2001. Hilary Hopkins. A unique take-along book about the plants a person will almost surely see in walking or hiking in the Northeast--or in parking lots, vacant lots, and the edges of sidewalks. For each of 125 wild flowers, trees, shrubs, and ferns, there is a page of succinct information about surprising growth habits, a memory aid, intriguing uses, bloom times, appealing lore, reasons for names, and other wonderful stories. There is a simple activity suggested for each, too, to help the walker engage more intimately with the plant. Opposite every page of text is a blank page, with an invitation to sketch or make notes--an ideal format by which to make the book personal to each reader. An index and bibliography complete the book, which is small enough to fit handily in a waist pouch. 257 pages, soft cover.