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The OWL'S NEST GIFT SHOP
is your shopping destination with unique gifts for that special
nature lover, hunter, angler, teacher or educator in your life,
no matter what age!

Check out our low prices.
We think you will be both surprised and pleased!

Located in the lobby of
the Great Plains Nature Center
6232 E. 29th St. N
Wichita, KS 67220-2200
(316) 683-5499 x111
Send us email at: owlsnest@gpnc.org

Yes, we can accept credit card orders
(MasterCard & VISA only) over the phone!

Owl's Nest Staff
Charlene Van Walleghen & Lorrie Peter

HOURS: Monday - Saturday,
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

We are closed on these holidays in 2008 -
Monday, May 26
Friday, July 4
Monday, September 1
Monday, October 13
Tuesday, November 11
Wednesday-Saturday, November 19-22
Thursday, December 25

All profits from purchases at the Owl's Nest go directly
to support the educational mission of the Great Plains Nature Center.

 

FEATURING THESE BOOKS:

Kansas Birds book cover

 

"The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding
Hot Spots"

By Bob Gress &
Pete Janzen

$19.95

"Insects in Kansas"

By Stephen White &
Glenn Salsbury

$25.95

Insects In Kansas book cover

Faces book cover

"Faces of
the Great Plains"

By Bob Gress & Paul Johnsgard

$34.95

"Land of Grass and Sky"

By Mary Taylor Young

$14.95

MTYoung book cover

Wildflower book cover

  

"Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas"

By Michael Jon Haddock

$19.95
OTHER TITLES:
"Great Wildlife of the Great Plains", by Paul Johnsgard - $29.95
"Prairie Birds", by Paul Johnsgard - $29.95
"A Key to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Continental United States and Canada" by Powell, Collins & Hooper - $17.95
"Wings of Paradise", paintings by John Cody - $60.00
Smithsonian "National Wildlife Refuges" - $39.95
Smithsonian "Birds of North America" - $60.00
"Rare and Elusive Birds" by William Burt - $39.95
"Pasture and Range Plants" (Centennial Edition) - $30.00

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WE ALSO FEATURE:

Painted Rocks

 Painted rocks by Concordia, KS artist
Phyllis Shanks.
- $18 to $28
Also: Refrigerator magnets (2 1/2" square) - $2.99
The Folkmanis line of wildlife puppets!

Puppets

Plush birds

A large selection of plush animal songbirds
by Wild Republic.  
Squeeze them and hear them sing!
- Approved by the National Audubon Society! -

 

AND DON'T MISS THESE!

Posters and limited edition prints of John Cody's watercolor moth paintings. 
Click here for a peek at three of them.

Posters - $25

Limited edition prints, from $45 to $155

Large assortment of Kansas postcards

Note cards, matted prints and limited edition artwork by Brent Langley. 
Click here for a peek at three of them.

Note cards - $2.50

Matted prints - $35.00

Limited edition prints, starting at $80.00

Living on Sunshine, by Sharon Leiker    Prairie Gold, by Sharon Leiker

Note cards and original paintings by Sharon Leiker.

Note cards (shown above) - $10.00 for box of eight.

Paintings from $195

 

"Links With Nature" - Beautiful earrings, bracelets, necklaces and 3-piece sets designed by Cindy Amos
- $7.99 to $27.99.

Resin cast figurines of birds, frogs, mice, rabbits and more by Country Artist, Inc. - Starting at $10.95

Hand-crafted decoys and sculptures from Big Sky Carvers and Mill Creek Studios.

Beautiful porcelain bird figurines from Andrea of Sadek. - Beginning at $30.95

Natural history books and DVD's - for adults and children.

A large selection of Great Plains Nature Center promotional items such as: caps, clothing, cups, knives, lanyards and window/holiday ornaments.

Edible insects and insect candy!

PLUS many more items too numerous to mention!

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MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES

We have expanded our multimedia educational resources, including numerous CD-ROMs, CDs, audio cassettes and VHS tapes.  Some of the notable titles are:
Solitudes CD's

"Solitudes" - Natural sounds with classical music;
CDs - $16.00, cassettes - $10.00
"Common Birds & Their Songs"
by Lang Elliott & Marie Reid - $22.00		 Common Birds: book + CD

 

Audubon Guide to North American Birds CD-ROM - $59.95

Several different animal sound titles, including:

Peterson's "Birding by Ear" and "Field Guides" - $30.00

"Music of the Birds: A Celebration of Bird Song" by Lang Elliott - $25.00

Stackpole Nature Sounds: Booklets with CDs, by Lang Elliott - $19.95 each

The Calls of Frogs & Toads

A Guide to Wildlife Sounds

The Songs of Insects

A Guide to Night Sounds

ALSO, the "Birdsong Identiflyer" - $34.95
Comes with 2 song cards (10 songs per card).  Other cards (20 available) are $9.99 each.

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KID STUFF

Folkmanis: hand and finger puppets

Wild Republic: plush critters.

Really cool beanbag size critters that give off their sound when squeezed!  
Certified by the Audubon Society and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

Toysmith: nature toys, games, rubber critters.

Critter viewers

Craft project kits

Houses for Bugs, Ants and/or Burrowing Insects: From $9.99 to $14.99

NEW!  Kids Kits: $10.95 - $14.95

Enviro battery

Kaleidoscope

Electric bug

Build-it Kits:

Birdfeeding - $19.99

Bird Houses - $8.99 to $21.95

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Questions or comments?  Send Email to Jim Mason Spidey
Or write us at: 
Great Plains Nature Center
6232 E. 29th Street North
Wichita, KS 67220-2200             Call:  316-683-5499            Fax:  316-688-9555