The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks & Minerals by Charles W. Chesterman, Audubon Society Staff @ Science & Nature Book

The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks & Minerals by Charles W. Chesterman, Audubon Society Staff
Description not available.Displays rocks, minerals, variant forms, and major gemstones

AUTHOR: Charles W. Chesterman, Audubon Society Staff
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature

American Bamboos by Emmet J. Judziewicz, Lynn G. Clark, Margaret J. Stern, Ximena Londono
The hardiness and beauty of bamboos have long been appreciated by botanists and gardeners alike, but few realize that nearly half of the world's approximately 1,200 species are native to North and South America and the Caribbean -- and that they are more diverse than their Asian counterparts. Many American bamboos -- including numerous broad-leaved, herbaceous varieties growing in the rainforest understory -- have been recognized scientifically only in the past generation. Drawing on two decades of fieldwork in the United States and fifteen Latin American countries, the authors bring together current knowledge of the structure, ecology, human uses, conservation value, evolution, and diversity of the forty-one genera of American woody and herbaceous bamboos. They also discuss three genera of basal grasses that resemble bamboos. They describe the importance of bamboos to South American landscapes and cultures, explaining how jungles of guadua and thickets of Chusquea host communities of small animals and how human societies use bamboo for housing, furniture, basketry, food, soil conservation, and musical instruments. Exploring the possibilities of cultivated bamboo, the authors also note its value in some regions as a timber resource. Generously illustrated with color photographs and detailed line drawings, the book provides genus-by-genus descriptions of bamboos as well as habitat data, range maps, lists of recognized species, and complete references. It also includes the most recent molecular and systematic evidence for bamboo evolution and phylogeny. The first ever to focus on the bamboos of the Americas, this volume is an essential resource for botanists, taxonomists,horticulturists, and gardeners.

AUTHOR: Emmet J. Judziewicz, Lynn G. Clark, Margaret J. Stern, Ximena Londono
PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institution Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature

The Hamster of the Baskervilles by Bruce Hale
The third Chet Gecko mystery finds the sleuthing amphibian and his winged partner, Natalie Attired, on the hunt for a supernatural werehamster. With b&w illustrations.

AUTHOR: Bruce Hale
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature

Montana Wildlife by Gayle C. Shirley, Sandy Allnock
A guide to the amazing array of wild animals that share the land and water under the Big Sky.

AUTHOR: Gayle C. Shirley, Sandy Allnock
PUBLISHER: Globe Pequot Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature

Don't Make Me Laugh by James Stevenson
In this interactive book with watercolor drawings, readers are cautioned that if while they`re reading, they laugh or so much as crack a smile, they must return to the beginning of the book. A frumpy alligator named Mr. Frimdimpny walks readers through some silly situations, where the readers cause all of the craziness and mayhem: Don`t tickle Pierre the Waiter`s extra-ticklish spot--that`s marked with a giant red X--or he`ll drop his tray! Turn the page, and of course, Pierre has splattered food all over two pages.

AUTHOR: James Stevenson
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature

At Home in the Tide Pool by Alexandra Wright, Marshall H. Peck
Come to the tide pool for a look into the lives of some truly awesome creatures. Watch the tide pool from low to high tide and you will surely be amazed at what goes on over, under, and within the seaweed. Children can observe in this world of the tide pool a miniature version of the ocean`s vast ecosystem. Color illustrations.

AUTHOR: Alexandra Wright, Marshall H. Peck
PUBLISHER: Charlesbridge Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature