North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi (Falconguide)

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Not Practical for the Common Hiker

Practical field guide and interesting read

Understand what you are buying

Over six hundred color photos and line drawings offer important identification keys

New Mushroom Guide

North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi (Falconguide)
Orson K. Miller , and Hope Miller
Manufacturer: Falcon
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0762731095

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Not Practical for the Common Hiker.......2007-01-07

This book has three fatal flaws that should prevent it from being in the library of any person without formal training in botany and/or mycology:

Flaw #1: Exclusive use of scientific names (Latin). Common names get only a passing mention and are often not included in the index.

Flaw #2: Identification key is based upon spore printing. The ID key for this book requires spore printing for most mushrooms as a first step. This requires removing the fruiting body, e.g. picking the mushroom just to ID it. Except for purposes of consumption it is illegal to harvest mushrooms in most U.S. National Parks. This book should be illegal too. I hate following in the footsteps of people who harvest mushrooms for purpose of identification. There is nothing more annoying than to discover the sole specimen on an entire hiking trail has already been taken/picked/cut/spore-printed by some inconsiderate hiker. Books like this one which encourage such behavior have no place in our society.

Flaw #3: The book doesn't include the "lower order" of fungi such as Slime Molds and Encrusting Fungi. In my part of the world the Slime Molds and Encrusting Fungi are among the most prolific and interesting of all fungi. The book is worthless to me for identification of those.

Don't buy this book if you feel as do I that harvesting mushrooms for the simple purpose of identification is not an Eco-friendly behavior.

Practical field guide and interesting read.......2006-08-26

Reviewed by Juanita Watson for Reader Views (8/06)

"North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi" is a comprehensive field guide that features most of the fungi one may encounter in the United States and Canada. This field guide is part of "A Falcon Guide" series and is a necessary asset to the library of any wild mushroom, or edible plant disciple.

"North American Mushrooms" is authored by the husband/wife team of mushroom enthusiasts. The Miller's have a long and extensive history in the world of fungi - they have worked all over North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Asia, and recently have carried out their field work in Biodiversity studies in the Greater Antilles and Belize. Orson is a Professor Emeritus of Botany and curator of Fungi from Virginia Tech, and is one of the leading mycologists in the United States. His wife, Hope, has authored a wild mushroom cookbook, taught classes, and supports Orson's work in the field. Basically, these people live and breathe mushrooms.

This comprehensive book has beautiful pictures, easy to understand keys, detailed drawings, interesting fungi information, listings of toxins, and useful information on habitat. This is not only a practical field guide but an interesting read into the world of wild mushrooms. In the wide range of selections available in the genre of field guides, I would recommend "North American Mushrooms" along with a couple area specific resources to round out a definitive package.

Understand what you are buying.......2006-08-23

This is a good book in the right hands. If you are looking for the definative book on mushrooms, it hasn't been published. The closest equivalent to definative is the David Arora Mushrooms Demystified. This book by Miller is a FIELD GUIDE (and maybe 1/5 the size and weight of Demystified), it is very, very short on the number of species covered ('only' hundreds out of thousands). Do not use this book to decide if you have harvested an edible mushroom. There are a great many edible mushrooms that look like a great many inedible and poisonious mushrooms and YOU CANNOT DO IDENTIFICATION BY COMPARING PICTURES.

Understand I am not in any way dissing this book; Miller knew his stuff, and this is an excellent guide. I bought a copy when it was first available, and it has already seen several days in the field. I learned about it from a well respected expert who had also purchased a copy. But I also already had a well used copy of Arora, and I have been foraging for many years, and I have gotten instruction from people like Larry Evens, Gary Lincoff and David Arora, and I STILL MAKE MISTAKES. The critical feature of a field guide is the Key that walks you through the identification process. This book (Miller) has a somewhat simplier key, that I can run through quickly (and larger type which is nice for old eyes in the middle of the forest). I would never eat off the identification from this book or any other. I have already found semi-common specimens where I know the species, that Miller doesn't cover. It's a nice addition to a library that also includes something specific for your region, plus Arora's Demystified. I would take the time to put a plastic cover on it, and it is a good bit heavier than the Audubon guide. However, if it comes to it, I will be carrying this guide in my backpack rather than any of the others I own (and I own a bunch of mushroom books).

