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The Bumper Book of Nature

Author : Stephen Moss

Publisher : Crown

Page : 274 pages

File Size : 25,35 MB

Release : 2010-06-15

Category : Nature

ISBN : 0307590011

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When was the last time you climbed a tree? Picked blackberries? Held a snail race? Made maple syrup candy, an old-fashioned quill pen from a bird feather you found, or a plaster cast of an animal track? If the ­answer is "can't remember" or quite possibly ­"never," The Bumper Book of Nature will inspire you to get outdoors and enjoy the very best kind of free entertainment for you and your family. Who wouldn't love to discover a colorful butterfly ­hibernating in a woodshed for the winter or look at a ­snowflake under a magnifying lens? In warmer weather, why not explore rock pools by the seaside, pick wild ­meadow flowers (and then fry up elderflower fritters!), or go on a city safari? Whether you live in the heart of the city, the suburbs, or the deepest countryside, The Bumper Book of ­Nature will bring out the child in you with its treasure trove of offbeat, playful nature activities arranged by season. With lovely full-color illustrations as well as related trivia, quotes, and bits of poetry, it's a wonderful keepsake as well as a one-of-a-kind field guide.



Bumper Book of Dinosaurs

Author : Keiron Pim

Publisher : Random House

Page : 178 pages

File Size : 23,99 MB

Release : 2013-11-21

Category : Science

ISBN : 1446477193

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Dinosaurs are back. Say hello to the Giganotosaurus, the Velociraptor, and Tyrannosaurus rex. Ready yourself for the deadly horns of the Zuniceratops and the razor sharp tail of the Tuojiangosaurus. But above all, be sure to expect the unexpected. Armed with a host of stunning recent discoveries, Keiron Pim re-introduces us to these mind-boggling creatures in mesmerizing detail. As we live through a ‘golden age’ of discovery, the rise and fall of the dinosaur is once again staking its claim as Nature’s most spectacular phenomenon. For decades, these weird and wonderful creatures have roamed the imaginations of adults and children alike; now they are brought to life before our very eyes. If you think you know the world of Dinosaurs, then think again, for it grows stranger and more fascinating all the time. Filled with fun facts and gory details, with ancient history and modern discovery, and with stunning design and illustrated throughout, this book is sure to delight readers of all ages.



The Bumper Book of Nature

Author : Stephen Moss

Publisher : Harmony

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 43,49 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 9780307589996

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The BBC producer of such shows as How to Watch Wildlife presents an American edition of a lavishly illustrated treasury of nature-inspired facts that includes instructions for such activities as fingerprinting a tree, making plaster casts of animal prints and creating quill pens from bird feathers.



Nature Stories

Author : Enid Blyton

Publisher : Hachette UK

Page : 192 pages

File Size : 22,69 MB

Release : 2020-03-05

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1444954245

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Book Description

A collection of thirty wonderful stories about the nature and the countryside from one of the world's best-loved children's authors; perfect to enjoy all year round. Enjoy the freedom of the outdoors, the beauty of the countryside and the charm of all creatures great and small in this bumper short-story collection. Enid Blyton loved the countryside, animals and birds and she wrote many wonderful stories to teach children all about the natural world. Each story is perfect for reading aloud to young children and is the ideal length for bedtime or classroom story time. *** Enid Blyton ® and Enid Blyton's signature are Registered Trademarks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trademark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trademark and copyright owner.



Gardeners of Eden

Author : Dan Dagget

Publisher : University of Nevada Press

Page : 336 pages

File Size : 30,86 MB

Release : 2017-03-15

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1943859361

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Dan Dagget believes that humanity can have a positive effect on the land. He demonstrates case after case of positive human engagement in the environment and of managed ecosystems and restored areas that are richer, more diverse, and healthier than unmanaged ones. Much of pre-Columbian America, he contends, was not a pristine wilderness but an ancient garden managed over millennia by native peoples who shaped the plant and animal communities around them to the mutual benefit of all. Dagget recommends a new kind of environmentalism based on management, science, evolution, and holism, and served by humans who enrich the environment even as they benefit from it. His new environmentalism offers hopeful solutions to the current ecological crisis and a new purpose for our human energies and ideals. This book is essential reading for anyone concerned with the earth and anyone seeking a viable way for our burgeoning human population to continue to live upon it.



The Nature of the Future

Author : Emily Pawley

Publisher : University of Chicago Press

Page : 310 pages

File Size : 39,92 MB

Release : 2022-06-07

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0226820025

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Book Description

"In the seemingly mundane Northern farm of early America and the people who sought to improve its productivity and efficiency, Emily Pawley finds a world rich with innovative practices and marked by a developing interrelationship between scientific knowledge, industrial methods, and capitalism. Agricultural "improvers" became increasingly scientistic, driving tremendous increases in the range and volume of agricultural output-and transforming American conceptions of expertise, success, and exploitation. Pawley's focus on soil, fertilizer, apples, mulberries, agricultural fairs, and experimental stations shows each nominally dull subject to have been an area of intellectual ferment and sharp contestation: mercantile, epistemological, and otherwise"--



Rambunctious Garden

Author : Emma Marris

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 226 pages

File Size : 25,21 MB

Release : 2013-08-20

Category : Nature

ISBN : 160819454X

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Book Description

"Some of the material in this book appeared previously, in a different form, in the journal Nature"--T.p. verso.



The Bumper Book

Author : Watty Piper

Publisher : Price Stern Sloan

Page : 63 pages

File Size : 19,47 MB

Release : 1946

Category : Children's literature

ISBN : 9780448420011

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Book Description

Enchanting, timeless children's classics by A.A. MilneRobert Louis Stevenson and more. Includes "The Owl and the Pussy Cat", "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat", "Wynken, Blynken and Nod", as well as other beloved favorites.



The Random House Book of how Things Work

Author : Steve Parker

Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers

Page : 172 pages

File Size : 15,44 MB

Release : 1991

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN :

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Book Description

A comprehensive, illustrated guide showing how more than 300 machines, mechanisms, and processes that affect our everyday lives work.



Nature's Design

Author : Richard Thompson

Publisher : Struik Publishers

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 48,54 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Animal behavior

ISBN : 9781770077249

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Book Description

Fascinating text about the natural sciences that both answers questions, and raises new ones; with line drawings by the author