Posts Tagged ‘nature’
Animal Tracks of Ontario
Animal Tracks of Ontario will help you identify tracks of all shapes and sizes, from the Deer Mouse to the White-tailed Deer. This book is perfect for children, teachers, parents, backwoods explorers and naturalists: * Excellent illustrations of the animals * Detailed drawings of fore and hind prints * Stride patterns * Easy track identification…
Read MoreMiraculous Abundance
The Bec Hellouin model for growing food, sequestering carbon, creating jobs, and increasing biodiversity without using fossil fuels When Charles and Perrine Hervé-Gruyer set out to create their farm in an historic Normandy village, they had no idea just how much their lives would change. Neither one had ever farmed before. Charles had been circumnavigating…
Read MoreBackyard Homestead
Suggests organic methods for growing plants and raising animals on a small plot of land, explains how to determine the proper times for planting, and provides tips for using and preserving food.
Read MoreBee Time
Being among bees is a full-body experience, Mark Winston writes. Bee Time presents his reflections on three decades spent studying these remarkable creatures, and on the lessons they can teach about how humans might better interact with one another and the natural world, from the boardroom to urban design to agricultural ecosystems.
Read MoreOn Trails
From a brilliant new literary voice comes a groundbreaking exploration of how trails help us understand the world, from tiny ant trails to hiking paths that span continents, from interstate highways to the Internet.
Read MoreThe Golden Spruce
In Navigating a New World Lloyd Axworthy charts how we can become active citizens in the demanding world of the twenty-first century, to make it safer, more sustainable and more humane. Throughout he emphasizes the human story. As we meet refugees from civil war and drought, child soldiers and landmine victims, the moral imperative is…
Read MoreBeginner’s Guide to Hummingbirds
A pocket-size, brilliantly colorful, simple-to-use guide tohummingbirds, containing dozens of full-color photographs that enable readers of all ages to identify the most common species; range maps; tips on attracting hummingbirds, information on habitat needs, life cycle, food preferences; and much more.
Read MoreS&S Rocks and Minerals
American Bulldog Bible
“I’ve owned many dogs- but this was my first American Bulldog,& the thing I liked about this book is that it’s really specific American Bulldog Info.” – Sam R, Ridgefield, MN “Well written, concise- lot of really USEFUL info about American bulldogs. M Jacobs, Durham, NC “The most comprehensive American Bulldog guide out there!” Jackson,…
Read MorePeterson First Guide to Astronomy
Completely revised with new photographs and covering astronomical events through 2019, a latest edition of an introduction to astronomy for beginners includes images from the Messenger mission to Mercury and explains how to determine star positions from provided maps. Original.
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