Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants and Animals among California's Oaks

''I love this book. It reads like a walk in the woods with the best naturalists."—John Muir Laws

A Californian may vacation in Yosemite, Big Sur, or Death Valley, but many of us come home to an oak woodland. Yet, while common, oak woodlands are anything but ordinary. In a book rich in illustration and suffused with wonder, author Kate Marianchild combines extensive research and years of personal experience to explore some of the marvelous plants and...