Posts Tagged ‘science’
Herb Gardening for Canada
Herbs add fragrance, beauty and practicality to your garden — and it’s easy to grow a wide variety of them just about anywhere in Canada. This book, by veteran garden writer Laura Peters, offers handy tips and advice on growing 47 varieties of herbs perfect for Canadian conditions: * Starting, maintaining and harvesting herbs *…
Read MoreTrees of Ontario
TREES OF ONTARIO is a comprehensive guide to all native and naturalized trees and tall shrubs in the province. Includes 213 species from 31 families: * Notes of interest on edible fruits and on human and wildlife use of the trees * 574 colour photos and illustrations show each tree’s bark, leaves, flowers, fruits or…
Read MoreBirdmania
A window on the world of birders–obsessive, passionate, quirky, and always interesting.
Read MoreDK Explanatorium of Nature
This stunning visual reference for kids explores the natural world in stunning detail and allows young readers to see nature as they never have before, through amazing close-ups and cross-sections, exploded images, X-rays, and more. From fruit to flies, from coral to clouds, from mountains to mammals, this extraordinary new encyclopedia is the perfect tool…
Read MoreBirds of Canada 2nd Edition
The Healing Trees
Animal Tracks of the Great Lakes
Concise descriptions of the animals and their tracks are combined with detailed drawings of the front and back prints, stride patterns and other important identifying aspects. A perfect guide for teachers, parents, hikers and urban explorers.
Read MoreAn Inconvenient Sequel Truth to Power
A New York Times bestseller! The follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling An Inconvenient Truth and companion to Vice President Al Gore’s new documentary, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, this new book is a daring call to action. It exposes the reality of how humankind has aided in the destruction of…
Read MorePeterson First Guide to Trees
Offers the beginning naturalist a survey of 243 common trees from across the United States and Canada, grouped into six categories according to leaf type and arrangement
Read MorePeterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes
In the 20 years since publication of the first edition, the number of freshwater fish species has risen by almost 150. This second edition incorporates all of these new species, plus all-new maps and a collection of new and revised plates.
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