Over six hundred color photos and line drawings offer important identification keys .......2006-07-18

If only one field guide to North American mushrooms is to be obtained for a reference holding, make it NORTH AMERICAN MUSHROOMS: A FIELD GUIDE TO EDIBLE AND INEDIBLE FUNGI. Over six hundred color photos and line drawings offer important identification keys and a comprehensive survey of where and how to gather wild mushrooms. Pictorial keys throughout enhance suggestions for location and identification as well as culinary use, and come from one of the most respected mycologists in this country, also a professor of Botany and Curator of Fungi. He's written six books on fungi and has authored 105 new species new to science in his papers: his is a masterpiece including sturdy binding for solid field use.

Diane C. Donovan
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New Mushroom Guide.......2006-07-03

I like the format of this book with the description under the very nice pictures and the use of the scientific names rather then the common names like the Audubon Guide. It won't take the place of Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora, but it will add to a library of field guides.

The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet

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Sort of glad Spielberg or Lucas never touched it
Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet
An Out Of This World Adventure
An Out Of This World Adventure
STILL just as terrific as the first time!

The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet
Eleanor Cameron
Manufacturer: Little, Brown Young Readers
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ASIN: 0316125407

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In print since the 1950's, the Mushroom Planet series is back with a new design by illustrator Kevin Hawkes.Don't miss the adventures of Chuck and David, two boys who travel to the alien planet Basidium in their homemade spaceship.This timeless series is a classic that is sure to be read over and over again.

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Sort of glad Spielberg or Lucas never touched it.......2007-08-14

All of the Mushroom Planet books should be considered as gems by the major movie producers, but think about the political correctness they would likely impose. The original story had two boys, Dave and Chuck, building the spacecraft. I'm sure most Hollywood producers would inflict a girl into the scene with no regard to the integrity of the author's written word. In fact there is almost no role played by any female in these books. Would that stop the Hollywood distortion machine from wreaking havoc with the original story line ? NO. If the Mushroom Planet saga ever is made into film, my prediction is that it will bear scant resemblance to Eleanor Cameron's superlative vision of a small invisible planet visited by two small boys.

Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet.......2007-01-07

This is a great book which I read when I was 10 years old, and I never
forgot it. I'm nearly 60 now, and I wanted to find the book and relive the adventure. And so I did, and I loved the story now as much as I did
almost 50 years ago. The storyline is ageless, a frolic which is still
enjoyable.

An Out Of This World Adventure.......2006-12-11

The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet is a science fiction book written by Eleanor Cameron. The book is about two friends, David and Chuck, who build a spaceship in response to a want ad placed in the newspaper by a Mr. Tyco Bass. He is a two-thousand year old Basidiumite, or Mushroom Person, who needs the two boys to travel to his home planet Basidium-X to help save his people.

The main reason I enjoyed reading this book is because the story gets started right away and the plot develops quickly. In the first few pages the reader learns that the main character David is interested in outer space and pretends in bed each night that he is traveling in his own spaceship to other planets. He wishes he could find a little planet just his size which he could explore in just a day or two. The newspaper ad placed by Mr. Bass promises the two boys who successfully build the spaceship an adventure. It quickly becomes apparent that David shall get his wish and will soon travel to another planet, only this time not in his imagination.

David and his best friend Chuck live in Pacific Grove, California. They build the spaceship with scrap metal and lumber found in the boatyard owned by Chuck's grandfather. Even though it might seem unrealistic to believe that two eleven year old boys could successfully build a spaceship, the author convinces the reader it can happen through the use of Mr. Bass and his un-natural powers. Although the boys build the spaceship, it is Mr. Bass who quickly makes the spacecraft capable of traveling into space by adding a rocket motor and special coating to its surface. Since Mr. Bass is not originally from the planet earth, it is easy for the reader to accept his ability to perform amazing tasks and make marvelous inventions such as his "stroboscopic telescope" used to view Basidium-X.

