|
|
|
|  | Neptune's Nursery by Allan Sheather, Kim Michelle Toft
In this book readers try to guess the identity of one particular creature with an unusual birth. Double-page illustrations and text gradually reveal information about the animal. Alternating with these clue pages are brief verses and stunning illustrations of ten animals that are NOT the illusive creature. When the mystery is finally revealed, readers can turn back to each of the double-page paintings and find the animal, cleverly concealed in the art. From the dolphin to the great white shark to the blue-ringed octopus to the nautilus, the variety and beauty of oceanic wildlife will amaze young readers. Information about each animal as well as a glossary of unfamiliar terms appear at the back of the book. AUTHOR: Allan Sheather, Kim Michelle Toft
PUBLISHER: Charlesbridge Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
|
 | Mr. Santizo's Tasty Treats! by Alice K. Flanagan, Dana Rau, Romie Flanagan
This book follows Mr. Santizo, a baker, as he spends his day baking and decorating tasty treats for his customers. We find that his hard work pays off -- everything he makes always looks, smells, and most importantly, tastes, delicious! AUTHOR: Alice K. Flanagan, Dana Rau, Romie Flanagan
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
|
 | Fighting Fires by Susan Kuklin
A clear text and color photographs are used to introduce readers to the work of fire fighters and the many different types of equipment they use. AUTHOR: Susan Kuklin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
|
 | Cuba Wild - Cuba Salvaje by Alfonso Silva Lee, Alfonso S. Lee, Bonnie J. Hayskar, Ross D. MacPhee, Ross D. E. MacPhee
This is the first compendium of nature for the Caribbean's largest, most diverse tropical island and archipelago. Cuba's remarkable number of endemic species -- including the world's smallest bird, the bee hummingbird; minute frogs and boas; magnificent painted land snails; rare butterflies and orchids -- contribute to the importance and beauty of Cuba and her rich fauna and flora depicted here. Written by Silva in English and Spanish throughout and richly illustrated with his color photography, the book also has drawings of animals now extinct. It is fully indexed and includes maps and scientific names. AUTHOR: Alfonso Silva Lee, Alfonso S. Lee, Bonnie J. Hayskar, Ross D. MacPhee, Ross D. E. MacPhee
PUBLISHER: Pangaea Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
|
 | Gathering of Angels by Kenneth P. Able
The migration of birds has for centuries amazed and confounded onlookers. Those fortunate enough to have witnessed the skies filling with these intrepid travelers wonder, how do they find their way to their destination? How do they withstand the dangers and rigors of their long-distance flight? Gatherings of Angels offers firsthand accounts by leading experts in avian migration who convey not only the biology but also a sense of the beauty and excitement that attend this most extraordinary of natural spectacles. AUTHOR: Kenneth P. Able
PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
|
 | Encounters with Nature by David Petersen, Paul Shepard
While most scholars work within the safe, sturdy confines of conventional academics, Paul Shepard moved beyond convention, out under the open sky where he was free to turn and peer in every direction. Blending, sifting, and culling massive mounds of scientific, historical, and deductive data -- drawn from biology, ecology, ethology, anthropology, archaeology, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and even art -he searched for shards of truth, then fit those pieces together to give logical and meaningful shape to our world. His interdisciplinary approach brought together diverse fields of research, embodying in a sense Edward O. Wilson`s recently proposed idea of consilience -- the unity of knowledge needed in the fragmented world of academic specialization. AUTHOR: David Petersen, Paul Shepard
PUBLISHER: Island Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
|
|
|
