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|  | Global Warming by J. T. Houghton
Global warming is a real and serious threat to the environment and consequently, to our world community. In this second edition of his highly acclaimed book, author J.T. Houghton explores the scientific basis for global warming and the likely impacts of climate change on the environment and on political structures. Includes findings of the 1995 IPCC and questions at ends of chapters for classroom use. AUTHOR: J. T. Houghton
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | I Love You, Little One by Nancy Tafuri
Babies, both animal and human, are reassured that their mothers love them very much. For example, a mother rabbit tells her bunny I love as the earth loves you, warm and snug around you, giving you a warm place to sleep while the mother duck tells her duckling I love you as the pond loves you, wide and calm beneath you, giving you food and places to swim. Finally, a human mother tells her baby I love you as the stars love you, forever, and ever, and always. Watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Nancy Tafuri
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Florida Wildflowers in Their Natural Communities by Walter K. Taylor
Walter Taylor's guide will help readers recognize and identify wildflowers in a different way, not principally by their color or family group, but by where they're most likely to be found growing - their natural habitat. This book is the first of its kind for Florida. Taylor provides detailed descriptions and color photos of each community - pine flatwoods, sandhills, upland pine forest, scrub, temperate hardwood forest, coastal uplands, subtropical pine forest, tropical hardwood hammock, and ruderal sites - and of the wildflower species associated with each. For each flower, he provides the scientific and common names, a brief description, flowering time, habitats, geographical range, color photo, and miscellaneous comments. By linking flowers with their natural habitats, it highlights the need to protect these ecologically unique communities to ensure survival of the wildflowers themselves. In addition, it offers a new resource for gardeners interested in planting native species. AUTHOR: Walter K. Taylor
PUBLISHER: University Press of Florida
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Gorillas by Marcus H. Schneck
Gorillas have fascinated humans for centuries. They are one of our nearest relatives in the animal kingdom, yet they are often misunderstood, with an entirely undeserved reputation for being aggressive. Far from resorting to attack, they are the gentle giants of the wild, acting as loving and nuturing parents to their young, and even exhibiting protective behavior in some encounters with people. Genetically they are remarkably similar to humans; like us they are members of the Primate order and their anatomy resembles ours. But more than physical traits link humans and gorillas: perhaps more so than any other nonhuman animal, gorillas are highly intelligent, playful, capable of emotions, and can even laugh and smile. With spectacular photographs and informative text, this volume brings gorillas vividly before us, demonstrating such traits as: -- A sense of community involving mutual caring and cooperation -- Loving and nurturing care for the young -- Playfulness and the creation of games AUTHOR: Marcus H. Schneck
PUBLISHER: TODTRI Book Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Woodlot Management Handbook by Ann-Ida Beck, Peter Mitchell, Stewart Hilts
The Woodlot Management Handbook will show you how to get the most out of your land. Packed with more than 50 diagrams and illustrations, this book is the result of the authors' extensive hands-on experience in helping landowners get maximum return and enjoyment from their woodlands while respecting and protecting the delicate ecological balance. There is extensive information on landscape ecology, reforestation practices, natural succession, hardwood plantings, and problems of invasive species. Specific guidelines are given for landowners wanting to cut firewood as well as a clear explanation of how to thin a woodland to improve the stand and enhance limber value by correct pruning, crop tree selection, and planting practices. AUTHOR: Ann-Ida Beck, Peter Mitchell, Stewart Hilts
PUBLISHER: Firefly Books, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | D. W. Flips by Marc Brown
Arthur the aardvark's younger sister eagerly signs up for gymnastics classes. However, once classes begin, this overconfident student discovers that gymnastics is not as easy as it looks. Watercolor and ink illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Marc Brown
PUBLISHER: Little Brown Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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