The Brook Book


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Slick salamanders, speedy catfish, curious crayfish, and other creatures are featured in an illustrated introduction to freshwater brooks and streams.




Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks


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Being a collection of sentences, illustrations, and quaint sayings, from the works of that renowned Puritan, Thomas Brooks.




Song of the Brook


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A Single Pebble


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In 9th century China, a little girl sends a small jade pebble to travel with her father along the Silk Road. The pebble passes from his hand all the way to the Republic of Venice, the end of the Silk Road, where a boy cherishes it and sees the value of this gift from a girl at the end of the road. A Neal Porter Book







Geology of Old Hampshire County, Massachusetts


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Reprint of the original, first published in 1898.




Handbook of Nature Study


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For decades, Handbook of Nature Study has been a matchless resource for teachers, naturalists, and anyone curious about the world around them. Originally written in 1911 and later revised by a group of naturalists in 1939, this classic work remains as valid and helpful today as it was back then. Anna Botsford Comstock crafted this handbook primarily for elementary school teachers who had limited knowledge of common plants, animals, and the natural environment. Whether you’re in an urban setting or the rural outback, this treasure trove of information provides insights into the living and nonliving things that surround us.







The Idyl of Twin Fires


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This work tells the story of a college professor who falls victim to Spring Fever after seven years of life on campus. John Upton decides he needs to buy a farm and lands with thirty acres of his own. He leaves the college, starts working as a manuscript reader for a publishing house, and decides he will write on his own as well. Upton decides the farm will help him pay for his living in the meantime.