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Peterson Birds of North America
Decades of research, organization and expertise have gone into making the Peterson Field Guide series the most respected guides to North American natural history in print. Roger Tory Peterson invented the modern field guide and set the standard for all field guides to follow. His classic Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America is the result of 75 years of continual revision and rework. It is widely considered the most authoritative and the most useful reference on North American birds.
But Peterson guides are more than just a great reference. People all across the US have grown up with Peterson guides. For many, their first introduction to birds and how they differ from one another came from a Peterson book. Peterson guides are a treasure trove of natural and national history.
Appweavers is privileged to bring this tremendous national resource to a wider audience and to continue Roger Tory Peterson’s goal of broadening the appreciation of North American flora and fauna. In the coming months we will be introducing a wide range of mobile apps, designed around the Peterson Field Guide series of books.
About Appweavers, Inc.
Appweavers is a San Francisco Bay Area software developer, with a focus on nature guide applications for mobile computing devices. The company has a multi-product licensing agreement with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for development of mobile apps based on the highly respected Peterson Field Guide series of books. Appweavers founder Nigel Hall has extensive experience with birding applications for the iPhone and iPad.
About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is a global education and learning company that is leading the way with innovative solutions and approaches to the challenges facing education today. The world’s largest provider of educational products and solutions for pre-K–12 learning, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt develops and delivers interactive, results-driven learning solutions that advance teacher effectiveness and student achievement. Through curricula excellence and technology innovation, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt collaborates with school districts, administrators, teachers, parents and students. Today, HMH education products and services are used by 57 million students throughout all 50 U.S. states and 120 countries. With origins dating back to 1832, the Company also publishes an extensive line of reference works and award-winning literature for adults and young readers. For more information, visit: www.hmhco.com