After meeting Mr. Bass the boys blast-off on their journey and take along a gentle hen named Mrs. Pennyfeather for their mascot. The main conflict of the story is revealed when David and Chuck land on Basidium-X. They learn that the Basidiumites, or Mushroom People, are sick and dying because they don't have any magic plants left to eat. A drought has destroyed the special mushroom plants that grow in the mountains at the Place of the Hidden Water. While on the planet, David and Chuck meet several Basidiumites, including the lovable thinkers Mebe and Oru and the serious ruler Ta. I really enjoyed the characters Mebe and Oru because they seemed so innocent and helpless.

Read the book to find out whether or not David and Chuck are successful in their mission to save the Basidiumites and learn how important one small chicken can be to an entire race! The book will leave you wanting to read more about the Mushroom People and the mysterious Mr. Bass.

Cristian LA-6A Word Count 491

An Out Of This World Adventure.......2006-12-11

STILL just as terrific as the first time!.......2006-09-20

I'm so happy to see that I'm not the only 40+ person who has rediscovered this book from their childhood. I, too, first read this when I picked it up in the school library around 1967 or so. I've thought about this story on and off thru my entire adult life and FINALLY asked a librarian while visiting the other day.....she went straight to it after only getting a brief description of the story. I sat down last night and began re-reading.....I could feel myself smiling and slowly slipping back into my carefree childhood. I only wish Eleanor Cameron were still alive that I could write and thank her for creating such an incredible story. It feels like a long overdue homecoming! I can't wait to get home and read some more (just like I did 40 yrs ago!!!)

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One side makes you taller, the other side makes you small
It's a shame this book is no longer in print

Mushroom in the Rain
Mirra Ginsburg , and Russian by Mirra Ginsburg
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ASIN: 0689714416

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Caught out in the rain, an ant takes shelter under a very tiny mushroom. Soon, a wet butterfly, then a drenched mouse, a dripping sparrow, and even a rain-soaked rabbit each beg to join him under his miniature umbrella. How can the ant let the others in when there is barely room enough for one? But as the rain comes down and down, they all somehow manage to squeeze together and share the tiny shelter. And when the sun finally comes out, the ant discovers a magical secret of just what happens to mushrooms in the rain!

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One side makes you taller, the other side makes you small.......2004-04-10

A somewhat oblique tale about how sharing/love/goodwill towards your fellow man leads to an increase in even more sharing/love/goodwill. Adapted from the Russion of a one V. Suteyev, this soggy tale follows a small ant in the rain. When the sky begins to pour, the little ant has only just enough room to fit under a tiny mushroom. Soon, more and more creatures arrive to take refuge under the fungus. Finally, the animals band together to hide a rabbit from a hungry fox, making their toil well worth the effort. As the rain abates, the little ant ponders why it is that the mushroom was able to accommodate so many woodland creatures, and he learns a little about what mushrooms do in the rain.

The story is illustrated by the talented Jose Aruego (of "Leo the Late Bloomer" fame) and is rather amusing. Colorful too, in a sense, though nothing compared to "Leo". Aruego has a good sense of humor. As each animal or insect crawls under the mushroom, we are privy to a montage of different positions and poses as the other creatures move about to accommodate him/her. This is especially amusing when the fox inspects the mushroom's inhabitants for its bunny prey. He pokes and prods and even goes so far as to lift the entire mushroom onto one side (with the rabbit cleverly ensconced on the other). I was half expecting this story to turn out like so many other animals-trying-to-fit-in-a-small-space books. Usually this kind of story would end with the mushroom exploding into a million pieces with all the animals getting wet. Not so here. I give author Ginsburg/Suteyev a lot of credit for not taking the easy ending on this tale. It's much easier to end a story with a big ole explosion than with a quiet understated moral. All in all, successful.

