Nature - General

Sandie Lee Books presents another amazing children's picture book.In this book you will find 15 amazing animal facts Also: make sure you pay attention when you're reading because you will be tested with 5 tricky questions at the end of the book This book...

Wolves were almost completely destroyed during a time in our history when people viewed them as a threat to our safety. The absence of wolves appeared to impact other wildlife and even the water quality. Now, we try to protect the remaining wolves and...

Crazy Horse was the 'mystic Lakota warrior' who inspired his braves by his daring leadership, but he was not brutal or cruel. He was always in command of himself, a practiced trait that was essential to his code of honor and spirituality. To find...

First published to coincide with the centennial of the National Parks Service, this unique collection by a single photographer has been updated in this second edition to include information on all sixty-three US National Parks. In 2007, award-winning landscape photographer Andrew Thomas began a...

This book sets forth how the "greening" of Wharton's private and public writings contributes to exciting strands in cultural geography and recent postcolonial theory: for example, biological and political constructions of citizenship, mobility, race, and nation; hospitality and hostility toward the "Other"; fraught experiences...

This 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This 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,...

Author: Errol Morris, Philip GourevitchISBN-10: 1447248295ISBN-13: 9781447248293Publisher: Picador USALanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2013Pages: 306Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d

Author: Greg RozaISBN-10: 0823964035ISBN-13: 9780823964031Publisher: Rosen Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2003Pages: 24Format: PaperbackAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 5.8Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 62334 / Galapagos Islands

"The waves on Lake Superior nearly splattered them all over the cliffs, and mosquitoes almost ate them alive in the Boundary Waters. Halfway through the three-month trip, they buried their underwear. But who needs underwear when you're 22 years old and living out the...

Doodily Zoo is fun for you. Doodily Zoo is a father-son endeavor, conceived of by Doug Cochran to showcase the wonderful animal photography of his adult son, Nik. The book was designed for sharing with Doug's one year old granddaughters, combining poetry with the...

First published in 2007. This work was composed under the direction of the author, Dr Bernard Heuvelmans, President of the International Society of Cryptozoology, before his death in 2001. The contents have been drawn from his various works, including unpublished manuscripts, as well as...

Some dried-up foam on a stick. Is it real? Where did it come from? Morgan and her summer-friends, Chase, Jason and Holly, examine the mysterious object found in the garden. Together they work on research and hunt for clues. While cleaning out the garden...

This is the fifth in a series of studies to evaluate perceptions of the roles, responsibilities, and issues entailed in the jobs of U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service law enforcement and investigations (LEI) personnel. An e-mail survey was administered to the 537 Forest...

A brilliant young environmental journalist argues that we must innovate and adapt to save planet Earth in this enlightening "trip around the world to meet people working out new ways for humanity to live as well as survive" (The New York Times Book Review)....

This early work is an absorbing read for any chinchilla owner or historian of the breed, but also contains a wealth of information and anecdote that is still useful and practical today. Illustrated with forty text photographs. Contents Include: The Chinchilla and Its Fur;...

Author: Carl WeschckeISBN-10: 1258299879ISBN-13: 9781258299873Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/21/2012Pages: 130Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.28d

Academic Paper from the year 2021 in the subject Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University (Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, OARI), course: Current Topic, language: English, abstract: The current review is initiated with the general objectives of to assess seaweed as animal feed and effect on reducing...

Separate, but never apart, we become one with nature. "Beautiful Blue" reminds the reader that life empowers us with responsibilities, promises, dreams, and obligations. Bounded between the splendor of nature and the magnificence of the Blue Heron, strive to be your best self for...

This book tells the true story of some of my misadventures outdoors. My stories range from hunting and fishing trips at home, to adventures in the great North Woods of Canada. It has been said if you go with me on a hunting or...

Always a controversial and compelling topic, the origin of life on Earth was considered taboo as an area of inquiry for science as recently as the 1950s. Since then, however, scientists working in this area have made remarkable progress, and an overall picture of...

"I began to notice how everything out there, in the wild, seemed to move. Oceans. Sharks. Wolves. Elephants. Rivers. Nothing stayed in the same place. I wanted to be like them too, and the only way to do this was to keep moving." When...

Each book in the Adventures with the Parkers series for kids 8-13 takes the Parker family to a popular national park and is packed with adventure as well as interesting facts about park activities, natural history, outdoor safety, and much more. All books have...

The culmination of more than two decades of work on the spatiality of economic forms, worlds, and lives, Variegated Economies tackles the question of how to approach, conceptualize, and analyze economies as geographically differentiated phenomena. Staged from the field of economic geography, the book...

