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Price: $35.00
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Sale: $19.25
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Manufacturer: Library of America
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: John Muir
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Publisher: Library of America
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Dewey Decimal Number: 508.74092
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Publication Date: 1997-04-22
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Reading Level: 928
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Description: In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir made himself America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness, a master of natural description who evoked and celebrated with unique power and intimacy the untrammeled landscapes of Alaska and the American West.
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Price: $21.95
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Sale: $11.79
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Manufacturer: Collins
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Thomas M. Niesen
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Publisher: Collins
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 500
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Publication Date: 2000-08-01
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Reading Level: 248
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Description: Enter the delicate, complex world of underwater life through extraordinarily detailed, hand-drawn illustrations and newly updated text. The Marine Biology Coloring Book will serve as an excellent resource and guide. - The process of coloring will focus your attention and leave a visual imprint on your memory.
- Details on the natural coloration of the plants and animals illustrated will help you create an accurate picture of the ocean world.
- The text provides a clear introduction to major marine environments as well as an examination of the lifestyles and interactions of the organisms that inhabit them.
- This expanded edition offers vital information on ocean currents and global weather, including an explanation of El Nino, the deep-sea realm, and the newest deep-sea diving research vessels.
Enjoy the process of creating your own beautiful, full-color reference while you explore a fascinating hidden world. Both the serious student of marine biology and the weekend beachcomber will gain a better understanding of ocean life by coloring The Marine Biology Coloring Book.
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Price: $18.00
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Sale: $7.95
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Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 576.8092
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Publication Date: 2003-10-01
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Reading Level: 44
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Reading Level: Ages 4-8
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Description: Here is a fascinating, detailed look at the life of Charles Darwin: naturalist, geologist, and independent thinker. In his author's note, Caldecott Honor illustrator Peter Sis (Starry Messenger, Tibet: Through the Red Box) writes that Darwin always regretted not learning how to draw. However, he could and did take "dense and vivid" written notes, from which Sis drew his inspiration. Readers will spend hours poring over the gorgeous, intricately crafted pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations depicting layer upon layer of Darwin’s life as he developed his theories about the origins of life and natural selection. Tidbits from Darwin’s extensive and legendary voyage on the Beagle, notes on Galapagos tortoises, bloodsucking benchuca bugs, and Toxodon skeletons, and particulars from his family life intermingle with each other--just as in real life. Crammed with a veritable muddle of diary entries, cameo portraits, diagrams, natural illustrations, maps, timelines, a gatefold spread, and narrative divided into "Public Life," "Private Life," and "Secret Life" blocks of text, The Tree of Life will certainly be overwhelming to some readers; for other, less linear thinkers, it will be sheer, chaotic delight. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter
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Price: $16.00
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Sale: $9.18
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Manufacturer: Holt Paperbacks
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: David Petersen
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Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
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Dewey Decimal Number: 920
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Publication Date: 2006-01-10
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Reading Level: 272
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Description: “Opinionated and iconoclastic, Petersen writes with humor and a well-honed craft that will delight fans of Edward Abbey.” —Library Journal (starred review)
Twenty-five years ago David Petersen and his wife, Caroline, pulled up stakes, trading Laguna Beach, California, for a snug hand-built cabin in the wilderness. Today he knows that mountain land as intimately as anyone can know his home.
Petersen conflates a quarter century into the adventures of four high-country seasons, tracking the rigors of survival from the snowmelt that announces the arrival of spring to the decline and death of autumn and winter that will establish the fertile ground needed for next year’s rebirth.
In the past we listened to Henry David Thoreau or Aldo Leopold; today it is Petersen’s turn. His observations are lyrical, scientific, and from the heart. He reinforces Thoreau’s dictum: “in wildness is the preservation of the earth.” In prose rich with mystery and soul, his words are a plea for the survival of the remnant wilderness.
“Many of us would like to live a life of greater intention and simplicity, but few can and even fewer do. David Petersen is one of those rare human beings among us who lives a wild life with a cultured mind . . . [He] has created a map all of us can follow.”
—Terry Tempest Williams, author of The Open Space of Democracy
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Price: $15.95
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Sale: $9.31
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Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Colin Tudge
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Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 582.16
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Publication Date: 2007-10-23
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Reading Level: 480
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Description: There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field.
From the tallest to the smallest, trees inspire wonder in all of us, and in The Tree, Colin Tudge travels around the world—throughout the United States, the Costa Rican rain forest, Panama and Brazil, India, New Zealand, China, and most of Europe—bringing to life stories and facts about the trees around us: how they grow old, how they eat and reproduce, how they talk to one another (and they do), and why they came to exist in the first place. He considers the pitfalls of being tall; the things that trees produce, from nuts and rubber to wood; and even the complicated debt that we as humans owe them.