It's a shame this book is no longer in print.......2003-04-26

As I look back, this book is one of my fondest memories. I remember having it read to me as child, knowing the words by heart, the beautiful pictures drawing me into the world of the story. I can still see those pictures in my mind and they bring a smile to my face even now all these many years later. If you can find it for your child either used or in a library, get it. It will be a favorite, guaranteed.

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Great YA Sci-Fi From the 50s!!
Great book to read with your child!
The best book about mushrooms I 've ever read
Sequels and Science......what a joy!!
Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet

Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet
Eleanor Cameron
Manufacturer: Little, Brown Young Readers
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ASIN: 0316125415

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Great YA Sci-Fi From the 50s!!.......2007-04-08

I was given this book for my birthday by a girl I had a crush on in the fourth or fifth grade. I hadn't read the first one, but I enjoyed this one just the same. It's interesting to think about it now and knowing that this was written in the 50s when space flight and sci-fi were only just beginning. The theme of marooned aliens and space-ship building teenagers and stowaway professor types has been copied many times since, and still this ranks with the best "family" sci-fis while also predating them. The nastalgic writing style is condusive to building rapport with child-like thought processes, and it helps that many people read this in their youth and are called back to it in adulthood. Read it to your child today and hopefully when they are adults, they'll be able to reach that state again while reading it with their children! I'll be ordering the first one soon to read to my kid!

J. Lyon Layden
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Great book to read with your child!.......2007-01-01

My son and I don't get the chance to read together as often as we did when he was younger. He is now 9 and likes to read on his own, and I have younger ones to tend to also. But when we do read together, it is really special and this one was a favorite. It is the second in the series (first is Journey to the Mushroom Planet, I think). We loved them both. Very creative and some suspense. Long descriptions and some more complex words make it ideal for a parent to read aloud, unless the child is older and a truly avid reader. We will try the third book, though we've heard the first two are the best. Definitely read the first two.

The best book about mushrooms I 've ever read.......2005-11-18

The book Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet is a great book. Some characters are Chuck and David the original space travelers from the first mushroom planet book. Chuck and David live fairly close to each other. They live pretty close to Cap'n Tom's beach. About the problem in the story, when David, Chuck, and Mr. Theo Bass blast off from Earth they hear something like a soft voice. Lucky for them (not really) a curious professor Horatio Q. Peabody stows away in their space ship but they can't really turn around so they take him along. A while after they've been on the misty green planet of Basidium (the mushroom planet), Horatio enters a sacred place on Basidium without permission. Thanks to that the ancient ones nearly take out Chuck, David, Mr. Theo and a few other people. In the end after they've left Basidium and have gotten back home, Horatio can't remember pretty much anything due to a drink he took on Basidium. Mainly, Horatio's upset and he steals Chuck and David's space ship, but something weird happens while he is in space. I'm not going to give away what happened but, Horatio crash lands about a month later in the ocean not knowing anything about Basidium. Then Chuck and David go help Horatio out of the ocean and walk him up the beach.

Sequels and Science......what a joy!!.......2002-04-02

This book follows the wonderful story set down by Cameron in her first book of the series. As a science teacher, I am still captivated by the wonderful work and research that went into the book in light of the volume of space knowledge known at that time. A wonderful flight to worlds unseen where you can relax with well developed characters and charming guests as well. A book that will grab you by your imagination and never let go! Well worth the read, well worth a reasonable price to own the series. A book I look forward to reading again.
I would love to see the entire series reprinted in paperback in order to have extra copies of it.

Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet.......2000-03-29

Two very smart boys who like to study the solar system,Chuck and David,invite a man who likes everything for himself over to give a lecture to their space society.The man's name was Horatio.At the lecture Horatio over-hears David,Chuck,and Theo,a Mushroom man from the Mushroom Planet, talking about the space ship and when they are taking off.Horatio asks to stay the night so he can see what they were planning to do.He sneaks aboard the ship without anyone noticing him.Theo,David and Chuck find Horatio in the back of the space ship when they were half way to The Mushroom Planet,Basidium. When they reach,they begin to speak in Basidiumite language. They didnt remember how to speak english.Horatio takes notes about Basidium so he can prove his dicovery on earth. Horatio steals jewels from the Basidiumites to bring back proof.He did this so he can be famous on earth.Because the Basidiumites didn't want there land to be exposed the king,Ta gave Horatio The Drink Of Forgetfulness.Horatio goes back to earth and doesnt remember basidiumite language so his notes were useless.

