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|  | Napoleon's Buttons by Jay Burreson, Penny Le Couteur
Is it possible Napoleon`s failed Russian campaign was due to his choice of buttons? Tin buttons, which fastened the French uniform, break down and crumble in extremely cold weather, for which Russia`s winters are famous. Using this fact as a centerpiece, NAPOLEON`S BUTTONS examines the relationship between science and history. From the discovery of ascorbic acid, allowing sailors to make sea voyages longer by fending off scurvy, to the sinister world of addictive additives and the lives they have claimed, LeCouteur and Burreson explore the profound effect science has had on global development. AUTHOR: Jay Burreson, Penny Le Couteur
PUBLISHER: Putnam Publishing Group, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Pluto by Dana Meachen Rau
Description not available.Briefly describes the discovery, surface features, orbit, moon, and efforts to study the planet Pluto. AUTHOR: Dana Meachen Rau
PUBLISHER: Compass Point Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Tree in the Ancient Forest by Carol Reed-Jones, Christopher Canyon
The remarkable web of plants and animals living around a single old fir tree takes on a life of its own. The repetitive verse aptly portrays the amazing ways in which inhabitants depend upon one another for survival. Includes a guide to the forest creatures and their interrelationships. AUTHOR: Carol Reed-Jones, Christopher Canyon
PUBLISHER: Dawn Publications
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | What Is the Animal Kingdom? by Bobbie Kalman
Cephalopods are the most intelligent invertebrates. Scientists have discovered that octopuses, for example, have a good memory and can be taught to perform tricks! Few books explain the scientific classification of animals as well as What is the Animal Kingdom? All creatures, including insects, mammals and fish, are classified and described from simple animals like sponges to the larger brained mammals such as humans. Young readers will learn all the basics of kingdoms and species that form an important foundation for the study of biology. A special section reveals tat animals are being threatened by illegal hunting, human development and pollution and suggests actions that readers can take to help stop their destruction. AUTHOR: Bobbie Kalman
PUBLISHER: Crabtree Publishing Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Elmer & the Dragon by Robert Sevra, Ruth Chrisman Gannett, Ruth Stiles Gannett
A stand-alone sequel to My Father's Dragon, in which Elmer Elevator and the flying baby dragon help the king of the canaries find treasure. Rich, humorous, thoroughly satisfying. -- Library Journal, starred review. AUTHOR: Robert Sevra, Ruth Chrisman Gannett, Ruth Stiles Gannett
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Necessity of Empty Places by Paul Gruchow
In this paean to the wild lands of the American West, Paul Gruchow celebrates the intrinsic value of places that resist human exploitation. Whether he's rambling through the Minnesota Blue Mounds, spying on migrating cranes in the Nebraska sandhills, lumbering along the Oregon Trail in an old-fashioned wagon train, contemplating the unearthly spires of the Dakota Badlands, clambering up Wyoming's Big Horn Mountains, or getting lost in Montana's Beartooth range, Gruchow is an ideal companion, a writer who makes the quirks and curiosities of the natural world come alive. AUTHOR: Paul Gruchow
PUBLISHER: Milkweed Editions
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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