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|  | Geckos by Jerry G. Walls, Maleta Walls
The slinky little gecko is fast becoming one of the most popular lizards available. But it needs special care, and this book explains how to give it. New prospective owners will learn how to select and raise a healthy gecko. AUTHOR: Jerry G. Walls, Maleta Walls
PUBLISHER: T F H Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Over in the Meadow by Ezra Jack Keats
An Appalachian counting rhyme featuring animal mothers and their babies. AUTHOR: Ezra Jack Keats
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Book of the Cosmos by Dennis Danielson
This anthology provides a historical survey of the different cosmologies that have been espoused by thinkers such as Aristotle, Copernicus, and Edgar Allen Poe. AUTHOR: Dennis Danielson
PUBLISHER: Perseus Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Eco-Fun by David Suzuki, Jane Kurisu, Kathy Vanderlinden
Description not available.Provides information about the Earth and its inhabitants through experiments, including instructions for how to build a worm composter, measure air pollution, and make a solar water heater. AUTHOR: David Suzuki, Jane Kurisu, Kathy Vanderlinden
PUBLISHER: Douglas & McIntyre, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Common Plants of the Mid-Atlantic Coast
Beggar`s ticks and marsh pink. Tearthumbs and chairmaker`s rush. Live oak, pitch pine, wild black cherry, sassafras, and loblolly pine. From eelgrass rooted in wrack lines on windswept back shores to hardy maritime forests sculpted by strong winds and salt spray, the Mid-Atlantic coast is rich with a variety of habitats and an abundance of common, if not always familiar, plants. In Common Plants of the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Gene M. Silberhorn provides a field guide to the plants found along the coast from Long Island Sound to North Carolina`s barrier islands. This introduction to the fragile ecology and remarkable beauty of the flora of the coastal region was highly praised by reviewers when it was first published in 1982. This revised edition retains the features that earned it acclaim and provides a wealth of new information. The three sections of the book correspond to the natural divisions of the landscape: Section One covers beaches, dunes, and marine forests; Section Two includes salt and brackish marshes; and Section Three reviews plants found in tidal and nontidal freshwater wetlands. Each section of Common Plants begins with an introduction that describes the characteristics of the area and the flora to be found there. Individual plant entries follow. Delicate illustrations accompany facing page descriptions that aid in identification and provide concise background information, as well as delightful anecdotes. Plant entries now includes the subheadings: Growth Habit and Diagnostic Characteristics, where the reader will find descriptions of general appearance, Distribution, which tells where along the coast the plant is found, Habitat, and, particularly important in this age of heightened environmental awareness, Ecological Value/Benefits. The author has also added each plant`s Wetland Indicator Status, which estimates a species` frequency of occurrence in wetland habitats. Seventeen species have been added to this fully updated second edition. The
PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Walt Disney's the Jungle Book by Walter Elias Disney
Six terrific songs from the 1965 Disney animated classic, including: The Bare Necessities -- Colonel Hathi's March (The Elephant Song) -- I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) -- My Own Home (Jungle Book Theme) -- That's What Friends Are For (The Vulture Song) -- Trust in Me (The Python's Song). The piano/vocal/guitar edition features beautiful color art from this animated masterpiece. AUTHOR: Walter Elias Disney
PUBLISHER: Leonard, Hal Corporation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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