Texas Mushrooms: A Field Guide (Corrie Herring Hooks Series)

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Excellent identification guide
Must Have Field Guide for Identifying Texas Wild Mushrooms
Best and Only Guide to the Mushrooms of Louisiana and Texas

Texas Mushrooms: A Field Guide (Corrie Herring Hooks Series)
Susan Metzler , and Van Metzler
Manufacturer: University of Texas Press
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ASIN: 0292751265

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Mushrooms in Texas? Yes, it's true. One of the best-kept secrets in the Lone Star state is that mushrooms can be found in almost every region. Thousands of species of mushrooms flourish in Texas from the desert and semiarid regions of West Texas to the moist and acid soils of East Texas, where species that can also be found in South America live alongside those that might be spotted in Malaysia and Europe. At last, here is the Texas mushroom book--a colorful, easy-to-follow guide that will surprise and delight uninitiated nature enthusiasts and at the same time provide the experienced mushroom hunter with the first field guide of its kind in Texas. Excellent color photographs and precise descriptions of over 200 species will enable the mushroom hunter--even the amateur--to make quick, careful easy distinctions between the edible varieties and the potentially toxic ones. In addition, kitchen-tested recipes are included along with a microscopic spore chart, glossary, and blbllography. In Texas, mushroom hunting can be a year-round, state-wide activity, and with this enticing introduction, collecting, identifying, and preparing wild mushrooms will become an activity the entire family can enjoy while appreciating the beauty of Texas from a new and fascinating angle.

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Excellent identification guide.......2006-12-15

This book really does Texas wild mushrooms well. Susan and Van Metzler present Texas mushrooms in a vivid format with many pictures, and information. You can tell these two have a passion for hunting mushrooms. They take a conservative approach when it comes to what types of mushrooms are edible, and which ones are not.

Their book has pictures of every type of mushroom they mention. They give time of year they may appear and where you may find the mushrooms. Careful details is added to whether or not the mushroom may be edible. I like that they mention some are edible, but they caution against eating a particular type of mushroom. They also mention which mushrooms it is not known if they are deadly or not.

You can tell these two have a passion for mushroom hunting and it shows in this book. Vivid color photographs, detailed information about their growing seasons, locations, are all included. They also slip in some recipes with this mushroom guide. I would recommend adding this book to your collection if you are hunting mushrooms in Texas.

Must Have Field Guide for Identifying Texas Wild Mushrooms.......2001-04-28

Fall 2000 and so far this Spring 2001, I have found thirteen types of wild mushrooms growing on my ranch in Bandera Texas (amazing what some good rains can do!). So far, I have been able to identify all of them with this single reference book. Pictures are clear, and descriptions are detailed. I highly recommend this book. By the way, I found morels---first time they've been seen in over 20 years here in the Hill Country, according to the locals.

Best and Only Guide to the Mushrooms of Louisiana and Texas.......2001-03-16

This book is wonderful. A thorough guide by the legendary Metzlers, famous experts on the subject. Color photos of every mushroom are beautiful and helpful. Complete descriptions, including interesting history, tips and cooking advice, make this book a fun, fascinating aid to any mushroom hunter. Other books will not suffice. Texas mushrooms are unique and strange, with many species that only occur in Texas. Other books will have dangerous gaps. You need this book. I'd buy it again, if I didn't already have it. The Deity-Man Van deserves our worship.