Tudge takes us to the Amazon in flood, when the water is deep enough to submerge the forest entirely and fish feed on fruit while river dolphins race through the canopy. He explains the “memory” of a tree: how those that have been shaken by wind grow thicker and sturdier, while those attacked by pests grow smaller leaves the following year; and reveals how it is that the same trees found in the United States are also native to China (but not Europe).
From tiny saplings to centuries-old redwoods and desert palms, from the backyards of the American heartland to the rain forests of the Amazon and the bamboo forests, Colin Tudge takes the reader on a journey through history and illuminates our ever-present but often ignored companions. A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism, The Tree is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Price: $12.95
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Sale: $3.24
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Manufacturer: Wiley
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Janice VanCleave
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Publisher: Wiley
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 574
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Publication Date: 1990-01-02
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Reading Level: 240
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Reading Level: Young Adult
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Description: What's the effect of osmosis on a raisin?
How is water transported through plant stems?
What's the best way to grow penicillin?
How are butterflies different from moths?
Now you can discover answers to these and other fascinating questions about biologythe study of living organisms. In Biology for Every Kid, you'll learn how to talk with fireflies, watch bacteria wage war in a glass of milk, discover how to tell the temperature by counting cricket chirps, and find out how an apple and an onion can taste the same.
Each of the 101 experiments is broken down into its purpose, a list of materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and an easy to understand explanation. Every activity has been pretested and can be performed safely and inexpensively in the classroom or at home.
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Price: $6.99
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Sale: $0.41
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Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Edwards
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Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
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Edition: 2nd
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Dewey Decimal Number: 371
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Publication Date: 2006-02-19
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Reading Level: 464
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Description: These ever popular guides include study tips, test-taking strategies, score analysis charts, and other valuable features. Each book contains between 5 and 20 recently given New York State high school Regents exams. They are an ideal source of practice and test preparation. The detailed answer explanations make each exam a practical learning experience.
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Price: $15.95
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Sale: $9.48
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Manufacturer: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Terri Irwin
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Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
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Dewey Decimal Number: 920
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Publication Date: 2008-09-02
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Reading Level: 288
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Description: When Terri Raines was twenty-seven years old, she took a vacation that changed her life. Leaving behind her wildlife rescue work in Oregon, Terri traveled to Australia, and there, at a small wildlife park, she met and fell in love with a tall, blond force of nature named Steve Irwin. They were married in less than a year, and Terri eagerly joined in Steve's conservation work. The footage filmed on their crocodile-trapping honeymoon became the first episode of The Crocodile Hunter, and together, Steve and Terri began to change the world. In Steve & Me, Terri recounts the unforgettable adventures they shared -- wrangling venomous snakes, saving deadly crocodiles from poachers, swimming among humpback whales. A uniquely gifted naturalist, Steve was first and foremost a wildlife warrior dedicated to rescuing endangered animals -- especially his beloved crocs -- and educating everyone he could reach about the importance of conservation. In the hit TV shows that continue to be broadcast worldwide, Steve's enthusiasm lives on, bringing little-known and often-feared species to light as he reveals and revels in the wonders of our planet. With grace, wit, and candor, Terri Irwin portrays her husband as he really was -- a devoted family man, a fervently dedicated environmentalist, a modest bloke who spoke to millions on behalf of those who could not speak for themselves. Steve & Me is a nonstop adventure, a real-life love story, and a fitting tribute to a man adored by all those whose lives he touched, written by the woman who knew and loved him best of all.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $8.35
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Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Charles Darwin
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Dewey Decimal Number: 575.0092
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Publication Date: 1993-09
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Reading Level: 253
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Description: Begun in 1876 and published posthumously in 1887, The Autobiography of Charles Darwin contains the life and experiences of the man, not only in his own words, but also in the words of his son, Sir Francis Darwin. "My father's autobiographical recollections, given in the present chapter, were written for his children,--and written without any thought that they would ever be published. To many this may seem an impossibility; but those who knew my father will understand how it was not only possible, but natural. The autobiography bears the heading, 'Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character,' and end with the following note:--'Aug. 3, 1876. This sketch of my life was begun about May 28th at Hopedene (Mr. Hensleigh Wedgwood's house in Surrey.), and since then I have written for nearly an hour on most afternoons.' It will easily be understood that, in a narrative of a personal and intimate kind written for his wife and children, passages should occur which must here be omitted; and I have not thought it necessary to indicate where such omissions are made. It has been found necessary to make a few corrections of obvious verbal slips, but the number of such alterations has been kept down to the minimum.--F.D."
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Price: $20.00
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Sale: $8.39
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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Dewey Decimal Number: 577.30974
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Publication Date: 1998-10-15
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Reading Level: 512
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Description: This field guide includes all the flora and fauna you're most likely to see in the forests of eastern North America. With 53 full-color plates and 80 color photos illustrating trees, birds, mammals, wildflowers, mushrooms, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, moths, beetles, and other insects.
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Displaying records 41 through 50 of 4000
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