
- Informational sources
- Reference materials
- Determining word meaning
The Language Arts section covers:
- Choosing topics
- Purposes of writing
- Thesis
- Formal outlines
- Research
- Writing
- Editing
- Evaluating student writing
- Assessments
- Classroom based research
- Perspective
- Effects of prior knowledge
The Mathematics section covers:
- Operations
- Fractions, percentages, and related concepts
- Data analysis
- Probability
- Equations and graphing
- Systems of equations
- Polynomial algebra
- Solving quadratic equations
- Lines and planes
- Angles
- Area and perimeter formulas
- Similarity and congruence rules
These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the ILTS Test of Academic Proficiency Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.
Any test prep guide is only as good as its practice questions and answers, and that's another area where our guide stands out. Our test designers have provided scores of test questions that will prepare you for what to expect on the actual ILTS Test of Academic Proficiency Exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear.
We've helped thousands of people pass standardized tests and achieve their education and career goals. We've done this by setting high standards for our test preparation guides, and our ILTS Test of Academic Proficiency Exam Secrets Study Guide is no exception. It's an excellent investment in your future. |
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By Stan Tekiela
Adventure Publications Inc.
Paperback (288 pages)
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Make bird watching in Illinois even more enjoyable! With Stan Tekiela’s famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There’s no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don’t live in Illinois. This book features 111 species of Illinois birds, organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don’t know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out. Fact-filled information, a compare feature, range maps, and detailed photographs help to ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see. |
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By Stan Tekiela
Adventure Publications Inc.
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Trees are all around, but how much do you know about them? With this famous field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make tree identification simple, informative and productive. Learn about 124 Illinois trees, organized in the book by leaf type and attachment. Fact-filled information contains the particulars that you want to know, while full-page photos provide the visual detail needed for accurate identification. Trees are fascinating and wonderful, and this is the perfect introduction to them. |
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By Hal Hassen
Ingramcontent
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Click Here | - Cemeteries of Illinois A Field Guide to Markers Monuments and Motifs
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Illinois is home to cemeteries and burial grounds dating back to the Native American era. Whether sprawling over thousands of acres or dotting remote woodlands, these treasure troves of local and state history reflect two centuries of social, economic, and technological change. This easy-to-use guidebook invites amateur genealogists, historians, and cemetery buffs to decipher the symbols and uncover the fascinating past awaiting them in Illinois 's resting places. Hal Hassen and Dawn Cobb have combined almost three hundred photographs with expert detail to showcase how cemeteries and burial grounds can teach us about archaeology, folklore, art, geology, and social behavior. Features include - the ways different materials used as gravestones and markers reflect historical trends;
- how to understanding the changes in the use of iconographic images;
- the story behind architectural features like fencing, roads, and gates;
- what enthusiasts can do to preserve local cemeteries for future generations.
Captivating and informed, Cemeteries of Illinois is the only guide you need to unlock the mysteries of our state 's final resting places. |
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By Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
WILDERNESS
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Across the country, more than 1,600 unused railroad corridors have been converted to level, public, multiuse trails, where people can enjoy a fitness run, a leisurely bike ride, or a stroll with the family. In this updated guide in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the finest rail-trails, plus other great multiuse trails in three Midwestern states.
Rail-Trails Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio covers more than 70 trails in the region. Many rail-trails are paved and run through the most scenic parts of towns. Others, such as the 20-mile Sam Vadalabene Great River Road Bike Trail, travel along lush waterways, dramatic bluffs, and steep hills. The Monoon Trail in Indiana highlights the best of midwestern rail-trails by stitching together neighborhoods, recreational facilities, schools, and cultural centers between Indianapolis and Carmel. Rail-Trails Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio lets readers enjoy the serenity of the rural countryside along the Midwest's many great multiuse trails.
This full-color book includes succinct descriptions of each trail from start to finish, plus at-a-glance summary information indicating permitted uses, surface type, length, and directions to trailheads for each trail. Every trip has a detailed map that includes start and end points, trailhead, parking, restroom facilities, and other amenities. |
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By Dan Lynch
Adventure Publications
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Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals in the Heartland! The book features comprehensive entries for 96 rocks and minerals of Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa, from common rocks to rare finds. The easy-to-use format means you'll quickly find what you need to know and where to look, while the authors' photographs depict the detail needed for identification - no need to guess from line drawings. With this field guide in hand, identifying and collecting can be fun and informative. |
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By Stan Tekiela
Adventure Publications Inc.
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At the cabin, in the garden, or on a hike, keep this tabbed booklet close at hand. Based on Stan Tekiela's best-selling bird field guides and featuring 113 Midwest birds of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, the booklet is organized by color for quick and easy bird identification. Narrow your choices by color, and view detailed photographs of just a few birds at a time. The pocket-sized format is much easier to use than laminated foldouts, and the tear-resistant pages help to make the book durable in the field. |
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By Lyndee Henderson
Globe Pequot Press
Paperback (264 pages)
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Completely new tenth edition! Illinois Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience––if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Illinois Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the road less traveled and reveals a side of Illinois that other guidebooks just don't offer. |
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