I am the author of "Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants and Animals among California's Oaks" (Heyday, 2014). My book is full of fascinating and/or ecologically important information about plants and animals of California's oak woodlands and their interrelationships. I dug up lots of little known "cool facts" and presented them in a fun and readable way. Each chapter is devoted to one species, and I list species interactions at the end of each chapter.. I hope that after reading this book you will be inspired to protect and restore oak woodlands.

You can go to www.katemarianchild.com to read reviews, excerpts, and praise from readers, as well as purchase my book. On my website, you can also buy the life-changing close-focusing binoculars as well as my unique oak identification guides.