Field Guide to the Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania And the Mid-atlantic (Keystone Book)

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A must have for the novice wild mushroom picker!
Wonderful Mushroom Guide - I Highly Recommend
Field Guide to the Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania And the Mid-atlantic (Keystone Book)

Field Guide to the Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania And the Mid-atlantic (Keystone Book)
Bill Russell
Manufacturer: Pennsylvania State University Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0271028912

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To most Americans, mushrooms are the brown lumps in the soup one uses to make a tuna casserole, but to a select few, mushrooms are the abundant yet often well-hidden delicacies of the forests. In spite of their rather dismal reputation, most wild mushrooms are both edible and delicious, when prepared properly. From the morel to the chanterelle and the prolific and aptly named chicken of the woods, mushrooms can easily be harvested and enjoyed, if you know where to look and what to look for. Bill Russell's Field Guide to the Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic helps the reader learn just that--specifically for the often-neglected East Coast mushrooms of the United States and Canada.

Suited to both the novice and the experienced mushroom hunter, this book helps the reader identify mushrooms with the use of illustrations, descriptions, and environmental observations. Russell's fifty years of experience in hunting, studying, and teaching about wild mushrooms have been carefully distilled into this easy-to-use and well-designed guide. The book is divided into the four seasons, each with its unique mushroom offerings. Each mushroom section includes a detailed description, information about the mushroom's biology, tips on where the mushroom is most likely to be found, and a short "nutshell" description for quick reference. The book also includes color photographs of each of the mushrooms described.

Russell's Field Guide to the Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic shows the reader not only how to identify the most common mushrooms found in the region but also how to avoid common copycats--and what to do with the mushrooms once they're identified and harvested. With both color illustrations and insightful descriptions of one hundred of the area's most common mushrooms, Field Guide is an indispensable reference for the curious hiker, the amateur biologist, or the adventurous chef.

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A must have for the novice wild mushroom picker!.......2007-03-10

I found this book to be extremely informative and easy to follow. The illustrations were useful and guide helpful

Wonderful Mushroom Guide - I Highly Recommend.......2007-02-16

It is a wonderful book. Lots of color photographs and packed with detailed descriptions of mushrooms. The field guide allows the reader to identify mushrooms that are common to the Mid Atlantic, but also the Eastern United States. Included are many tasty recipes that make mushroom hunting the joy that it is. It is an essential guide for both amateur and professional alike.

Field Guide to the Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania And the Mid-atlantic (Keystone Book).......2007-01-10

As a PA resident, I found this book invaluable. It is clearly written, and has great photos as well. Anyone intersted in mushrooms should... make that must, have several references, but if you live in this part of the world this is the first book to look at! Other books I've read are not always clear as to a specific mushroom's distribution. I know the fungi in this book are found here, and that focus makes identification so much easier.

Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins (Puffin Chapters)

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Review by Tori P.S. 39
Horrible Harry review
Tells of a boy who wears a necklace and faces ridicule

Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins (Puffin Chapters)
Suzy Kline
Manufacturer: Puffin
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ASIN: 0142401234

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When Harry comes to school wearing a necklace, the whole class is intrigued. Harry opens the necklace and reveals a mini-microscope&150perfect for looking at the mold experiment Room 3B is working on! Everyone wants to try it, so Harry promises to show them a kingdom of mushrooms at recess. But there is one catch. They will have to go outside the playground fence, which means breaking a school rule. If they follow Harry, will they ever be able to face Miss Mackle again?

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Review by Tori P.S. 39.......2006-04-13

In Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins by Suzy Kline you'll learn to listen to the rules. Harry convinces the class to go to where the teachers can't see them and they get in trouble. How will Harry ever learn to follow the rules?

The problem starts at recess time when Harry tries to get his classmates to break the rules. He wants them to see the mud gremlins.

I liked this story because even though Harry does bad stuff, he is still funny. All second graders would like Horrible Harry and all his adventures. Some other books you could read are: Horrible Harry and the Secret, Horrible Harry and the Green Slime, Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise, Horrible Harry in Room 2B, and Horrible Harry and the ant invasion.

