outdoor–wildlife, nature, and conservation titles fall...

Outdoor–Wildlife, Nature,

and Conservation Titles

Fall 2016

9781782435204

Pub Date: 11/1/16

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256 Pages

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Nature / Animals

NAT037000

9 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T

My Wild LifeThe Story of a Most Unlikely Animal RescuerSimon Cowell

Contributor BioSimon Cowell ran a wildlife rescue center in the grounds of his Surrey home, eventually leaving hisjob in the city to devote himself to his charity, Wildlife Aid, full time. He presented, wrote, andproduced Channel 5’s Wildlife SOS for 17 years and is now a sought-after wildlife expert, publicspeaker, and commentator. In 2005 he was awarded an MBE for services to wildlife.

SummaryThe true, heartwarming story of how a reluctant city trader left a life of champagne and bonuses tofollow his dream of rescuing animals and setting up a wildlife sanctuary. Simon Cowell always wantedto be a vet. Instead, he ended up as a wealthy commodities trader. But with a love of nature andanimals, he could never quite subscribe to the "greed is good" mantra which rung out through thetrading halls of the city of London. While his colleagues quaffed champagne and blew their bonuseson designer gear, Simon set up a wildlife sanctuary in the grounds of his stockbroker belt home. At42, having suffered two nervous breakdowns, he finally left his job. That’s when his life began. WildLife is the story of his remarkable journey from reluctant city swinger to environmental crusader,meeting some of the some of the cute and cuddly creatures that have touched his heart along theway. Often hilarious, sometimes harrowing, and always insightful, Simon’s story is one man’slife-long mission to redress the damage man has done to the environment—with boozing, a divorce,and some bad behavi...

9781941394144

Pub Date: 9/1/16

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Religion / Spirituality

REL062000

8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.8 in T

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Spiritual Ecology (2nd Edition)

The Cry of the EarthLlewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Sandra Ingerman, Joanna Mac...

Contributor BioLlewellyn Vaughan-Lee is a Sufi teacher who has lectured extensively throughout the United States,Canada, and Europe. He is the founder of the Golden Sufi Center and is the author of more than 20books, including For Love of the Real, Return of the Feminine and the World Soul, and Prayer of theHeart.

SummaryThe first edition of this book fostered the emergence of the "Spiritual Ecology Movement," whichrecognizes the need for a spiritual response to our present ecological crisis. It drew anoverwhelmingly positive response from readers, many of whom are asking the simple question,"What can I do?" This second expanded edition offers new chapters, including two from youngerauthors who are putting the principles of spiritual ecology into action, working with their hands as wellas their hearts. It also includes a new preface and revised chapter by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, thatreference two major recent events: the publication of Pope Francis's encyclical, "On Care for OurCommon Home," which brought into the mainstream the idea that "the ecological crisis is essentiallya spiritual problem"; and the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference, which saw representativesfrom nearly 200 countries come together to address global warming, including faith leaders frommany traditions. Bringing together voices from Buddhism, Sufism, Christianity, and Native Americantraditions, as well as from physics...

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9781937548780

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Science / Environmental

Science

SCI026000

10 in H | 7 in W | 0.3 in T |

0.7 lb Wt

A Global Warming PrimerAnswering Your Questions About The Science, The Consequences, and The SolutionsJeffrey Bennett

Contributor BioJeffrey Bennett has been teaching and writing about global warming for more than 30 years. Heholds a B.A. in Biophysics (University of California, San Diego) and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Astrophysics(University of Colorado). He is the author of critically acclaimed books including Beyond UFOs, Math forLife, What is Relativity?, and On Teaching Science. His six books for children have all been selected forlaunch to the International Space Station for NASA’s new “Story Time From Space” program; alongwith one previous book of his that went into space, this makes him the only author ever to have hadseven books launched into orbit.

SummaryIs human-induced global warming a real threat to our future? Most people will express an opinion onthis question, but relatively few can back their opinions with solid evidence. Many times we’ve evenheard pundits say “I am not a scientist” to avoid the issue altogether. But the truth is, the basicscience is not that difficult. Using a question and answer format, this book will help readers achievethree major goals: To see that anyone can understand the basic science of global warming; Tounderstand the arguments about this issue made by skeptics, so that readers will be able to decidefor themselves what to believe; To understand why, despite the “gloom and doom” that oftensurrounds this topic, the solutions are ones that will not only protect the world for our children andgrandchildren, but that will actually lead us to a stronger economy with energy that is cheaper,cleaner, and more abundant than the energy we use today.

9781682750001

Pub Date: 12/1/16

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Nature / Environmental

Conservation & Protection

NAT011000

9 in H | 7 in W

The Future Has Other PlansPlanning Holistically to Conserve Natural and Cultural HeritageJon Kohl, Steve McCool

Contributor BioJon Kohl is coordinator and founder of the PUP Global Heritage Consortium , a non-profit globalnetwork dedicated to introducing emerging paradigms into the heritage management and planningfield to stem the crisis of unimplemented management plans. He launched the Public Use PlanningProcess while working at RARE Center for Tropical Conservation in Honduras. Steve McCool isProfessor Emeritus, Wildland Recreation Management, the Department of Society and Conservationof the College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, and Associate, Center forProtected Area Management, Colorado State University. He is a member of the World Commissionon Protected Areas and currently serves on its Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group.

