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|  | Otters under Water by Jim Arnosky
Under the watchful eye of their mother on the shore, two otter pups glide, dive, hunt and explore their underwater world. Arnosky's watercolor illustrations deftly entice even reluctant, landlocked readers into his aquatic underworld. -- Publishers Weekly. Full-color illustrations. AUTHOR: Jim Arnosky
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Dinosaur Detectives by Peter Chrisp
Description not available.Describes the research and discoveries of paleontologists that led to significant information on dinosaur species, fossil records, migration, and their evolution into birds. AUTHOR: Peter Chrisp
PUBLISHER: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Natural Soapmaking by Marie Browning
Soap -- gentle, all natural and handmade -- makes a wonderful gift -- for yourself or a friend! Create healthier, more beautiful, more fragrant soaps than anything you can find in a store, for a fraction of the cost, using simple equipment you probably already own. Just start with a basic bar of white soap or produce yours from scratch. Add therapeutic and aromatic accents. Once you've tried the 20 recipes for hand-milled soaps, go on to bath salts, bath oils, bubble baths, massage oils, facial scrubs, and bath tea bags. Full-color photos show you how beautiful your soaps can be, and captioned illustrations explain each step. Complete recipes cover a variety of enticing creations: AUTHOR: Marie Browning
PUBLISHER: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Ethics on the Ark by Bryan G. Norton, Elizabeth F. Stevens, Michael Hutchins, Terry L. Maple
Ethics on the Ark presents a passionate, multivocal discussion - among zoo professionals, activists, conservation biologists, and philosophers - about the future of zoos and aquariums, the treatment of animals in captivity, and the question of whether the individual, the species, or the ecosystem is the most important focus in conservation efforts. Contributors represent all sides of the issues. Some advocate proposals to increase zoos' work in captive breeding programs. Others call for zoos to turn away from exotic, charismatic species and focus instead on community education programs aimed at protecting local fauna and habitats. Still others contend that zoos ought to be abolished. Moving from the fundamental to the practical, from biodiversity to population regulation, from animal research to captive breeding, Ethics on the Ark represents an important gathering of the many fervent and contentious viewpoints shaping the wildlife conservation debate. AUTHOR: Bryan G. Norton, Elizabeth F. Stevens, Michael Hutchins, Terry L. Maple
PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institution Press
FORMAT: E-book
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Great Redwall Feast by Brian Jacques, Christopher Denise
In this poem, many of the characters from the beloved Redwall novels prepare a feast as a surprise for their abbot. Illustrated with watercolor paintings. AUTHOR: Brian Jacques, Christopher Denise
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Origins of Species by Charles Darwin
Perhaps the most readable and accessible of the great works of the scientific imagination, The Origin of Species sold out on the day it was published in 1859. Theologians quickly labeled Charles Darwin the most dangerous man in England, and, as the Saturday Review noted, the uproar over the book quickly 'passed beyond the bounds of the study and lecture-room into the drawing-room and the public street.' Yet after reading it, Darwin's friend and colleague T.H. Huxley had a different reaction: 'How extremely stupid not to have thought of that.' AUTHOR: Charles Darwin
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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