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|  | Snappy Little Colors by Caroline Repchuk, Derek Mathews, Kate Lee
Description not available.Rhyming text and pop-up illustrations of various animals present common colors, including red, blue, green, and orange. AUTHOR: Caroline Repchuk, Derek Mathews, Kate Lee
PUBLISHER: Advantage Publishers Group
FORMAT: Pop-up
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Rose's Kiss by Peter Bernhardt
Flowers bring joy and beauty to our lives, from the small patch of daisies outside our window to the elaborate floral decorations on display at weddings, banquets, and funerals. As well as offering aesthetic benefits, they teach us much about how the world works -- each blossom is a living factory that manufactures organs and compounds ranging from the flavonoids that make a rose red to the pollen that gives us hayfever. In The Rose's Kiss, botanist Peter Bernhardt rekindles our sense of wonder at the plant life all around us. He presents a fascinating and wide-ranging look at the natural history of flowers -- their forms and functions as well as their hidden interactions with the surrounding environment and the other living organisms upon which they depend for survival. Using both familiar and exotic examples, he examines: -- flower architecture, including the wonderfully descriptive names of floral parts -- the different roles of floral parts in a plant's life-cycle -- the secret exchange between a bud and its environment that determines blooming time and the lifespan of individual blossoms -- colors, scents, and other mechanisms that plants use to attract pollinators and keep them returning season after season -- the incredible diversity of organisms that pollinate plants -- cockroaches, flies, moths, parrots, hummingbirds, bats, and others -- extinct plants and their fossil blossoms, showing the evolution of flowering plants over the past 125 million years The Rose's Kiss should hold wide appeal for nature lovers, garden enthusiasts, and anyone interested in learning more about the inner workings of the natural world. AUTHOR: Peter Bernhardt
PUBLISHER: Island Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Coal A Natural History by Barbara Freese
Description not available.Traces the history of coal from its foundations three million years ago through its role in industry and disease, covering such areas as its uses as jewelry in ancient Rome, in the establishment of China as a twelfth-century superpower, and as a tool in the Civil War. 50,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Barbara Freese
PUBLISHER: Perseus Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Arctic Ocean by Anne Ylvisaker
Description not available.Introduces the earth's smallest ocean, and provides instructions for an activity to demonstrate how ice floats. AUTHOR: Anne Ylvisaker
PUBLISHER: Capstone Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Sharks & Other Creatures by DK Publishing Staff
Facts about sharks and other denizens of the deep, accompanied by color illustrations. AUTHOR: DK Publishing Staff
PUBLISHER: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Tropical Freshwater Aquarium Problem Solver by Gina Sandford
Keeping tropical fish is the most popular aquarist hobby. The Tropical Freshwater Aquarium Problem Solver is an invaluable guide to solving problems related to maintaining a freshwater aquarium, with an emphasis on what happens after the aquarium has been established. This book provides readers with advice on planning an aquarium, correct siting, water temperature and quality, decor, diseases and ailments, feeding and breeding, species compatibility, and choosing the right plants. AUTHOR: Gina Sandford
PUBLISHER: Tetra Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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