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|  | Simon & Schuster's Complete Guide to Plants & Flowers by Frances Perry
Description not available.Describes and notes the families, places of origin, flowering times, uses, and light and soil-moisture requirements of a variety of shrubs, succulents, cacti, and flowering, climbing, Mediterranean, and rock-garden plants AUTHOR: Frances Perry
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Wetlands by Judie Shore, Pamela Hickman
Ages 8-12 AUTHOR: Judie Shore, Pamela Hickman
PUBLISHER: Kids Can Press, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Animals of the Tropical Forests by Elaine Landau
Children's Press is pleased to introduce True Books for a new generation! Completely redesigned for today's young, investigative reader, True Books are an indispensable addition to any collection. Each book guides the reader through the facts that nurture their need to know. The new, dynamic True Books design features: -- an inviting and interactive page format -- a readable and attractive typeface -- large, bold, and brilliant full-color photographs The True Books series takes the young reader beyond the standard, fact-filled text by adding avenues for further discovery. Each book includes a variety of sidebars, highlighting extra facts that will fascinate children. In the Important Words section, young readers will find a glossary of words that will both challenge and expand their vocabulary. Each book includes a To Find Out More section, where every curious reader can find a list of related books to read and organizations to contact. True Books also point readers to the vast electronic universe of information on the Internet. Each book will list: -- e-mail addresses to help the reader contact individuals and organizations -- appropriate newsgroups and mailing lists -- FTP sites to download fun and useful software Begun in the 1950s, True Books are universally embraced as the definitive nonfiction series for young readers. Now in its third incarnation, the True Books series has once again evolved to meet the needs and tastes of modern readers and educators. AUTHOR: Elaine Landau
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Searching for Crusoe by Thurston Clarke
Inspecting the islands that both do and do not fall into the pages of your everyday guidebooks, Clarke finds much to observe and a few good reasons to explain the attraction of man to island. AUTHOR: Thurston Clarke
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Fire Engines by Anne Rockwell
A very basic introduction to the many different types of vehicles that are used to fight fires. Color illustrations depict a world inhabited by Dalmatians. AUTHOR: Anne Rockwell
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Physics Demystified by Stan Gibilisco
* Unlike most books on the topic, this one utilizes a top down approach--general concepts are presented first and details follow
* For the most user-friendly and clear style possible, formulas and equations are used when necessary, but mathematics does not overwhelm the presentation AUTHOR: Stan Gibilisco
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Professional
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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