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[2022]
Language
English
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"This artful and accessible guide to Earth's Tree of Life--the reference tool used by scientists to organize the incredible variety of living things on our planet--helps young readers understand how every living creature, from the tiniest germ to the biggest blue whale, is part of one big family tree."--from publisher's description.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In his three previous books-Feathers, The Triumph of Seeds, and Buzz-Thor Hanson has taken his readers on unforgettable journeys into nature, rendered with great storytelling, the soul of a poet, and the insight of a biologist. In this new book, he is doing it again, but exploring one of the most vital scientific and cultural issues of our time: climate change. As a young biologist, Hanson by his own admission watched with some detachment as our...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In The Secret Wisdom of Nature, master storyteller and international sensation Peter Wohlleben takes readers on a thought-provoking exploration of the vast natural systems that make life on Earth possible. In this tour of an almost unfathomable world, Wohlleben describes the fascinating interplay between animals and plants and answers such questions as: How do they influence each other? Do lifeforms communicate across species boundaries? And what...
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Witness the planet's most breathtaking natural events, and follow the dramatic wildlife stories behind them. Includes 6 episodes, each set in a different part of the world. This powerful series utilizes the same state-of-the-art filming techniques used in the award-winning Planet Earth
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English
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"Part science, part carnival--this winding adventure down the Amazon River with award-winning author Sy Montgomery and photographer Keith Ellenbogen explores how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and it's often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment."--
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Español
Description
When a field mouse asks Carl the earthworm why he tunnels through the dirt, Carl doesn't have an answer, so he sets off to find out.
"¡Todos somos importantes! Si no, pregúntaselo a Carlota. Carlota es una lombriz de tierra. Sus días transcurren felices excavando túneles, aireando la tierra y transformándola en suelo fértil, hasta que un día un ratón le pregunta... ¿POR QUÉ? Carlota se da cuenta de que no lo sabe, ¡pero ahora tiene...
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