Recommended reading on nature related topics from librarians at the Toledo Lucas County Public  Library.

On A Mushroom Day
By Chris Baker

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"In this lyrical, informational picture book structured around a walk through a summertime wood, a child and their caregiver share the sights, sounds, and smells of the forest as they observe and identify different varieties of mushrooms. On a Mushroom Day encourages curiosity and a love of fungi in young children and normalizes safe, chaperoned, joyful exploration of the fungal queendom all around us."

-- Provided by publisher

Humougous Fungus: The Weird and Wonderful Kingdom of Fungi
By Lynne Boddy

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"Beneath the forest floor, drifting through the air, and growing inside other living things, fungi are everywhere. Fungi break down waste and help plants and animals grow, but they can also destroy buildings and turn ants into zombies! From tiny microbes tot he largest living thing, this is a world of strange shapes, magical colors, and fascinating science." -- Back cover

Christopher Hobbs’s Medicinal Mushrooms
By Christopher Hobbs

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"Rich in healing compounds, mushrooms have been used medicinally for thousands of years. Christopher Hobbs, an internationally renowned mycologist and herbalist, introduces you to the therapeutic power of 20 different mushrooms. Learn the health benefits of each, how to choose supplements, how to make medicine from grown or foraged mushrooms, and how to determine safe and effective dosages."--back cover

Fantastic Fungi: How mushrooms can heal, shift consciousness and save the planet
By Paul Stamets

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“Paul Stamets, the world's preeminent mushroom and fungi expert is joined by leading ecologists, doctors, and explorers such as Michael Pollan, Dr. Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, “Fantastic Fungi” director Louie Schwartzberg, and many more. Together these luminaries show how fungi and mushrooms can restore the planet's ecosystems, repair our physical health, and renew humanity's symbiotic relationship with nature.”

-- Hoopla

Medicinal Mushrooms: The Complete Guide to Grow Psilocybin Mushrooms and Medicinal Properties
By Elia Friedenthal

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“Medicinal Mushrooms Have Been Used in Eastern Medicine for Thousands of Years and Have Gained Even More Popularity as of Late. Destined to Be Taken as Powders (They're Never Meant to Be Eaten Raw or Whole), You Can Find These Fungi in All Different Forms, Including Ultra-Trendy Los Angeles Lattes.” -- Hoopla

Fungi
By Lynne Boddy

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“In this beautiful book, leading fungal biologists Lynne Boddy and Ali Ashby bring you closer to 300 species of mushrooms and lichens through fascinating facts, mushroom datasets, and detailed illustrations. Discover some of the fastest speeds in nature, specimens that glow in the dark, and fungi that clean up oil spills.” -- Bibliocommons

Mushroom Lullaby
By Kenneth Kraegel

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"In gentle rhyme, this spare and whimsical picture book from the one-of-a-kind imagination of Kenneth Kraegel introduces little readers to all sorts of wonderful mushrooms: ones that grow up high and ones that never stay dry, ones that grow in a park and ones that glow in the dark, and even one made just for them! Who can resist climbing up the soft mushroom stair, curling up in a plush mushroom chair, and preparing to dream sweet mushroom dreams?” -- Bibliocommons 

Lichens
By Oliver Gilbert

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" Lichens are fascinating and beautiful organisms able to colonize a vast range of habitats, including seemingly impossible places such as bare icy mountaintops and sun-scorched coastal rocks. This book discusses all aspects of British lichens, revealing the secrets of their success.”-- Bibliocommons