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Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
From camping out on a wild island to investigate 'monster' wolves and rappelling in search of elusive vampire bats, to flying in to witness a face-off between bighorn sheep and mountain lions and finally, venturing into the heart of darkness to experience the unknown world of Yellowstone's grizzlies at night, Casey Anderson goes up close and personal with rare, endangered, and deadly species in the stunning natural ecosystems that they call home.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A practical illustrated guide to exploring, observing, and understanding nature. Chris Packham will pass on his passion for nature and make you an enthusiastic and knowledgeable amateur naturalist. Nature Handbook reveals how easy it is to enjoy and learn about plants, animals, habitats, and ecological processes. It features visual studies of habitats - full of photos of the animals and plants that live there and illustrations of how they interact....
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Discover the biomes of our planet, from lush rainforests and sweltering deserts to deep oceans and fast-flowing rivers. See how seasons and climates vary across the globe, and find out about amazing animal and plant adaptations. Learn about people who live in different places around the world and the dangers that threaten our natural environment.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In this work, the author, a field biologist explains the rules by which ecosystems thrive, shining light on a set of ecological balancing acts that he calls "green equilibria," rules which keep our world vibrant, verdant, and ecologically intact. To explain the idea of "green equilibrium," he draws on a range of examples, including coral reefs off the densely populated Philippines, the isolated and thickly forested valleys of Papua New Guinea, the...
Author
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In Tour the Tundra: Biome Explorers, science adventurers ages 5 to 8 visit the Arctic, the Antarctic, and the alpine tundras. In these beautiful, remote places, we observe migrating animals, waddle like a penguin, and witness wildflowers in bloom in the mountains above the tree line. Plus, we learn about the impact of human activity on this fragile biome and find innovative ways of helping the plants and animals of the tundra thrive, even with the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Discusses different types of biomes on Earth: forests, deserts, grasslands, tundra, mountains, oceans. Activities and projects include making a blubber mitt, a rainstick, a tornado in a bottle, a food chain flipbook, a glacier, a cone bird feeder as well as experiments with erosion, acid rain, salt and seed germination and air quality.
Author
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In Aquatic Adventures: Biome Explorers, kids 5 to 8 embark on a voyage to Earth's largest biome: water! Our voyage takes us down the mighty Mississippi River to the Mississippi Delta, to the Caribbean, and then out to open ocean. Muck around on the riverbanks, wade into the ocean, and snorkel around a coral reef to discover the huge variety of plants and animals that live in both freshwater and saltwater. But the voyage isn't over back at the doc....
Author
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Let's take a trip to the wide open spaces of grasses, grazing animals, and swooping birds. Journey to temperate grasslands and tropical savannas. Be on the lookout for bison and prairie dogs, wildebeests and giraffes! Plus, find the hardy plants that survive on the grasslands and learn why fire is an important part of grassland sustainability.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Part science, part carnival--this winding adventure down the Amazon River with award-winning author Sy Montgomery and photographer Keith Ellenbogen explores how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and it's often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment."--
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