Nature
Discover the best nature books and top titles about the natural world at our online bookstore, featuring books about nature and life, wildlife books, and nature biographies. Explore must-read and best-selling books, including naturalist books and nature short stories, perfect for every nature enthusiast.
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Storm Chaser: A Visual Tour of Severe WeatherThe beauty of the sky is beyond comprehension. Never the same twice, it makes for unique images that depict a fleeting moment in time. In this book, David Mayhew (Fort Collins, CO) strives to show the full array of Mother Nature's moods from the...
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The Birds and the Beasts Were There: The Joys of Birdwatching and Wildlife Observation in California's Richest HabitatSanta Barbara in the 1960s was home to two of the 20th century's most important mystery writers, Margaret Millar and her husband, Ken (Ross Macdonald). It was also home to nearly 400 species of bird. This is the charming story of Ken and Maggie's...
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Do You Really Want to Meet Edmontosaurus?A young child adventures back in time to 70 million years ago to meet an Edmontosaurus, learning about this dinosaur's babies, its diet, and how it stayed warm in its cold habitat. This illustrated narrative nonfiction title includes a map of fossil findings, glossary,...
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Do You Really Want to Meet Iguanodon?A young child adventures back in time to 125 million years ago to meet an Iguanodon, learning about what this dinosaur ate, its size, and how it traveled in a herd. This illustrated narrative nonfiction title includes a range map, glossary, and further resources.Author:...
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Gila MonstersThis high-interest book uses striking photographs of gila monsters in the wild to highlight the unique features of these lizards. Readers will learn about their habitat, survival adaptations, and life cycle.Author: Imogen KingsleyPublisher: Amicus High InterestPublished: 01/01/2019Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.20w...
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HawksIntroducing emergent readers to vocabulary has never been so fun! This series includes a search-and-find feature that's perfect for engaging even the youngest readers. From chipmunks to salamanders, Backyard Animals uses captivating photos to teach kindergarteners new words and simple facts about animal habitats,...
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Do You Really Want to Meet Velociraptor?A young child adventures back in time to 80 million years ago to meet a Velociraptor, learning about what this feathered dinosaur ate, its size, and which dinosaurs were its prey. This illustrated narrative nonfiction title includes a range map, glossary, and further resources.Author:...
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A Wild Cat's Shrinking HomeA mother Canada lynx is on the hunt for snowshoe hares to feed her litter of kittens. Deforestation and construction development have pushed prey away from this lynx's home area. How far will she have to travel to find food? This narrative nonfiction title...
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Komodo DragonsThis high-interest book uses striking photographs of komodo dragons in the wild to highlight the unique features of these lizards. Readers will learn about their habitat, survival adaptations, and life cycle.Author: Imogen KingsleyPublisher: Amicus High InterestPublished: 01/01/2019Pages: 24Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.60h x...
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Shark Coloring Book: Color the Shark-A-ThonColor the shark..with the color you want Be prepared to see red sharks, blue sharks, green sharks and even multi-colored sharks These adorable sharks are products of your child's wide imagination and bettered pencil control after spending hours completing this themed coloring book. Your...
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Tulasi Devi: The Goddess of DevotionTulasi, Or The Incomparable One, Has Been Worshipped For Thousands Of Years In India As An Embodiment Of The Divine Mother On Earth. This Book Explores Tulasi's Vast Medicinal Applications In Ayurveda And Modern Medicine, Cultivation In Diverse Climates Around The World, Ancient Legends,...
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Letters from Art: Art Hawkins Standing Tall in the Shadow of Aldo LeopoldLetters from Art - Art Hawkins Standing Tall under the Shadow of Aldo Leopold traces the life of one of Leopold's first graduate students, Art Hawkins, over the course of more than nine decades. Leopold, recognized worldwide as the father of wildlife ecology and...
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Arizona's Amphibians & Reptiles: A Natural History and Field GuideFor both the casual observer and the experienced naturalist, this indispensable field guide and natural history reference covers all the salamanders, frogs, spadefoots, toads, lizards, snakes, tortoises, and turtles in Arizona. Over 250 stunning photographs, accompanied by range maps, show key details of identification....
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That Savage Gaze: Wolves in the Nineteenth-Century Russian ImaginationImperial Russia's large wolf populations were demonized, persecuted, tormented, and sometimes admired. That Savage Gaze explores the significance of wolves in pre-revolutionary Russia utilizing the perspectives of cultural studies, ecocriticism, and human-animal studies.Author: Ian M. HelfantPublisher: Academic Studies PressPublished: 08/08/2019Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize:...
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American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the HeartlandAn epic story of the American wheat harvest, the politics of food, and the culture of the Great Plains For over one hundred years, the Mockett family has owned a seven-thousand-acre wheat farm in the panhandle of Nebraska, where Marie Mutsuki Mockett's father was...
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West Along the River 3: Stories from the Connecticut River Valley and ElsewhereWest along the River 3 is a five-year compilation of essays and musings on the nature and history of the middle Connecticut River Valley. These essays draw on the lore and oral histories of local characters in the many surrounding villages, including tales from...
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SettlersTransversing the territory between the pastoral and the elegiac, F. Daniel Rzicznek's Settlers inhabits the hidden, wild places of the American Midwestern landscape. The idea of "settling"--that a landscape can be tamed, that a human consciousness can fall back into immobility--is one these poems...
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Hanging Out with Wild Animals - Book OneAll the poems in this book are inspired by my own real-life experiences here in Florida. All of these wonderful animals, and many others, live here. Wherever you live, a lot of interesting animals live near you. There is a whole wide world to...
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A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of PenguinsA captivating blend of true adventure and natural history by one of today's leading penguin experts and Antarctic explorers. George Murray Levick was the physician on Robert Falcon Scott's tragic Antarctic expedition of 1910. Marooned for an Antarctic winter, Levick passed the time by...
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Following Fifi: My Adventures Among Wild Chimpanzees: Lessons from Our Closest RelativesAn exhilarating quest into a remote African forest to examine chimpanzees and understand the roots of human behavior. As a young student, John Crocker embarked on the adventure of a lifetime, spending eight months in the Gombe forest working with Jane Goodall. He followed...
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