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James Kavanagh Books in Order

James Kavanagh has written 273 books, published between 1991 and 2022. The first book is California Trees & Wildflowers (1991) and the newest is Eastern Coastal Birds (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
273
Published
1991–2022
Pages on record
3,329 in 171 of 273 books
Reading time
55–83 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,329 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 171 of 273 titles with a page count on record.

See all 273 books in order Printable James Kavanagh checklist

James Kavanagh writes regional nature identification guides. The catalogue lists 273 Kavanagh guides published between 1991 and 2022, beginning with California Trees & Wildflowers (1991) and ending with Eastern Coastal Birds (2022). Individual guides cover birds, butterflies, moths, trees, wildflowers and seashore life, usually for a single state or region. The median guide runs 12 pages. No new Kavanagh title has appeared since 2022.

How many James Kavanagh books are there?

James Kavanagh has 273 books, released between 1991 and 2022.

James Kavanagh Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 273 James Kavanagh books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of California Trees & Wildflowers by James Kavanagh (1991)
  2. Cover of Nature BC by James Kavanagh (1993)
  3. Cover of California Seashore Life by James Kavanagh (1997)
  4. Cover of California Birds by James Kavanagh (1997)
  5. Cover of Southwestern Desert Life by James Kavanagh (1997)
  6. Cover of California Wildlife by James Kavanagh (1998)
  7. Cover of Alaska Birds by James Kavanagh (1998)
  8. Cover of Weather: Clouds, Storms and Weather Patterns by James Kavanagh (1998)
  9. Cover of Edible Plants by James Kavanagh (1998)
  10. Cover of Geology by James Kavanagh (1999)
  11. Cover of Tennessee Birds by James Kavanagh (1999)
  12. Cover of Assateague Island by James Kavanagh (1999)
  13. Cover of British Columbia Birds by James Kavanagh (1999)
  14. Cover of Worldwide Gestures by James Kavanagh (1999)
  15. Cover of Rocky Mountain Wildlife by James Kavanagh (2000)
  16. Cover of Golf Course Wildlife, Southeast Coast by James Kavanagh (2000)
  17. Cover of Animal Tracks by James Kavanagh (2000)
  18. Cover of Freshwater Fishes by James Kavanagh (2000)
  19. Cover of Georgia Birds by James Kavanagh (2000)
  20. Cover of New Jersey Birds by James Kavanagh (2000)
  21. Cover of Virginia Birds by James Kavanagh (2000)
  22. Cover of Alabama Birds by James Kavanagh (2000)
  23. Cover of Colorado Birds by James Kavanagh (2000)
  24. Cover of Wisconsin Birds by James Kavanagh (2000)
  1. 1
    California Trees & Wildflowers1991 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199112
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  2. 2
    Nature BC1993 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993192
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  3. 3
    California Seashore Life1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  4. 4
    California Birds1997 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199712
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  5. 5
    Southwestern Desert Life1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  6. 6
    The Nature of Colorado1997 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997176
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  7. 7
    The Nature of Washington1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  8. 8
    California Wildlife1998 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199812
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  9. 9
    Alaska Birds1998 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199812
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  10. 10
    Weather: Clouds, Storms and Weather Patterns1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  11. 11
    Wildlife of Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountain National Park1998 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199812
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  12. 12
    New York Wildlife1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  13. 13
    New York Trees and Wildflowers1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  14. 14
    Maine Wildlife1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  15. 15
    Maine Trees and Wildflowers1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  16. 16
    Massachusetts Wildlife1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  17. 17
    Edible Plants1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  18. 18
    Geology1999 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199912
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  19. 19
    Tennessee Birds1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  20. 20
    Assateague Island1999 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199912
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  21. 21
    British Columbia Birds1999 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199912
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  22. 22
    British Columbia Seashore Life1999 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199912
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  23. 23
    Manitoba & Saskatchewan Birds1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  24. 24
    British Columbia Trees & Wildflowers1999 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199912
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  25. 25
    Worldwide Gestures1999 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4
    19991
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  26. 26
    African Nature Activity Books2000 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200064
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  27. 27
    Australian Nature Activity Book2000 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200064
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  28. 28
    Rocky Mountain Wildlife2000 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200012
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  29. 29
    Western Coastal Birds2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  30. 30
    Texas Trees & Wildflowers2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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James Kavanagh books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

273 books

273 James Kavanagh titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Kavanagh books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 273 James Kavanagh books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with James Kavanagh

Start with California Trees & Wildflowers (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James Kavanagh book?

Eastern Coastal Birds (2022) is the newest James Kavanagh book released so far.

Is there a new James Kavanagh book coming?

No next James Kavanagh book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

James Kavanagh at a glance

Paused
No new James Kavanagh title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
James Kavanagh books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,329 pages across the 171 of 273 books with a recorded length, a median of 12 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Kavanagh books, 149 of 273, were published in the 2000s.

What the James Kavanagh books are about

185 of the 273 James Kavanagh books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: birds, united states is tagged on 32 of 185. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Birds, united states 32 of 185 books
  • Animals 17 of 185 books
  • Butterflies, north america 14 of 185 books
  • Moths, north america 13 of 185 books
  • Trees, united states 9 of 185 books
  • Butterflies 8 of 185 books
  • Moths 8 of 185 books
  • Plants 7 of 185 books
  • Wild flowers, united states 7 of 185 books
  • Zoology, united states 6 of 185 books
  • Arizona, guidebooks 5 of 185 books
  • Identification 5 of 185 books