SummaryCrisis has enveloped the more than 200,000 nationally and regionally protected natural and culturalheritage sites around the world. Heritage managers – those who manage natural sites such asnational parks, wilderness areas, and biosphere reserves, as well as those who manage cultural sitesincluding historic monuments, battlefields, heritage cities, and ancient rock art sites – face an urgentneed to confront this crisis, and each day that they don’t, more of our planet’s common heritagedisappears. Although heritage management and implementation suffer from a lack of money, time,personnel, information, and political will, The Future Has Other Plans argues that deeper causes tocurrent problems lurk in the discipline itself. Drawing on decades of practical experience in globalheritage management and case studies from around the world, Jon Kohl and Steve McCool providean innovative solution for conserving these valuable protected areas. Merging interdisciplinary andevolving management paradigms, the authors introduce a new kind of holistic planning approachthat integrates the p...



9780918172570

Pub Date: 4/1/16

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Hardcover

256 Pages

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Nature / Ecology

NAT010000

9 in H | 6 in W | 1.1 in T |

1.5 lb Wt

The Once and Future OceanNotes Toward a New Hydraulic SocietyPeter Neill

Contributor BioPeter Neill is Founder and Director of the World Ocean Observatory, a web-based place of exchangeabout the ocean and its relation to climate, fresh water, food, energy, health, security, economicdevelopment, policy, governance, and cultural traditions. He is the past Director of the ConnecticutMarine Science Consortium, the Maritime Preservation Program at the US National Trust for HistoricPreservation, and the South Street Seaport Museum (New York). He is the author of three novels,numerous books on maritime art, history, and literature, and the ongoing audio feature, World OceanRadio, available as a blog, podcast, and in distribution in the US and around the world in sixlanguages.

SummaryPeter Neill’s The Once and Future Ocean aspires to do nothing less than transform our relationship withthe world’s most promising and imperiled natural element: the ocean and the inter-connected cyclesof water, essential for all aspects of human survival in the 21st century. A successor to the work ofRachael Carson, Aldo Leopold, and Jonathan Schell, The Once and Future Ocean is ambitious in scopeyet grounded in actionable, specific ideas and solutions for preserving the health of the world ocean.It explores the ocean's impact on climate, fresh water, food, energy, health, security, sustainabledevelopment, community living, and cultural traditions. Neill proposes a new paradigm for value andsocial behavior around which to build a new post-industrial, post-consumption global community. Thisfundamental shift is directed toward the creation of a “new hydraulic society” wherein water in all itscycles and conveyances will determine how we live – from our buildings and cities to the structures ofgovernance in an increasingly populated world. Neill calls for a new ocean ethic and ...

9780918172563

Pub Date: 4/1/16

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Nature / Ecology

NAT010000

9 in H | 6 in W | 0.8 in T |

1.2 lb Wt

The Once and Future OceanNotes Toward a New Hydraulic SocietyPeter Neill

Contributor BioPeter Neill is Founder and Director of the World Ocean Observatory, a web-based place of exchangeabout the ocean and its relation to climate, fresh water, food, energy, health, security, economicdevelopment, policy, governance, and cultural traditions. He is the past Director of the ConnecticutMarine Science Consortium, the Maritime Preservation Program at the US National Trust for HistoricPreservation, and the South Street Seaport Museum (New York). He is the author of three novels,numerous books on maritime art, history, and iiterature, and the ongoing audio feature, World OceanRadio.

SummaryPeter Neill’sThe Once and Future Ocean aspires to do nothing less than transform our relationship withthe world’s most promising and imperiled natural element: the ocean and the inter-connected cyclesof water, essential for all aspects of human survival in the 21st century. A successor to RachaelCarson’s The Sea Around Us, Aldo Leopold’s Sand County Almanac, and Jonathan Schell’s The Fate of theEarth, The Once and Future Ocean is ambitious in scope yet grounded in actionable, specific ideas andsolutions for preserving the health of the world ocean. It explores the ocean's impact on climate,fresh water, food, energy, health, security, sustainable development, community living, and culturaltraditions. Beginning with a discursive analysis of the most pertinent issues relating to the presentcondition of both land and sea, Neill provides a persuasive argument for “why the ocean matters”and how its sustainability and careful use, from mountain-top to abyssal plain, can establish a newparadigm for value and social behavior around which to build a new post-industrial, post-consumpt...



9780143797036

Pub Date: 1/1/16

$31.95

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Biography & Autobiography

/ Environmentalists &

Naturalists

BIO030000

9 in H | 6 in W

The Extraordinary Life of the Wildlife ManDeath-Defying Encounters with Crocs, Sharks and Wild AnimalsDavid Ireland

SummaryNo man loves having double pneumonia and dengue fever, or having his back broken by a whale or ribsshattered by a wild boar. But feeling the breath of a lion as he devours a wildebeest, filming inside the jawsof a saltwater crocodile, or looking into the black eyes of a great white shark is worth every second of pain.

