Illinois Exotic Species Coloring Book

Looking through my resources for the Southern Illinois block (grade 4 Local Geography, History & Industry), I came across this lovely coloring book.

Printed on nice heavy card, these beautiful illustrations come with helpful information on the back. Some of them would work very well in other blocks too, such as "Night Crawler" for Zoology, "Queen Anne's Lace" for Botany, or "Teasel" for Fibers & Clothing (teasers were an early tool used to card wool).

Here is the complete list:

Dame's Rocket

Eurasian Watermilfoil

Rusty Crayfish

Buckthorn

Japanese Beetle

Musk Thistle

Ruffe

Round Goby

German Yellowjacket

European Starling

Rock Dove

House Sparrow

Reed Canary Grass

Gypsy Moth

Chinese Mantis

Goldfish

Common Carp

Daphnia

Zebra Mussel

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Mute Swam

Multiflora Rose

Night Crawler

Kudzu

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Teasel

Garlic Mustard

Purple Loosestrife

Honey Bee

Wild Parsnip

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle

Queen Anne's Lace

Monk Parakeet

European Corn Borer

Norway Rat

House Mouse

Ring-necked Pheasant

The book's introduction clarifies the difference between an exotic species and an invasive species.

Written by Michelle Garland, Carolyn P. Nixon, and Philip L. Nixon
Illustrated by Carolyn P. Nixon and Loren Kirkwood