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Author
Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Anyone who has ever held a baby-or observed a nesting bird-will find much to inform and entertain in this enchantingly written and thoroughly researched book. Allport revels in the marvelous diversity of care in the animal world. She shows us our place in that world with great humor, knowledge, and common sense.
22) A lucky thing
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A collection of fourteen poems about nature, including "Calling the Sun," "Showing the Wind," and "Invitation from a Mole."
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
These 54 stories describe in simple folktale style why the rabbit is timid and the bear has a short tail, how summer came to the Earth, and other amazing tales. Gathered from primitive cultures around the world, these beguiling stories will delight youngsters and anyone interested in folklore from faraway lands. 29 illustrations.
24) Nature's art box
Author
Publisher
Storey Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Presents more than sixty projects made from natural materials that are available almost anywhere.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A grandmother explains to her granddaughter how the arrival of winter brings changes in nature and the earth's creatures, and how the return of spring and summer will bring more changes.
27) Deep woods
Author
Publisher
Peregrine Smith Books
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
A collection of natural essays from 1871 to 1912.
28) Human Origins
Author
Publisher
Otbebookpublishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Excerpt: "Down to the middle of the nineteenth century, and to a considerable extent down to the present day, the Hebrew Bible was held to be the sole and sufficient authority as to the early history of the human race. 2 It was believed, with a certainty which made doubt impious, that the first man Adam was created in or about the year 4004 b.c., or not quite 6000 years ago; and that all human and other life was destroyed by a universal Deluge, 1656...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Most of us view animals through a very narrow lens, seeing only bits and pieces of beings that seem mostly peripheral to our lives. However, whether animals are building a shelter, seducing a mate, or inventing a new game, animals' creative choices affect their social, cultural, and environmental worlds. The Creative Lives of Animals offers readers intimate glimpses of creativity in the lives of animals, from elephants to alligators to ants. Drawing...
32) A closer look
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Detailed collage illustrations accompanied by simple text present expanding views of familiar objects in nature, such as a bug and a flower.
34) Bug hunter
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Describes a wide variety of bugs and presents tips on finding and observing them.
Author
Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Food makes the world go around, according to this absorbing account of how the search for food has shaped human nature. It is more important than love or sex for the simple reason that food is harder to find than a mate. Think of it this way, says Allport, who draws on the research of anthropologists and biologists in presenting her fascinating and provocative theories: Mates are often willing accomplices in the act of mating; food is never a willing...
38) In you I see
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Are you as joyful and bright as a daffodil? Or as bold and brave as a tiger? In You I See highlights and celebrates the colorful layers and attributes we all can have. With enthralling, rhyming text by singer-songwriter Rachel "Maiday" Moulden and gorgeous illustrations by Jodie Howard, this enchanting children's storybook brings the magic of rhyme and nature together"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Publishing Group Inc
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Beekeeping is both a hobby and a practical business plan that many individuals have taken up in recent years as a viable way to culture a valuable natural resource and have fun in the process. In any given year, an effectively built beekeeping business can bring profits up to 500 percent of your investment according to numerous private beekeepers. The benefit of growing your own honey and selling it to local customers for between $3 and $6 a pound...
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