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|  | Tough Choices by Lester Brown
In this title the author uses up-to-the-minute information to respond to the widening gap between world demand for grain and lagging yields of oceanic fisheries and croplands. He proposes steps that can be taken to expand food production and buy additional time to stabilize population, and he also explores opportunities for reducing per-capita consumption which in some societies is conspicuously excessive. AUTHOR: Lester Brown
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | A Look at Saturn by Diane Moser, Kit Moser, Ray Spangenburg
Description not available.Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, rings, moons, surface features, exploration, and other aspects of the planet Saturn. AUTHOR: Diane Moser, Kit Moser, Ray Spangenburg
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Ages of Gaia by James E. Lovelock
The Earth, James Lovelock proposes, behaves as if it were a superorganism, made up from all the living things and from their material environment. When he first sketched out his brilliant Gaia theory in the 1970s, people around the world embraced it; within a short time Gaia has moved from the margins of scientific research to the mainstream. James Lovelock argues that such things as the level of oxygen, the formation of clouds, and the saltiness of the oceans may all be controlled by interacting physical, chemical, and biological processes. He believes that the self-regulation of climate and chemical composition is a process that emerges from the tightly coupled evolution of rocks, air, and ocean - in addition to that of organisms. Such interlocking self-regulation, while rarely optimal - consider the cold and hot places of the earth, the wet and the dry - nevertheless keeps the Earth a fit place for life . The New York Times Book Review has called his arguments in favor of Gaia plausible and above all illuminating . Now, in an updated paperback edition, fully revised, the author amplifies his account of how Gaia works with descriptions of new fields of research that have been opened by this pathbreaking concept. AUTHOR: James E. Lovelock
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Fungi by Dwight Kuhn, Elaine Pascoe
Using hands-on natural science projects, explores and explains different types and characteristics of fungi. AUTHOR: Dwight Kuhn, Elaine Pascoe
PUBLISHER: Gale Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Whose Bottom is This? by Wayne Lynch
Description not available.Provides information and a photograph of an animal's posterior, then asks the reader to guess what animal it is, from grouse to seal pups to porcupines. AUTHOR: Wayne Lynch
PUBLISHER: Whitecap Books, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Rainforest Animals by Paul Hess
Using exquisite but realistic artwork which shows animals in their actual environments, these books present animals as they really are -- but with just a little more personality! Animal World board books are just the right size for little hands and each animal is named in large clear type -- just right for the youngest child who is beginning to take an interest in animals. Side panels depict a group of animals engaged in characteristic activities, and decorative endpapers show a detailed, panoramic view of the animals interacting with each other in a natural setting. These seemingly simple books provide a wealth of jumping off points for enrichment and fun. AUTHOR: Paul Hess
PUBLISHER: Zero to Ten, Limited
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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