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An Owl in the House - A Naturalist's DiaryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Naturalist Bernd Heinrich stumbled upon a young Great Horned Owl in the Vermont woods and decided to care for it and eventually help it return to the wild. He kept a diary of the owlet's growth and ...
author: Bernd Heinrich |
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Beast in the Garden: A Modern Parable of Man and NatureClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Explores the inceasing interactions between mountain lions and people along the urban interface in Boulder, Colorado.
author: David Baron |
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Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Contains 28 essays from 20 different periodicals. Articles range in topic from the farthest reaches of space to the everyday world around us to the secrets hidden in our own bodies. The mix of hard...
author: Richard Preston, editor |
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Best American Science Writing 2009Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
This year's edition contains 24 essays on contemporary science issues, written by new as well as established authors. Topics include animal language and intelligence, evolutionary biology, computer sc...
author: Jesse Cohen, series editor |
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Chimpanzees I Love - Saving Their World and OursClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
In this compelling personal narrative, Jane Goodall writes about her childhood dreams of living with animals in Africa, and her 40 years of studying the chimpanzees of Gombe. Covers her ground-breaki...
author: Jane Goodall |
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Creepy Crawlies: Ladybugs, Lobsters & Other Amazing ArthropodsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Discusses the evolution of arthropods, their characteristics, their adaptability to many habitats and environments, and their relationship to humans.
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Gorilla Mountain - The Story of Wildlife Biologist Amy VedderClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Another in the "Women's Adventures in Science" series, this book follows the life and career of wildlife biologist Amy Vedder and her work in Africa to save the mountain gorillas from extinction. Won...
author: Rene Ebersole |
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Hawk Highway in the Sky - Watching Raptor MigrationClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Chronicles the work of the HawkWatch International Raptor Migration Project in the Goshute Mountains of Nevada as they count and band raptors (hawks, eagles and falcons) in their fall migration. Mon...
author: Caroline Arnold |
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Kakapo Rescue - Saving the World's Strangest ParrotClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop travel to a remote island off New Zealand to study the efforts of scientists trying to save the kakapo parrot from extinction. Beautifully photographed, with a text that i...
author: Sy Montgomery |
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King Solomon's Ring: New Light on Animal WaysClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A classic by one of the world's leading naturalists, Konrad Lorenz, teaches the reader to not just look at animals, but to observe them with affection and hard reasoning, so that their behavior can be...
author: Konrad Z. Lorenz |
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Man-Eating Tigers of SundarbansClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The Sundarbans Reserve along the Bay of Bengal is home to more tigers than anywhere else on earth - close to 500. Nowhere else do healthy tigers routinely hunt people, yet here in the Sundarbans Rese...
author: Sy Montgomery |
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Monster of God: The Man-eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the MindClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
An historic look at humans relationship with man-eating predators through the exploration of science, literature, art, and myth.
author: David Quammen |
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No Way Home - The Decline of the World's Great Animal MigrationsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
David Wilcove documents one of nature's great wonders - animal migration - and the threats that modern day society and global warming pose to these long-distance travelers. Fences and farms block her...
author: David S. Wilcove |
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Oh, Rats! The Story of Rats and PeopleClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
This unusual subject makes for a most intriguing book! By combining science, history, culture, and folklore, the author introduces us to the fascinating world of rats. Necessary to medical breakthro...
author: Albert Marrin |
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Our Farm - Four Seasons with Five Kids on One Family's FarmClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A journal of one year on the 150-acre Bennett farm in central Ohio. Told through the experiences of the five Bennett children, ages 17, 15, 10, 8 and 4, the book shows how they combine farm work, sch...
author: Michael J. Rosen |
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Owl in the House - A Naturalist's DiaryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Naturalist Bernd Heinrich stumbled upon a young Great Horned Owl in the Vermont woods and decided to care for it and eventually help it return to the wild. He kept a diary of the owlet's growth and ...
author: Bernd Heinrich |
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Parasites: Latching on to a Free LunchClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Explores the world of parasites and their side affects on their hosts. Includes fungi, plants, single-celled parasites, worms, arthropods and vertebrate parasites. Discusses the evolution and control ...
author: Paul Fleisher |
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Race to Save the Lord God BirdClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A story sweeping 200 years of history including artists, specimen collectors, lumber barons, plume hunters, pioneering biologists, and the parts they all played in the Ivory-billed Woodpecker's presum...
author: Phillip Hoose |
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Science Warriors - The Battle Against Invasive SpeciesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Focusing on brown tree snakes, red fire ants, zebra mussels, and melaleuca trees, the book traces how the pests arrived, the extent of the damage that has been done to their environments, and what is ...
author: Sneed B. Collard III |
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Silent SpringClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The landmark book that spurred revolutionary changes in government policy toward the environment and exposed the dangers of pesticides. The publication of this book launched the environmental movemen...
author: Rachel Carson |
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The Beast in the Garden: A Modern Parable of Man and NatureClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Explores the inceasing interactions between mountain lions and people along the urban interface in Boulder, Colorado.
author: David Baron |
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Contains 28 essays from 20 different periodicals. Articles range in topic from the farthest reaches of space to the everyday world around us to the secrets hidden in our own bodies. The mix of hard...
author: Richard Preston, editor |
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The Best American Science Writing 2009Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
This year's edition contains 24 essays on contemporary science issues, written by new as well as established authors. Topics include animal language and intelligence, evolutionary biology, computer sc...
author: Jesse Cohen, series editor |
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The Chimpanzees I Love - Saving Their World and OursClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
In this compelling personal narrative, Jane Goodall writes about her childhood dreams of living with animals in Africa, and her 40 years of studying the chimpanzees of Gombe. Covers her ground-breaki...
author: Jane Goodall |
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The Man-Eating Tigers of SundarbansClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The Sundarbans Reserve along the Bay of Bengal is home to more tigers than anywhere else on earth - close to 500. Nowhere else do healthy tigers routinely hunt people, yet here in the Sundarbans Rese...
author: Sy Montgomery |
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The Race to Save the Lord God BirdClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A story sweeping 200 years of history including artists, specimen collectors, lumber barons, plume hunters, pioneering biologists, and the parts they all played in the Ivory-billed Woodpecker's presum...
author: Phillip Hoose |
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Tinkering with Eden: A Natural History of Exotics in AmericaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Decribes the introduction and impact of non-native species in the United States. Includes, among others, the fascinating stories of the honeybee, starling, ladybug, sea lamprey and reindeer.
author: Kim Todd |
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VenomClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Learn about the variety of venomous creatures, where they can be found, and how their toxins work. Whether biting, stinging, spraying, or just oozing their poison, these animals serve different purpo...
author: Marilyn Singer |
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Wild Science - Amazing Encounters Between Animals and the People Who Study ThemClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
An insider's look at ten animal species, how they are threatened by human activities, and the scientists that study them and work with them to enhance their survival. The animals studied in the book ...
author: Victoria Miles |
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