This book reports on the objectives, methods used and difficulties faced by the RAVE research projects, and presents the results and their significance for the future use of offshore wind energy in a style that is understandable for everyone.Readers are given a comprehensive overview...

Why is it that plants do not need to move? How does a nonmotile organism have sex or defend itself? Why are some plants virtually immortal? What is the mechanism that allows plants to exploit a practically inexhaustible extraterrestrial energy source? How do plants...

The Wild Garden - Or, our groves and shrubberies made beautiful is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1870. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine,...

Relationships between habitat selection and population vital rates of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter sage-grouse), recently designated as a candidate species under the Endangered Species Act, within the Great Basin are not well-understood. The growing development of renewable energy infrastructure within areas inhabited by...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Ida M. MellenISBN-10: 1447417046ISBN-13: 9781447417040Publisher:...

The English Mastiff - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breed from our library of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes chapters taken from...

The Scottish Terrier - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breed from our library of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes chapters taken from...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Perry Medsger OliverISBN-10: 140676454XISBN-13: 9781406764543Publisher:...

What if you could challenge your first graders to relate changes in seasonal weather patterns to changes in the plant world using a container garden? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Patterns and the Plant World outlines a...

This lavishly illustrated volume is the first systematic general work to do justice to the fruits of recent scholarship in the history of natural history. Public interest in this lively field has been stimulated by environmental concerns and through links with the histories of...

This book is a provocative and invigorating real-time exploration of the future of human evolution by two of the world's leading interdisciplinary ecologists - Michael Charles Tobias and Jane Gray Morrison. Steeped in a rich multitude of the sciences and humanities, the book enshrines...

In this latest book about my most recent metaphysical journeys, I had two ideas that I wanted to follow through on: I wanted to see and experience the great forests of Gondwanaland; and, I wanted to see and experience what existed on a higher...

Explore concepts of living and nonliving things during a walk in the woods, including birds, stones, stones, streams, and trees. Pair this nonfiction title with its illustrated fiction companion book, In the Garden.Author: Katie PetersISBN-10: 1541558456ISBN-13: 9781541558458Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Language: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2019Pages: 16Format: Library...

Discover. Explore. Inspire. On the fringes of England's largest national park, now a World Heritage Site, an alternative vision emerges. In late 2017, a walk around the boundary of the Lake District uncovers a hidden landscape consumed by ghosts of nostalgia. Roughly 160 miles...

Photographs of New York City's 843 acre Central Park show the natural beauty of the park in every season, its hidden places, public areas, and visitors.Author: Sandee Brawarsky, David HartmanISBN-10: 1584792248ISBN-13: 9781584792246Publisher: Harry N. AbramsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2002Pages: 160Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.32lbsSize: 9.24h x 10.80w x...

Chiemsee, the largest lake in Bavaria, otherwise known as "Das Bayerische Meer" or "The Bavarian Sea", covers an area of 80 square kilometers and has a maximum depth of 74 meters. The name has a kernel of truth in it: not only does the...

The Fairy-Land of Science, by author Arabella B. Buckley, is a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most readers probably look upon science as a bundle of dry facts, while fairy-land is all that is beautiful, and full of poetry and imagination. The author thoroughly...

We live in an environment that is comprised of both natural and artificial objects. The former is comprised of Gods creations, which manifest themselves in all their varieties in a state of perfection, order, and beauty, while the latter consists of creations of man,...

This text contains a detailed treatise on the chemical composition of apples and cider. A thoroughly interesting and informative text that will be of much value to the producer of cider, this text contains a wealth of information on the subject and is not...

This 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,...

This 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,...

Jon F. Gleman, through his book Life's Journey (VOLUME 1), is dedicating his journey to generating awareness on just how fortunate we are to be part of life here on our planet Mother Earth, and the responsibilities we have to protect and preserve our...

This book is intended to provide an historical record of events occurring during the career of one employee's life in the National Park Service. This is a reference point from which to remember the nostalgic past and record progress of the agency over half...

An awe-inspiring journey through the eons and across the globe in search of visible traces of evolution in the living creatures that have survived from earlier times. In this groundbreaking book, prize-winning science writer Richard Fortey chronicles life's history not through the fossil record,...

Dolphin Odyssey: A Journey into the Secret World of AscensionImmerse yourself in the enchanting realm of dolphins and embark on a profound voyage of self-discovery and spiritual awakening in the Dolphin Odyssey. In this captivating memoir, Aros Crystos delves into his lifelong pursuit of...

A Penguin Classic In the two years after the 1939 publication of Steinbeck's masterful The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck and his novel increasingly became the center of intense controversy and censorship. In search of a respite from the national stage, Steinbeck and his close...