Horrible Harry review.......2005-01-20

As an elementary teacher, I have a great love for children's literature. I choose Harry Horrible books frequently in my classroom. I read this book to my students at the beginning of the school year. The adventures of Harry and his friends throughout the Horrible Harry adventures are engaging its readers. These are some of the first chapter books that they pick up. It is a great simple chapter book to help hook your students into reading. They will relate to Harry and his friends, and find that reading is funny. I recommend this book to everyone.
I found that this book was funny and suspenseful altogether. My students were begging me to read more. In this book we find Harry wearing a mini-microscope necklace to school. Horrible Harry tells his classmates that they can use during recess time to find a secret mushroom kingdom. However knowing the playground rules, will Horrible Harry and his buddies break the rule and outside the fence to look in the mud? The author engages the readers in suspense, climax, and the issue of right and wrong.

Tells of a boy who wears a necklace and faces ridicule.......2003-06-10

Suzy Kline's Horrible Harry And The Mud Gremlins tells of a boy who wears a necklace and faces ridicule - until he reveals its secret. His promise to introduce the class to a mini-kingdom at recess involves breaking an important school rule in this chapter book for kids from Viking Press.

A Morel Hunter's Companion: A Guide to the True and False Morels

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A Morel Hunter's Companion: A Guide to the True and False Morels
Nancy Smith Weber , and James A. Weber
Manufacturer: Thunder Bay Press (MI)
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Everything you ever wanted to know about mushrooms!
beautiful, but not so practical concerning edible mushrooms

The Great Encyclopedia of Mushrooms
Jean-Mari Polese , and Jean-Louis Lamaison
Manufacturer: Konemann
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Binding: Hardcover

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The Great Encyclopedia of Mushrooms is billed by its publisher as a "culinary title," but fungi lovers who just want to look at them will enjoy this reference as much as gourmands. Profusely illustrated with color photos, cross-sections, and close-ups, this book will help you identify the mushrooms you pick and find out which ones are good to eat. (We prefer our customers alive, so heed the authors' warning and get your mushrooms identified by an expert mycologist before eating any you pick yourself.) After a thorough rundown on the parts of a mushroom and a glossary of terms, you'll find detailed descriptions of almost 500 wild species. The mushrooms are arranged according to taxonomy, so mycologists as well as amateurs will find this a useful guide. Both edible and poisonous species--and their look-alikes--are identified in this large book, perfect for figuring out what you've brought home after a pleasant day in the woods. --Therese Littleton

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Everything you ever wanted to know about mushrooms!.......2000-12-04

If you are a mushroom fanatic, this book has it all. Lots of pictures! It is really a thorough encyclopedia with scientific names and data too. You can look up fourteen deadly mushrooms, 100 poisonous mushrooms, plus every other mushroom in the world. The text is interesting, for example: "Poison Pie mushroom is not as bad as its name suggests, being merely indigestible by people with delicate stomachs." This book would be great for a report on mushrooms or as a handy reference to look up mushrooms.

beautiful, but not so practical concerning edible mushrooms.......2000-09-26

This book is quite beautiful and scientific. There is very little advice on how to identify mushrooms, although the scientific classifications are emphasized. There is a useful glossary of mushroom "terms." There are sections that compare the properties of "look-alike" varieties. I was surprised that it only detailed one species of truffle and could not find any of the chinese mushrooms that I wanted to know more about. The index is not very useful, nor were there very many references to common names. There are many beautiful photographs, so I would recommend this book for those who like to look at interesting photos.

The Complete Mushroom Book: Savory Recipes for Wild and Cultivated Varieties

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The Complete Mushroom Book
A Feast for the Mycophyle and the Mycophagist

The Complete Mushroom Book: Savory Recipes for Wild and Cultivated Varieties
Antonio Carluccio
Manufacturer: Rizzoli
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0847825566
Release Date: 2003-11-29

Book Description

There are not many people who can claim to have been collecting, cooking, and devising recipes for mushrooms for more than sixty years, but Antonio Carluccio is one of them. Carluccio's interest in mushrooms-his mycological education-began at the age of seven when he went on mushroom hunts with his father and has culminated in his Neal Street Restaurant in London.

