"Alaska Literary Field Guide is a rich, immersive look at Alaska's unique natural environment through poetry, prose, and art, all from writers and artists of the Last Frontier. Co-edited by three award-winning Alaska writers who are also experienced educators and naturalists, this engaging anthology highlights approximately 80 species of flora and fauna-mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, insects, plants, invertebrates, and fungi-as well as a handful of non-living elements that are a critical part of the state's ecosystems such as glaciers and the aurora borealis. Informative, science-based natural histories are provided for each species, paired with full-color illustrations from Alaskan artists and poetry from Alaskan writers. This is a field guide that emphasizes what's so special about our 49th state and presents an invitation to learn more about its natural, cultural, and artistic diversity"-- Provided by publisher.