Mushrooms: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar North American Species (Nature Observation North America)

I seen this one on mushrooms and thought it would be a great addition to our bug out bags. Once I got it and seen all the information on it. Bought the one on edible plants, medical plants, field dressing game. And put them in our bags as well, for the money it cost it is an awful lot of knowledge in a little light weight space. I already know a bunch of it, but the if something happened the wife or kids can use it and get by. I wish I had them when I was a Boy Scout!I highly recommend these!! They are water proof and pretty heavy duty so they won’t get beat up to easy. I put it as 13+ on age cause I’m a lot older then that… lol but as long as they can read they can use this.

I would not call this a pocket guide because it is to long and being laminated, which is a good thing, it is not foldable. It is however a useful and portable field guide that will fit in a daypack or backpack when you are out on a hike or backpacking or camping. It contains 77 lifelike illustrations of both edible and poisonous mushrooms and a general information and tip page. The illustrations are of good quality and if you lookup the photographs of each mushroom on Google or Bing you will be able to recognize the illustration as the specific mushroom in the photo. Overall it is 4 out of 5 stars because it is not foldable down to the level of fitting in a pant or shirt pocket, but I would feel confident having studied the mushrooms on the pamphlet thoroughly using the pamphlet as a basis for my research to use this as a field guide in identifying the edible mushrooms on the pamphlet in the wild. Worth the price in my opinion.

This has been helpful with our nature studies. (We homeschool, ala Charlotte Mason). My 5yo son loves it! I didn't realize he was reading it on his own until we were walking in the woods recently and spotted some mushrooms. I asked our friend to take a pic of the mushrooms with her phone so we could identify them at home, since we didn't have the guide with us. My son piped up and said "I already know what they are! They're turkey tails!" She took the pic and we looked them up at home. Sure enough, that's what they were! I'm sure the guide is not comprehensive, since it has limited space. But the pictures seem great and the concise descriptions are helpful. It's perfect for kids: colorful pics, good variety of species, not too overwhelmingly long (like a guide book), good size for small hands. It's really added to our homeschool nature studies.

Great field guide reference

First off, this is by no means a fully unabridged guide to mushrooms. For that you will need to get a Peterson Guide. However, if you do have a Peterson Guide at home, then read it and just carry this field guide as a reminder.The pictures are actually drawings, but they are very good. Most of them picture open and closed mushrooms.It even has a few poisonous mushrooms listed so you don't eat them.Lamination is nice, plus the size is really good for putting in a backpack or large fanny pack.Overall, get a good resource like Peterson for home. Study it well, but don't bring it with you. It takes up way too much room. Bring these small field guides for easy reference.

I am a hiker in the PNW. During the mushroom season, this is a very handy guide to carry in my backpack.

Got this for the kids and it is really nice. They will use it a lot to identify mushrooms on hikes

Beautifully drawn illustrations that are accurate and helpful in identifying wildlife. We usually toss this in our day pack while exploring and hiking to liven up the learning. Waterproof cover that makes it easy to use while it's rainy! Very informational and have learned quite a bit. Impressed and would highly recommend.

I do not want this product! please refund my money