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The Earth`s oceans support a vast amount of life and diversity, and consequently its fair share of bad politics. In this juicy survey, Helvar examines the state of the seas as an activist, environmentalist, and lover of the water. AUTHOR: David Helvarg
PUBLISHER: Freeman, W. H. & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Faster Than a Speeding Cheetah by Robert E. Wells
If you want to win races, never race a cheetah--no animal on earth can run faster! A peregrine falcon can swoop faster than a cheetah can run, but that can't even compare to an airplane, a rocket, or the speed of light. Full color. AUTHOR: Robert E. Wells
PUBLISHER: Whitman, Albert & Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Stone Girl, Bone Girl by Laurence Anholt, Sheila Moxley
A brief biography of the English girl whose discovery of an Ichthyosaurus skeleton in 1811 when she was twelve led to a life-long interest in fossils and other important discoveries. AUTHOR: Laurence Anholt, Sheila Moxley
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Pandas by Heather Angel
Pandas are rare. Photos taken of pandas in the wild are even more rare. Pandas is an unrivaled collection of descriptive text and unique photos of seldom-spotted pandas in their natural surroundings. Wildlife photographer and zoologist Heather Angel brings readers along on her personal adventure as she journeys into the depths of China to catch a glimpse of the endangered giant panda and the red panda. Along with glorious photography of pandas in the Chinese wilderness, Pandas relates details of the panda's eating habits, habitat, and behavior, as well as conservation issues relating to its survival. and, endangered species status. The photos are from Heather Angel's eleven journeys to China; all but two were shot in the wild. AUTHOR: Heather Angel
PUBLISHER: Voyageur Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Nothing Like It in the World by Jeffrey DeMunn, Stephen E. Ambrose
In this railroad history, a noted historian tells the story of the construction of America's transcontinental railroad. Ambrose describes how the idea was conceived in the 1830s, and organizes his story by individual rail lines, telling how each met the specific challenges posed by nature in each state or region until the lines were completed and joined in 1869. AUTHOR: Jeffrey DeMunn, Stephen E. Ambrose
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio
FORMAT: Audio
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: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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