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A collection of the best science and nature articles written in 2021, selected by guest editor renowned marine biologist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and series editor Jaime Green.
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, renowned marine biologist and co-founder of the All We Can Save climate initiative, compiles the best science and nature writing of the year.
Chris Packham will pass on his passion for nature and make you an enthusiastic and knowledgeable amateur naturalist
Chris Packham’s 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...
Engineered by evolution to thrive in the wild
A tiny textbook to learn on your own
"Vivid and exciting.... Wulf’s pulsating account brings this dazzling figure back into a dazzling, much-deserved focus.” —The Boston Globe
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12) NatureVolve
NatureVolve beautifully shares ideas in science, conservation and art, to celebrate nature. Each issue includes insightful interviews, stunning photography, SciArt and other forms of art, plus poetry and much more from our fascinating science-art community.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced enthusiast, this user-friendly guide provides clear, practical advice on how to improve your nature photography. Nature Photography covers: – How to ensure you have the right cameras and lenses for different types of nature photos. – Where to go to find the best nature photo locations, locally and beyond. – Shot composition and how to use depth of field and focus stacking to create outstanding
..."Appealing, accessible, and accurate, this is another admirable creation." —Kirkus
Crack the code of the incredible egg in this beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book by Caledcott Honor-winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.
Hatching a plan for survival isn't always easy in the wild. And how animals lay, protect, and even use each other's eggs as a food source help reveal the life cycle of the natural
...Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of the 75 greatest books ever written about gardening
After Michael Pollan bought an old Connecticut dairy farm, he planted a garden and attempted to follow Thoreau's example: do not impose...
17) Nature Girl
18) Savage Nature
When Saria Boudreaux finds a dead body in the Louisiana bayou near her home, her first instinct is to go to the police. But there’s a problem—it looks like the victim may have been killed by a big cat, and her brothers are all shape-shifting leopards.
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In Andy Hirsch's Science Comics: Cats, we meet feline friends from the tiniest kodkod to the biggest tiger, and find out what makes your neighborhood domestic cats so special. Equipped with teeth, claws, and camouflage to survive everywhere from deserts to mountaintops, how did these ferocious felines make the leap from predators
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