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View From Above: An Astronaut Photographs the World
TERRY VIRTS · National Geographic
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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This majestic National Geographic photography book offers a spectacular view of Earth from outer space, featuring aerial imagery taken from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Terry Virts.Few people get the experience of seeing the world from outer space - and no one has taken... |
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A Season on the Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration
Kenn Kaufman · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A close look at one season in one key site that reveals the amazing science and magic of spring bird migration, and the perils of human encroachment. Every spring, billions of birds sweep north, driven by ancient instincts to return to their breeding grounds. This vast parade often goes... |
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What's really happening to our planet
Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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An easy-to-understand overview of the state of our planet and its future, using eye-opening and accessible charts, graphs, and infographics. By 2050, the global population is expected to reach 9 billion. "What's Really Happening to Our Planet? " uses a graphic approach to chart... |
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Galapagos: A Traveler's Introduction
WAYNE LYNCH · Firefly Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
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In 1979, the Galapagos Islands was one of the earliest World Heritage Sites to be selected by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) , a designation intended to protect and preserve sites of cultural and natural heritage around the world. Today, there... |
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End of the Megafauna: The Fate of the World's Hugest, Fiercest, and Strangest Animals
R D E MacPhee · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The fascinating lives and puzzling demise of some of the largest animals on earth.Until a few thousand years ago, creatures that could have been from a sci-fi thriller -- including gorilla-sized lemurs, 500-pound birds, and crocodiles that weighed a ton or more -- roamed the earth. These... |
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Where the Animals Go: Tracking Wildlife with Technology in 50 Maps and Graphics
JAMES CHESHIRE · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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"Where the Animals Go is beautiful and thrilling, a combination of the best in science and exposition, and a joy to study cover to cover." -- Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard UniversityFor thousands of years, tracking animals meant following footprints.... |
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North on the Wing: Travels with the Songbird Migration of Spring
BRUCE M BEEHLER · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The story of an ornithologist's journey to trace the spring migration of songbirds from the southern border of the United States through the heartland and into Canada.In late March 2015, ornithologist Bruce M. Beehler set off on a solo four-month trek to track songbird migration and the northward... |
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Ten Plants that Changed Minnesota
Mary Hockenberry Meyer · Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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"If we cannot name and recognize plants, how can we value them and realize how essential they are to our environment and our well-being as humans?" - from the IntroductionIn 2012 a committee of experts chose the ten plants that most changed Minnesota from nearly five hundred... |
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Parrot Parenting: The Essential Care and Training Guide to +20 Parrot Species
Carol Frischmann · i5 Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the tiny parakeet to the giant hyacinth macaw not all parrots place the same demands on their parents Parakeets conures cockatiels loriesthe parrot family consists of the most popular pet birds each offering keepers their unique characteristics and exotic beauty as well as their specific... |
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Ferns of the North Woods: Including Horsetails & Clubmosses
Joe Walewski · Kollath Stensaas Publishing
Pages: 263
Format: Print book
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Ferns, horsetails and clubmosses are a surprisingly diverse group with a fascinating natural history. Some ferns are as tiny as golf tees, and others may tower to head height. Horsetail stems contain so much abrasive silica that they can be used to scour pots! Did you know that the spores... |
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Out of the Woods: Seeing Nature in the Everyday
Julia Corbett · University of Nevada Press
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
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Have you ever wondered about society's desire to cultivate the perfect lawn, why we view some animals as "good" and some as "bad," or even thought about the bits of nature inside everyday items-toothbrushes, cell phones, and coffee mugs? In this fresh and introspective... |
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Making Sense of Weather and Climate: The Science Behind the Forecasts
Mark Denny · Columbia University Press
Pages: 312
Format: Print book
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How do meteorologists design forecasts for the next day's, the next week's, or the next month's weather? Are some forecasts more likely to be accurate than others, and why? Making Sense of Weather and Climate takes readers through key topics in atmospheric physics and presents a cogent... |
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