Written for children, this guide to the plants found in Sonoma County, California includes sketches of 20 plants and descriptions of the way in which American Indians traditionally used them. Many of the plants presented here parallel those found on a wildlife walk at Spring Lake in Santa Rosa, California where outdoor education expeditions can be arranged. Identified by use and name, the plants included in this guide are: used for baskets and fibers (poison oak; willow; sedge; redbud; and iris); used as edible roots (camas; soap root; thistle; and cattail); used as edible leaves (miner's lettuce); used as berries and seeds (wild blackberry; toyon; manzanita; chia; tansy-mustard; and lace-pod); used as nuts (bay; oak; California buckeye; and pine). (JC)