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Raised by Animals: The Surprising New Science of Animal Family Dynamics
Jennifer L. Verdolin PhD · Experiment Llc
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
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When it comes to family matters, do humans know best? Leading animal behaviorist Dr. Jennifer Verdolin argues otherwise in this eye-opening book. Welcome to the wild world of raising a family in the animal kingdom . . . sometimes shocking, often ingenious! Every species can surprise us: Chimps... |
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Rain: Four Walks in English Weather
Melissa Harrison · Faber & Faber
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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An evocative meditation on the English landscape in wet weather by the acclaimed novelist and nature writer, Melissa Harrison.Whenever rain falls, the English countryside changes. Fields, farms, hills and hedgerows appear altered, the wildlife behaves differently, and over time the terrain... |
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Penguins of America
James Patterson · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover
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A lavishly illustrated, humorous book from the world's #1 bestselling writer and his son that shows how humans and penguins really aren't that different after all. Penguins--our lovable, cute, flightless friends who are constantly dressed for a formal occasion--have always fascinated... |
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The Outrun: A Memoir
Amy Liptrot · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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"The Outrun will no doubt sit alongside . . . Helen Macdonald's H Is for Hawk -- the sheer sensuality of Liptrot's prose and her steely resolve immediately put her right up there with the best of the best." -- New StatesmanWhen Amy Liptrot returns to Orkney after more... |
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Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide | Usborne Books
Emma Yarlett · Kane Miller Books / EDC Publishing
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover
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What was a very serious book about very serious dinosaurs is suddenly interrupted by a hole - a nibbled hole - in the book. Who would do something like that?Little ones will love trying to find the culprit - Nibbles - hiding among their favorite, easily recognizable dinosaurs. Is he an herbivore?... |
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Natural Wonders of the World
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff · DK
Pages: 440
Format: Hardcover
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Discover Earth's most beautiful and fascinating natural landmarks. From the spectacular granite domes of Yosemite to the reefs of the Bahama Banks and the ice sheets of the Antarctic, this is an unparalleled survey of the world's natural treasures.From the Rocky Mountains to the Great... |
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National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Night Sky of North America
Catherine Herbert Howell · National Geographic
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback
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We all gaze at the night sky in wonder - and this guidebook, the ninth in the National Geographic Pocket Guide series, provides a go-to reference for everything filling the dark canvas above us. A basic guide to the solar system, distant galaxies, exoplanets and deep space, satellites and spacecraft,... |
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National Geographic Backyard Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America
Arthur V Evans · National Geographic
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback
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An accessible visual guide to the top 150 insects and spiders, this guide combines readable text, representative photographs, and explanatory illustrations to highlight key features of body shape, life cycle, and behavior. Organized by scientific taxonomy, the book offers navigational devices... |
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