Natural History
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Kentucky Wildlife Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Guide to Birds, Fish, Mammals, Reptiles, and AmphibiansIncluded are over 800 color photographs, depicting the different species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and fish, while also offering over 600 range maps to show their territory. From the earliest European exploration and settlement of Kentucky, the state's wildlife has played an important...
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The ABC's of Science/NatureBoth of these texts, The ABCs of Science by Charles Oliver and Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson, are among the most popular and acclaimed titles ever produced in the science/nature genre. Now both volumes are available together in this single book.Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson,...
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The Delaware River: History, Traditions and LegendsEmerging from the Catskills, the Delaware River winds along the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the Atlantic, offering hundreds of miles of magnificent scenery.Its sparkling waters supported the Lenape tribes growing maize along its banks. English explorers sailed the river in search...
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Louisiana Birding: Stories on Strategy, Stewardship and SerendipityFrom the bayous of the coast to prairies and rolling hills, Louisiana is home to a vibrant and thriving avian population. Herons, American goldfinches, snow geese and more call the state coastline home during the winter months. The music of neotropic songbirds like the...
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Nantahala National Forest: A HistoryAuthor and naturalist Marci Spencer reveals the history and splendor of the Nantahala National Forest.The 500,000-acre Nantahala National Forest dominates the rugged southwestern corner of North Carolina. Rivers such as the Cheoah, Cullasaja, and Tuckasegee carve deep gorges, making the region one of the...
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Land Stewardship for Birds: A Guide for Central TexasIn this revised and re-titled edition of Attracting Birds in the Texas Hill Country: A Guide to Land Stewardship, biologist Rufus Stephens and educator Jan Wrede provide a comprehensive update to their popular and practical handbook that focuses on habitat improvement to benefit birds...
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Buffon's Natural History (Volume II)The book "" Buffon's Natural History (Volume II) "" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future...
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Buffon's Natural History (Volume III); Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals,The book "" Buffon's Natural History (Volume III); Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c. "" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is...
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National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of WherePreschoolers are full of "Where?" questions, and this next book in the best-selling Little Kids First Big Book series is full of fascinating and often surprising answers for them. This charming reference book zeroes in on location, location, location. More than 200 colorful photos...
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Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow-Lives of PlantsDiscover the folklore and history of our most toxic plants. If you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison, ' it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later.--Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland In both history and fiction, some of the most...
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The Birds of ConnecticutThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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In the footprints of the first naturalist explorers: 250 years of biological exploration in PolynesiaThis book is an account of the author's explorations of the French Polynesian islands in 1992 and 2017 on expeditions to search for endangered animals. The most recent expedition was 250 years after Tahiti was 'discovered' by European explorers. The acounts written by famous...
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Marsh Mud and Mummichogs: An Intimate Natural History of Coastal Georgia"This book," writes marine biologist Evelyn B. Sherr, "is meant to give others an understanding of the fascinating life of the region, from the smallest creatures in marsh mud and estuarine water, to the mummichogs and multitudes of other animals that find food and...
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Three Degrees of Latitude: A curious guide to the natural history of the pehuénThis book is about an ancient species of tree. It is about art and observation and the rift between seeing and knowing. It is about examining our preferred perception of evolution, our philosophy of success. It is about fear and faith and a crater...
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The Illustrated Walden with Photographs from the Gleason CollectionThis illustrated edition of Walden features 66 photographs by Herbert W. Gleason, one of the great American landscape photographers of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Gleason, who had a special love for what he called "the simple beauty of New England," became interested...
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The Chicken: A Natural HistoryA comprehensive, richly illustrated celebration of the natural history of the chicken Inherently social creatures, chickens are enjoying a renaissance as prized members of many households and small farms. From feathers and flock formation to imprinting and incubating, The Chicken provides a comprehensive, richly...
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Snakes of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East: A Photographic GuideThis is a fully up-to-date and comprehensive photographic field guide to the snakes of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Lavishly illustrated with 387 color photographs, it includes coverage of all 122 snake species found in these regions. The guide's detailed introduction discusses...
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Woodcraft & Indian LoreNaturalist and artist Ernest Thompson Seton was a founding pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America who introduced many elements of Native American lore to scouting rituals. In this comprehensive collection of his most interesting stories, crafts, games, and other activities related to outdoor...
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Sun Moon Earth: The History of Solar Eclipses from Omens of Doom to Einstein and ExoplanetsWith beautiful illustrations and a detailed map, Sun Moon Earth has everything you need to get ready for the next solar eclipse. On April 8, 2024, millions of Americans will experience an awe-inspiring phenomenon: a total eclipse of the sun. In Sun Moon Earth,...
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The Great BeachCape Cod's vast outer coast, named The Great Beach by Henry David Thoreau, is little changed since the Pilgrim's first landfall almost 350 years ago. Today a plane can skim its fifty miles in a matter of seconds, and in the summer bathing areas...
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