Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Rat island Rat island William Stolzenburg "Rat Island rises from the icy gray waters of the Bering Sea, a mass of volcanic rock covered with tundra, midway between Alaska and Siberia. Once a remote sanctuary for enormous flocks of seabirds, … OL16182789W
Naturalist's Big Bend Naturalist's Big Bend C. M. Fleming,Roland H. Wauer "In southwest Texas, where the Rio Grande arcs southward into Mexico, lies Big Bend National Park - 708,221 acres of river floodplain, desert, grasslands, and majestic moutains. The wealth of the Big… OL18653423W
Poisonous plants and animals of Florida and the Caribbean Poisonous plants and animals of Florida and the Caribbean David W. Nellis Florida and all the other areas in and around the Caribbean are subtropical and tropical wonderlands, filled with fascinating and beautiful plants and animals. It is wise to remember, however, that a… OL18924085W
Dragonflies Dragonflies Pieter van Dokkum In this book Pieter van Dokkum reveals many of the dragonfly's secrets, capturing the stages of this striking insect's life cycle in unprecedented close-up photographs. He documents scenes of dragonf… OL19663691W
Buzz Buzz Lisa Jean Moore "Bees are essential for human survival--one-third of all food on American dining tables depends on the labor of bees. Beyond pollination, the very idea of the bee is ubiquitous in our culture: we can… OL19970966W
Heart of a lion Heart of a lion William Stolzenburg Late one June night in 2011, a large animal collided with an SUV cruising down a Connecticut parkway. William Stolzenburg retraces his two-year journey, from his embattled birthplace in the Black Hil… OL20025284W
Holy Mōlī Holy Mōlī Hob Osterlund Hob Osterlund moved to Hawai'i after being visited in a dream by an ancestor, Martha Beckwith, author of the monumental classic, Hawaiian Mythology. It was there, on the island of Kaua'i, where she h… OL20036316W
Falcon Pocket Guide Falcon Pocket Guide Todd Telander "Falcon Pocket Guides are full-color, visually appealing, on-the-go guides for identifying plants and animals and learning about nature. "-- "Falcon Pocket Guide: Florida Seashore & Wildlife is a f… OL20368388W
Animal Tracks of Alaska Animal Tracks of Alaska Ian Sheldon,Tamara Hartson 144 pages : 15 cm OL21222787W
Dominion of Bears Dominion of Bears Sherry Simpson "A series of illuminating essays on the brown, black, and polar bears of Alaska, and their behavior across a wide range of interactions with each other, their environment, and especially human societ… OL21814147W
The Horses of Proud Spirit The Horses of Proud Spirit Melanie Sue Bowles There are approximately seven million horses in the United States. Each year, over 70,000 end up going to slaughter. Hundreds of thousands more are abused, neglected, or abandoned by callous and irre… OL8870593W