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|  | Hunting with the Moon by Beverly Joubert, National Geographic Society (U. S.) Staff
Over a hundred breathtaking full-color images captured by Beverly Joubert`s ever-watchful camera represent not just superb wildlife photography but a priceless record of a little-known natural phenomenon. They create a portrait of the Savuti lions at rest, at play, and on the shadowy hunts that end in a sudden, explosive kill, offering a rare glimpse of the lithe power and ruthless beauty that have mesmerized humans for millennia. Dereck Joubert`s detailed and engaging text documents years of observation, providing invaluable insight into the biology, behavior, and social structure of an elusive species; at the same time he brings to life the individual animals the Jouberts came to know so well: Maome, the matriarch whose clan played together every evening; Ntchwaidumela, the bold and unflappable male who defied a charging elephant; Sequela, the old exile who returned to spend his last days with his pride, and many more. Last but by no means least, Hunting With the Moon is a chronicle of human dedication, a deeply personal account of a couple who have devoted their lives to understanding and protecting the magnificent beasts who prowl these pages in all their majestic grace. AUTHOR: Beverly Joubert, National Geographic Society (U. S.) Staff
PUBLISHER: National Geographic Society
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | The Natural Gardens of North Carolina by Bertram W. Wells, Dorothy Wilbur-Brooks, Lawrence S. Earley
For seventy years, The Natural Gardens of North Carolina has been a must-read volume for anyone interested in wildflowers, native plants, ecology, or conservation in the state. This handsome revised edition features new line drawings and color photographs, an appendix that updates the botanical nomenclature, an introduction that focuses on B. W. Wells and his passion for the state's landscape, and an afterword that discusses the continuing relevance of Wells's ideas. One of the first scientists to write and lecture about ecology, Wells introduced North Carolinians to the extraordinary tapestry of natural gardens, or plant communities, within the state's borders back in 1932. His purpose was to help readers understand a plant within its community--a pioneering concept at the time--and to promote conservation. Moving from the Atlantic coast westward, Wells identifies eleven major natural gardens: the sand dune community, salt marsh, freshwater marsh, swamp forest, aquatic vegetation, evergreen shrub bog (or pocosin), grass-sedge bog (or savanna), sandhill, old-field community, upland forest, and high mountain spruce-fir forest. He devotes the first part of his book to a general account of the vegetation and habitats of each community and then identifies and describes the wildflowers that are found there. AUTHOR: Bertram W. Wells, Dorothy Wilbur-Brooks, Lawrence S. Earley
PUBLISHER: The University of North Carolina Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Wolf by Diana Landau, Douglas H. Chadwick
Description not available.An anthology in celebration of wolves includes writings by wolf experts, along with poetry, fables, legends, and myths from cultures around the world. AUTHOR: Diana Landau, Douglas H. Chadwick
PUBLISHER: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Pony on the Porch by Ben M. Baglio
Mandy and her best friend James will do all they can to protect a beautiful show-jumping pony from being hurt in competition. AUTHOR: Ben M. Baglio
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Moonflower by H. Peter Loewer, Jean Loewer
At a time when most children have been tucked into their beds on a warm summer evening, nighttime springs to life. Written in lyrical language that weaves its tale like a moonflower vine, The Moonflower brings an often unseen world to light for budding young naturalists. Full color. AUTHOR: H. Peter Loewer, Jean Loewer
PUBLISHER: Peachtree Publishers, Limited
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Complete Tales of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, Charles Santore
Description not available.Retells the stories of Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, a fishing frog, two bad mice, and the mouse who saves the Flopsy bunnies from Mr. McGregor. AUTHOR: Beatrix Potter, Charles Santore
PUBLISHER: Running Press Book Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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