Natural History
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Look I'm an EcologistTwenty step-by-step eco-projects for budding preschool ecologists!Calling all mini eco-warriors and their parents! This fun and exciting book is filled with nature-themed eco-projects for kids. It's a gentle introduction to topical issues in the world today, like climate change, conservation and recycling - ideal...
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Fen, Bog & Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate CrisisAuthor: Annie ProulxPublisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished: 02/08/2023Binding Type: Library BindingISBN: 9798885786232
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BanksLust, science, adventure - Joseph Banks and his voyages of discovery Sir Joseph Banks was a man of passion whose influence spanned the globe. A fearless adventurer, his fascination with beautiful women was only trumped by his obsession with the natural world and his...
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The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living PlanetHailed by The New York Times for writing "with wonderful clarity about science . . . that effortlessly teaches as it zips along," nationally bestselling author Robert M. Hazen offers a radical new approach to Earth history in this intertwined tale of the planet's...
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Nature Obscura: A City's Hidden Natural World2021 PNBA Book Awards finalist 2021 Washington State Book Awards finalist With wonder and a sense of humor, Nature Obscura author Kelly Brenner aims to help us rediscover our connection to the natural world that is just outside our front door--we just need to...
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Down the Wild Cape Fear: A River Journey Through the Heart of North CarolinaIn Down the Wild Cape Fear, novelist and nonfiction writer Philip Gerard invites readers onto the fabled waters of the Cape Fear River and guides them on the 200-mile voyage from the confluence of the Deep and Haw Rivers at Mermaid Point all the...
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Beautiful Flowers Coloring Book for AdultsBeautiful Flowers Coloring Book for Adults Product Details: 1) Premium matte cover finish. 2) Each coloring page is on one sheet. printed one sided. 3) Perfect with your choice of coloring tools (Crayon, Gel Pens, Markers, Colored Pencils) 4) Large format 8 10 inches....
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Tundra: Fashionably Funny Softcover BookTUNDRA is history's most successful self-syndicated newspaper comic strip and is seen in over 600 newspapers around the world. This hilarious 216-page full-color book contains over 400 of cartoonist, Chad Carpenter's latest, all-new comic creations. Consisting of anything animal, vegetable, or mineral, but with...
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The Last Winter: The Scientists, Adventurers, Journeymen, and Mavericks Trying to Save the WorldOne man's "curiously thrilling joyride" of travelogue, history, and climatology, across a planet on the brink of cataclysmic transformation (Donovan Hohn). As the planet warms, winter is shrinking. In the last fifty years, the Northern Hemisphere lost a million square miles of spring snowpack...
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The Reason for Flowers: Their History, Culture, Biology, and How They Change Our Lives"Fascinating...Buchmann's knowledge and enthusiasm jump off the page." --The Wall Street Journal "An extraordinarily good book." --Edward O. Wilson The lively and definitive story of the beauty, sexuality, lore, economics, and ecology of the world 's flowers, written by a devoted scientist and illustrated...
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Climate Stewardship: Taking Collective Action to Protect CaliforniaAs climate disruption intensifies the world over, Californians are finding solutions across a diversity of communities and landscapes. Though climate change is a global existential threat, we cannot wait for nation-states to solve the problem when there are actions we can take now to...
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The Sagebrush Ocean, Tenth Anniversary Edition: A Natural History of the Great BasinNoted writer and photographer Stephen Trimble mixes eloquent accounts of personal experiences with clear explication of natural history. His photographs capture some of the most spectacular but least-known scenery in the western states. The Great Basin Desert sweeps from the Sierra to the Rockies,...
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A Short History of Nearly EverythingOne of the world's most beloved writers and New York Times bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body takes his ultimate journey--into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer.In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson...
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Rain: A Natural and Cultural HistoryRain is elemental, mysterious, precious, destructive. It is the subject of countless poems and paintings; the top of the weather report; the source of the world's water. Yet this is the first book to tell the story of rain. Cynthia Barnett's Rain begins four...
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Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the WorldAt once far flung and intimate, a fascinating look at how finding our way make us human.A marvel of storytelling. --Kirkus (Starred Review) In this compelling narrative, O'Connor seeks out neuroscientists, anthropologists and master navigators to understand how navigation ultimately gave us our humanity....
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Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty BeaverFinalist for the Lane Anderson Award Finalist for the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize "Unexpectedly delightful reading -- there is much to learn from the buck-toothed rodents of yore." -- National Post "Fascinating and smartly written." -- Globe and Mail Beavers, those icons...
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The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric MammalsThe ultimate illustrated guide to the lost world of prehistoric mammals After the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals became the dominant terrestrial life form on our planet. Roaming the earth were spectacular beasts such as saber-toothed cats, giant mastodonts,...
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The Goat: A Natural and Cultural HistoryA richly illustrated introduction to the goat--from livestock to beloved pet It may come as no surprise that goats are highly intelligent. They are also curious, gentle, independent, social, and full of character. Among the first domesticated animals, goats are increasingly appreciated today as...
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Dinosaurs: 10 Things You Should Know'A warp-speed tour of dinosaurs, with an expert guide' PROF. STEVE BRUSATTE, bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs 'A fun, speedy read for grown-ups who love dinosaurs - a great way to get into the subject' PROF. MICHAEL BENTON, author of...
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Tesoros de la Naturaleza: Un Viaje Inolvidable Por Los Secretos del Mundo NaturalThe world is filled with curious objects made by plants, animals, and even by the Earth itself. Dive into this collection of more than 100 intriguing items from the natural world and discover the stories behind them. Learn how huge whales eat tiny animals...
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