Packham, Chris
Summary: "A beautiful, full colour book to accompany the 5 part BBC TV series telling the most important story of all, the deep history of our own planet. With the trademark dramatic storytelling techniques of The Planets and The Universe, Andrew Cohen and Chris Packham narrate the biography of the Earth, revealing the most epic moments from its history, from the first seconds of its existence to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Collins 2023
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Summary: "From the Arctic tundra to the African plains, the changing of the seasons keeps every creature and plant working together in perfect balance. Discover the sweet smells and sounds of the meadows in springtime, when the flowers and trees begin to bud and birds fill the skies. Marvel at the northern lights that illuminate the Arctic sky in the winter. Meet the underwater animals that live in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 360 Degrees, an imprint of Tiger Tales 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Young Naturalist Foundation. 1976
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Nature Study Guild (Berkeley, Calif.)
Summary: "An illustrated guide to identifying plants, animals, and constellations in North America"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 508.7 HOWSummary: The inspiration for Darwin's theory of evolution, the Galápagos Islands are a living laboratory, a geological conveyor belt that has given birth to and seen the death of many species of plants and animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GALSummary: Mexico, our neighbor to the south, is a country rich in culture and ablaze with color. Journey through the seasons and discover the hidden underworlds, diversity of life, and a mosaic of vast landscapes that create a festival of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WONMillard, Candice.
Summary: The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Survival MillardJackson, Tom
Summary: Our planet has been spinning in the blackness of Space for 4.5 billion years. People have only been around for a tiny part of it. But what happened before we arrived on the scene? Before animals, dinosaurs and even trees? Imagine if we could discover Earth's history in one day…Starting the clock from the formation of the Earth, we can discover each significant moment in time on the clock,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Welbeck Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 508 JACSummary: Experience the wildlife of the Okavango Delta, an oasis and lush paradise in Southern Africa that connects a wide array of creatures. Lions chase elephants, who chase hippos, who chase crocodiles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV OKAMills, Stephanie
Summary: Live well live wild asks that people confront themselves, each other, and our society in general regarding how we have lost the wild and how we can bring it back into our imaginations, our values, our actions, and our land.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ice Cube Press 2006
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1 available in Local Author, Call number: 508.77 MILSummary: Explores the sheer scale and majesty of the largest ocean on Earth, the isolation of its islands, the extraordinary journeys wildlife and humans have gone through to reach these specks of land, and what happened to both after their arrival.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide Americas 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WILLeopold, Aldo
Summary: Nature writings of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationist of our century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1968
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Summary: Explore natural and man-made wonders from ancient cities to modern volcanoes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller 2018
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Summary: "The average American spends ninety percent of their time indoors, and children are no exception. Today, kids can spend up to seven hours per day looking at screens. Not only does this phenomenon have consequences for our kids' physical and mental health, it calls into question their ability to understand and engage with anything beyond the built environment. We can talk about environmental...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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Summary: "A guide to exploring the outdoors and asking questions about nature"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2021
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Summary: "From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The "End of Illness comes" an ingenious guide to what our fellow animals can teach us about living longer, healthier, happier lives. Mother nature has a lot to teach us, if only we open our eyes. Pigeons and dolphins offer creative strategies for preserving our memories and warding off dementia, while squirrels and pigs harbor secrets for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 AGUArnosky, Jim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Collins Publishers 2002
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Summary: "For readers of Late Migrations and Vesper Flights From the acclaimed author of How to Catch a Mole, this meditative memoir explores the wisdom of plants, the joys of manual labor, and the natural cycle of growth and decay that runs through both the garden's life and our own. Marc Hamer has nurtured the same 12-acre garden in the Welsh countryside for over two decades. The garden is vast and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAMER, MARC HAMHoare, Ben
Summary: Collects over one hundred specimens of the natural world, profiling rocks and minerals, microscopic life, plants, and animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019
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Summary: "This book is an exploration of the biology and ecology of a vital, ever-changing terrain. Written by one of Canada's best-known science and nature writers, it is intended not only for those who live in the Great Lakes basin but for anyone captivated by the splendor of the natural world and sensitive to the challenges of its preservation."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2007
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Summary: "In this essay collection, David Quammen journeys to places where civilization meets raw nature"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 QUASummary: In 1906, Teddy Roosevelt created the nation's first National Monument destination. The purpose was to preserve all of America's significant pieces of history. Now viewers can take a journey through the ecology, geology, and beauty of the Great Plains, the geologic West, and the historic South in an adventure never to be forgotten.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: Blu/DVD 973 America'sSummary: Since its inception in 1893, Algonquin Park has meant many things to many people: to hundreds of thousands of people, in fact. But it is not easy for one writer either to explain the almost magical attraction that Algonquin has exerted on so many or to capture the spontaneous quality of this attraction. Instead, let us look at the personal impressions of thirty-two writers who, between 1824 and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Friends of Algonquin Park 1989
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Summary: All around us, nature is working wonders. Every day, hour by hour, magical transformations happen right in front of you. But it's not always easy to see them . . . In this beautiful illustrated collection, 50 moments in nature are paused for you to watch them in detail. Then you should go outside, and explore, and see what you find when you take the time to slow down. Gorgeously illustrated,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Cat Publishing 2020