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Description not available.A glow-in-the-dark rhyming book invites young readers to turn out the lights and meet a harvest of jack-o'-lanterns with jolly, silly, sad, and skinny faces.
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Familiar Rocks & Minerals of North America by Charles W. Chesterman
These easy-to-use guides are divided into three parts: introductory essays; color plates and species accounts; and appendices - all in a convenient size! AUTHOR: Charles W. Chesterman
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Nick the Cat by Roberta C. Bondi
Description not available.The experience of befriending a stray cat prompts the author to reflect on the unexpected way grace comes into our lives; on how we push away the other, be it stranger, one who is sick, or a person of different sexual orientation; on the unexpected nature of love; and on suffering, atonement, and loss. Original. AUTHOR: Roberta C. Bondi
PUBLISHER: Abingdon Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Affirmation Web by Helder Botelho, Lori Lite
Description not available.A sad, lonely young girl follows a group of animals in the forest as they weave a web of positive thoughts and statements about themselves, making her feel special as well AUTHOR: Helder Botelho, Lori Lite
PUBLISHER: Specialty Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Taking Root by Allan Fowler
Description not available.Describes what roots look like and how they function in plants. AUTHOR: Allan Fowler
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Abstract Wild by Jack Turner
How wild is wilderness and how wild are our experiences in it, asks Jack Turner in the pages of The Abstract Wild. His answer: not very wild. National parks and even so-called wilderness areas fall far short of offering the primal, mystic connection possible in wild places. And this is so, Turner avows, because any managed land, never mind what it`s called, ceases to be wild. Moreover, what little wildness we have left is fast being destroyed by the very systems designed to preserve it. Natural resource managers, conservation biologists, environmental economists, park rangers, zoo directors, and environmental activists: Turner`s book takes aim at these and all others who labor in the name of preservation. He argues for a new conservation ethic that focuses less on preserving things and more on preserving process and leaving things be . He harshly criticizes zoos and wilderness tourism, and he cautions us to resist language that calls a tree a resource and wilderness a management unit . Eloquent and fast paced, The Abstract Wild takes a long view to ask whether ecosystem management isn`t a bit of a sham and the control of grizzlies and wolve at best a travesty . Next, the author brings his readers up close for a look at issues surrounding pelicans, mountain lions, and Shamu the whale. From whatever angle, Turner stirs into his arguments the words of dozens of other American writers including Thoreau, Hemingway, Faulkner, and environmentalist Doug Peacock. AUTHOR: Jack Turner
PUBLISHER: University of Arizona Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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