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|  | Elephant Destiny by Martin Meredith
The history of the elephant is darkened by ivory poaching and urban expansion into the wild. ELEPHANT DESTINY offers a compendium of facts, stories, and details about these creatures and their waning numbers. Meredith, author of COMING TO TERMS, creates through his own commentary on the material an encyclopedic primer that will be invaluable to anyone interested in elephants or how we have impacted and forever altered their lives. AUTHOR: Martin Meredith
PUBLISHER: PublicAffairs, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Bugs!!
Description not available.An addition to an informative science series describes a variety of insects and their behavior, discussing metamorphosis, camouflage, defenses, and their benefits to people.
PUBLISHER: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson
Ferdinand the bull, unlike all the other bulls in Spain, does not like to fight. He would rather sit underneath his favorite tree and sniff flowers. However, Ferdinand is stung by a bee just at the same time that some men are scouring his field in search of a fierce bull for the bullfights. When they see Ferdinand leaping and jumping they think he must be the fiercest bull around and so he is taken to the bullfighting stadium in Madrid. Will Ferdinand fight? Illustrated with b&w drawings. AUTHOR: Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Stokes Butterfly Book by Donald W. Stokes
Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, each of these large-format (8 1/2 x 10 7/8) paperback books contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need -- to attract, identify, and understand birds and butterflies, and to grow and identify beautiful wildflowers at home. AUTHOR: Donald W. Stokes
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Final Forest by William Dietrich
In a riveting exploration of our connection to all that we cherish and exploit on Earth, a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for The Seattle Times examines the human side of the struggle that looms as the fate of our forest s is determined. AUTHOR: William Dietrich
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Aquagenesis by Richard Ellis
Description not available.The renowned marine biologist and author of The Search for the Giant Squid retraces the grand story of more than three billion years of life on Earth by revisiting the oceans, where life began and still flourishes in more than 26,000 known species. Reprint. AUTHOR: Richard Ellis
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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