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Letters and recollections of Alexander Agassiz Letters and recollections of Alexander Agassiz Alexander Agassiz Biography of an American naturalist who visited several Pacific Islands during five exhibitions between 1891-1905. OL1116484W
Nature's beloved son Nature's beloved son Bonnie Johanna Gisel "In this book, photographer Stephen J. Joseph presents images of plants collected directly by John Muir, while scholar Bonnie J. Gisel lays before us the life and words of a man at once familiar and … OL11938123W
The sound of butterflies The sound of butterflies Rachael King Sophie Edgar barely recognizes her husband, Thomas, an amateur naturalist, when he returns from the Amazon, where he had hoped to find his long-dreamed-of mythical butterfly, Papilio sophia. The opti… OL13747860W
Dan Beard, scoutmaster of America Dan Beard, scoutmaster of America Wyatt Blassingame A biography of the writer, artist, and naturalist who began a boys' club called Sons of Daniel Boone and later became one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. OL1398128W
Wilderness Walkers Wilderness Walkers Betsy Warren Brief biographies of twelve naturalists who studied the plants and animals of early nineteenth-century Texas. Includes a glossary of terms. OL14855479W
The evolution of Calpurnia Tate The evolution of Calpurnia Tate Jacqueline Kelly Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones.With a little help from her notoriously c… OL15021579W
John Burroughs John Burroughs Ginger Wadsworth A photobiography of the naturalist, ornithologist, author, poet, teacher, and pioneer of the conservation movement who lived and worked in his rustic cabin in the Catskill Mountains. OL15021589W
Jane Goodall Jane Goodall Katherine E. Krohn In graphic novel format, tells the life story of animal scientist Jane Goodall. OL15049160W
Build me an ark Build me an ark Brenda Peterson The memoir of a life among animals by a nature writer who has studied dolphins, whales, and orcas and worked for the restoration of wolves in Arizona, Yellowstone, and Alaska. Rather than mere autobi… OL15135036W
The Thoreau You Don't Know The Thoreau You Don't Know Robert Sullivan Henry David Thoreau is one of those authors that readers think they know, even if they don't. He's the solitary curmudgeon with the shack out in the woods, the mystic worshipping solemnly in the quie… OL15185139W
The Darwin myth The Darwin myth Benjamin Wiker In the 150 years since the publication of Origin of Species, Charles Darwin's reputation has wavered between two extremes--secular saint or heretic. But the truth is much more complicated than that. … OL15907276W
Audubon Audubon Jos. A. Smith,Jennifer L. Armstrong Briefly tells the story of this nineteenth-century painter and naturalist who is most famous for his detailed paintings of birds. OL16052750W
Charles Darwin y la evolución de las especies (naturalmente) Charles Darwin y la evolución de las especies (naturalmente) Dennis Hamily Traces the life of the English naturalist from his early years through his expedition aboard the H.M.S. Beagle and the development of his theory of evolution by natural selection. OL16065798W
Townsend's warbler Townsend's warbler Paul Fleischman An account of the 1834 cross-continental journey of naturalist John Townsend and his many discoveries, including the warbler that bears his name. OL17296836W
A bibliography of American natural history A bibliography of American natural history Max Meisel Vol 1 (1924): An annotated bibliography of the publications relating to the history, biography and bibliography of American natural history and its institutions, during colonial times and the pioneer… OL182085W
Secrets from the Rocks Secrets from the Rocks Albert Marrin A biography of the scientist-adventurer, Roy Chapman Andrews, focusing on the expeditions he led for New York's American Museum of Natural History to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia in an effort to uncov… OL1828583W
Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau Elizabeth Ring Introduces the life, thinking, and work of the New England philosopher and nature writer. OL1972601W
Rifling paradise Rifling paradise Jem Poster When past indiscretions catch up with Charles Redbourne, a minor English landowner, he is propelled from England to Australia, where he plans to make his mark as a naturalist. There, his life begins … OL19929938W
Karl, get out of the garden! Karl, get out of the garden! Anita Sanchez Karl s love of nature led him to take on a seemingly impossible task: to give a scientific name to every living thing on earth. The result was the Linnaean system the basis for the classification sys… OL20054333W
The running sky The running sky Tim Dee Storm petrels fly from a midnight sea in June to their nesting holes in a two-thousand-year-old stone tower; a million starlings gather to roost from all points across a freezing winter sky; migrant … OL21809205W
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