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While the trees of Yosemite thrill visitors and the wildflowers often steal the show, every year the blue elderberry, the snowberry, the American dogwood, and dozens of other shrubs bloom in a glory all their own. This lovely volume, with inspired watercolors showing the fruit, flowers, and foliage of the plants, pays these shrubs full homage. Complete with useful information for plant identification, this book serves as a welcome and needed introduction to some of Yosemite's most interesting and often underappreciated flora. (95 pages) Shirley Spencer has lived and worked in the Sierra Nevada since 1979. She earned a B.A. in Life Science from Pacific Union College and an M.A. in Environmental Studies from Fresno Pacific University. Shirley began teaching natural history and park interpretation classes for the Yosemite Institute in 1986. A gifted and versatile artist, she specializes in watercolors, with an emphasis on Sierra Nevada landscapes and botanical illustrations. She has co-authored and published two books and several magazine articles with her husband, Mark.