Today, mushrooms are more popular then ever. Chefs everywhere use these delectable morsels to provide a powerful punch of flavor, without adding many calories or fat.
The book begins with a complete field guide, in which forty species are identified with photos. To ensure safety, poisonous look-alike species are also meticulously documented. Then comes a veritable feast of more than 150 mushroom recipes-from classic Italian preparations to Asian-inspired creations and contemporary dishes. Mouthwatering photos accompany each recipe and evoke the earthy sensuality that only mushrooms can bring to the table. In The Complete Mushroom Book, Antonio Carluccio shares the excitement of the hunt and a lifetime of expertise in the kitchen with a new generation of enthusiasts eager to reap the pleasures of cooking with mushrooms.

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The Complete Mushroom Book.......2007-01-09

This book is what the title says - The complete mushroom book. It is the only book you need. Read it, learn and you can be safe picking all mushrooms in Sweden and the rest of the world. And then you can make the most delicius dishes with help from Antonio Carluccio's recipes. He is the most marveleus mushroom expert both in the woods, fields and citchen. I am very impressed!
Bo Johnsson

A Feast for the Mycophyle and the Mycophagist.......2003-12-29

This book by an Italian, Antonio Carluccio, transplanted to England covers the botanical classifications of edible mushrooms and fungi, tips on collecting, a guide to identifying edible and toxic mushrooms, and a large collection of mushroom recipes. It has many things to recommend it, but it also should be given more than a cursory thought if you have an interest in purchasing the book.

As a compulsive book collector, I often justify the purchase of a book solely on the presence of one good idea comprising not much more than a page or two, but you may not have such liberal criteria when laying out the long green for a book, especially for bone white plants.

The devil's advocate view of this book is that:

It's coverage of mushroom identification and distinction of culinary from toxic is weak in that the book does not give a consistant photographic coverage to all species. I would be extremely nervous if I knew someone was using only this book as a field guide. A quick comparison photographs for the edible boletus badius on page 33 with the toxic russula emetica on page 71 shows how similar two very different mushrooms can look. The comparison is scarier when you see that the two species flourish at the same time of the year. My main point is that to a non-mycologist, this appears to be a very inadequate field guide. Much better would be one species per page with much more consistant coverage over all species.

While the title of the book refers to all mushrooms, it's emphasis is clearly on wild mushrooms. About 75 percent of all the recipes call for wild mushrooms, primarily morels and many of the recipes calling for cultivated species call for unusual or expensive species, up to and including truffles.

So what does that leave for the non-mushroom hunter living in Brooklyn? Here are some reasons for buying this book:

The well written text and good photography provides a worthy vicarious experience of the thrills of mushroom hunting in Devon, England.

The recipes give several worthy methods for preserving mushrooms, including drying and pickling. This is the material I would pick to primarily justify the purchase. I have not seen it anywhere else.

Even if you substitute the humble Pennsylvania button mushroom or the slightly more upscale cremini for the blue stocking morels and procinis, you get a wealth of recipes to add to a vegetarian diet. The recipes draw heavily from French and Italian cuisine, but they include a broad selection from various oriental cuisines as well. Even a fair number of German and Spanish dishes are included. Oddly, there seems to be practically no recipes for the portobello.

You also get useful practical tips on handling and eating mushrooms. The book makes it clear that almost every mushroom is healthier to eat cooked than to eat raw. I have heard it said that even our darling little Kennet Square button mushrooms have toxins which must be cooked to remove the toxins. Give the raw mushrooms a pass the next time you hit the salad bar. The information on taking special care with raw mushrooms and alcohol is pretty chilling, but again, as testified by the long popularity of Coq au Vin, this danger is eliminated by thorough cooking.

In general, I would rate the culinary advice on mushroom technique to be very useful.

Since I am very fond of cookbooks on single subjects, I recommend this book for the recipes and techniques and background on mushroom culture and collection in the wild, as long as you keep the wild part to your armchair. The price is a bit high, so I would not click on the order button without some check on alternate titles, especially the volume by Jane Grigson, `The Mushroom Feast' which I have not yet had the pleasure to sample.

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