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Nature guide to Inari Lapland and its bird sites Nature guide to Inari Lapland and its bird sites Vesa Luhta 187 p. : 24 cm OL10176353W
In the town In the town Karen Bryant-Mole Spanish text and photographs identify things found in towns and cities, including stores and other buildings, buses and trains, items to buy such as food and toys, playgrounds, museums, signs, and ev… OL104773W
A Tree Is Nice A Tree Is Nice Janice May Udry Briefly describes the value of a tree. OL114926W
Science from an easy chair Science from an easy chair Lankester, E. Ray Sir xiii, 423 p. 23 cm OL1184590W
Galápagos Galápagos John C Kricher "The Galapagos Islands are a paradise for birders, botanists, geologists, and snorkelers, with many islands still devoid of human habitation. As they lie more than 600 miles west of South America and… OL12032031W
An Unkindness of Ravens An Unkindness of Ravens Ruth Rendell UNKINDNESS: the collective word for a group of ravens. UNKINDNESS: the collective word for a group of ravens. They are not particularly predatory birds. . . but neither are they soft and submissive. … OL12116W
A week at the Lizard A week at the Lizard C. A. Johns The Reverend C. A. John's extended holiday on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The Lizard is best known for its geology (serpentine) and for its botany. Includes shipwrecks, fishing,… OL13797180W
The Usborne Complete First Book of Nature The Usborne Complete First Book of Nature Alwyne C. Wheeler,Cathy Kilpatrick,Rosamund Kidman Cox,Ruth Thomson,Barbara Cork Almost all children are fascinated by living things. This book will help them towards a greater understanding and appreciation of the plants and animals around them. The beautifully detailed, inform… OL14932881W
Priceless Florida Priceless Florida Eleanor Noss Whitney Priceless Florida presents the incomparable ecological riches of this unique region in a way that will appeal to young and old, laypersons and scientists. A cornucopia of colorful illustrations and e… OL15001685W
The country builder's assistant The country builder's assistant Asher Benjamin This is a pattern book of Federal period moulding and trim styles distributed by Asher Benjamin in 1797. It was a guide for carpenters of the time. OL1500344W
An old shell An old shell Tony Johnston A collection of poems exploring and celebrating the Galapagos Islands and their various animals, including "The Voyage of the Rice Rat," "Magnificent Frigatebird," and "The Sea Lion's Song." OL15037894W
Nature! wild and wonderful Nature! wild and wonderful Laurence P. Pringle A prominent children's books author shares his life, his daily activities, and his creative process, showing how all are intertwined. OL15124383W
Al Spoo's Nature Notes Al Spoo's Nature Notes Al Spoo A collection of Al Spoo's Nature Notes newspaper columns, which talk about the natural history of plants and animals from Pennsylvania and around the world. OL15501501W
Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of the New continent during the years 1799… Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of the New continent during the years 1799… Alexander von Humboldt Travel book by multi-disciplinary scientist Humboldt. OL1554082W
Darwin slept here Darwin slept here Eric Simons Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of "The Origin of Species, Darwin Slept Here" offers a fresh-eyed and enchantin… OL15675602W
The rural life The rural life Verlyn Klinkenborg "In the pages of The New Yorker, Harper's, the New York Times, and his books Making Hay and The Last Fine Time, Verlyn Klinkenborg has mastered a voice of singular lyricism and precision. His subject… OL15757097W
Discovering nature's alphabet Discovering nature's alphabet Krystina Castella Colorful pictures of shapes that look like letters of the alphabet found in nature. OL15835806W
Animals on the trail with Lewis and Clark Animals on the trail with Lewis and Clark Dorothy Hinshaw Patent Retraces the Lewis and Clark journey and blends their observations of previously unknown animals with modern information about those same animals. OL15841503W
Exploring with the Bartrams Exploring with the Bartrams Ann Sutton Relates the experiences of the two American naturalists, father and son, who identified many plants and animals on their explorations through dangerous and uncharted sections of the wilderness. OL15861475W
The mystery of the mammoth bones The mystery of the mammoth bones James Giblin Describes the efforts of the artist, museum curator, and self-taught paleontologist, Charles Willson Peale, to excavate, study, and display the bones of a prehistoric creature that is later named "ma… OL15964782W
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