David Ireland has led a life of high adventure, marked with extraordinary success, and profoundtragedy. He started life as a severely asthmatic kid with a speech impediment—the target of bullieswherever he went. But with the help of a mail-order exercise program, an insatiable thirst foradventure, and some unbelievably lucky escapes, he became one of the world's most sought-afterwildlife film producers. David has brushed up against nature's raw power so often, it's a wonder he'salive to tell these tales. In his game, knowing when to obey fear and when to ignore it can be thedifference between life and death. He has survived his hijinks (pretty much) unscathed thanks towell-honed instincts, immense strength of character, and a deep respect for the beasts he chas...

9781770402232

Pub Date: 4/1/15

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Self-Help / Green Lifestyle

SEL039000

Series: Green Series

8.9 in H | 6.1 in W | 0.3 in T

| 0.4 lb Wt

Greening Your CommunityStrategies for Engaged CitizensJill Doucette, Mark Boysen

Contributor BioJill Doucette dreams big and makes it happen. A small town girl from the interior mountains of BC,she has quickly become one of the green gurus of the West Coast. Active in many local non-profitsand businesses, Jill’s fuel is innovation, which constantly puts her creative juices into overload turningvirtually any problem into a solution. Jill is passionate about building a green economy in BC wherelocal business and ecology can thrive. Mark Boysen is a sustainability, energy and changemanagement leader for government, corporations and communities. He develops and implements awide range of sustainability programs at multiple levels for public and private organizations.

SummaryThrowing a block party? Creating a community garden? Building a playground? Helping an ailingneighbor with a food circle? Jill Doucette, founder of Synergy which works to catalyze the greeneconomy, helps you strengthen your community with sustainable ideas to environmentally improvewhere you live.



9781938486555

Pub Date: 4/1/15

Ship Date: 4/20/15

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Print Run: 5K

Nature / Ecosystems &

Habitats

NAT029000

Territory: W* (ex CA)

8 in H | 5 in W | 0.8 in T |

0.8 lb Wt

The Last River RatKenny Salwey's Life in the WildKenny Salwey, J. Scott Bestul

Contributor BioKenny Salwey is the last of a breed of men whose lifestyle has all but disappeared in thisfast-paced, high-tech digital world. For thirty years, this weathered woodsman eked out a living onthe Mississippi River, running a trapline, hiring out as a river guide, digging and selling roots andherbs, and eating the food he hunted and fished. Today, Salwey is a master storyteller,environmental educator, keynote speaker, nature writer, and advocate for the Upper Mississippi River.He has presented his true-life adventures and words of natural world wisdom to both adult andyoung audiences across the Upper Midwest. By sharing his hard-learned experiences, his respect forthe Mississippi River, and his love of the natural world, Salwey hopes to inspire his audiences toprotect this precious and fragile ecosystem. J. Scott Bestul is a regional editor for Field & StreamMagazine and a contributing editor for Sporting Classics magazines. He was born in Madison, WI,where he grew up loving the outdoors, hunting, and fishing. After graduating from Winona StateUniversity, he taught English in ...

SummaryKenny Salwey is a modern-day American hermit who has lived most of his life in the Mississippi riverbottoms, coming to know the river ecosystem with an intimacy unavailable to most. Now, Kennyshares his love of, and knowledge about, the mighty river. The Last River Rat is a seasonal look atKenny’s unique life.

9781629630397

Pub Date: 10/15/14

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Political Science

POL000000

6 in W | 9 in H | 1 lb Wt

A Line in the Tar SandsStruggles for Environmental JusticeToban Black, Stephen D'Arcy, Tony Weis, Joshua Kah...

Contributor BioToban Black is a community organizer and a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of WesternOntario, with research focused on environmental justice, the political economy of energy systems,and theories of social change. Stephen D’Arcy is an associate professor and chair in the departmentof philosophy at Huron University College. He is the author of Languages of the Unheard: The Ethics ofMilitant Protest. Tony Weis is an associate professor in geography at the University of WesternOntario. He is the author of The Global Food Economy: The Battle for the Future of Farming and TheEcological Hoofprint: The Global Burden of Industrial Livestock. They all live in London, Ontario. JoshuaKahn Russell is the U.S. Actions Coordinator and trainings program manager for 350.org, a trainerwith the Ruckus Society, and coauthor of Organizing Cools the Planet. He lives in Berkeley, California.Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist, and author of the internationalbestseller, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Her first book No Logo: Taking Aim...

SummaryThe fight over the tar sands in North America is among the epic environmental and social justicebattles of our time, and one of the first that has managed to marry quite explicitly concern forfrontline communities and immediate local hazards with fear for the future of the entire planet. Tarsands “development” comes with an enormous environmental and human cost. But tar sandsopponents—fighting a powerful international industry—are likened to terrorists; governmentenvironmental scientists are muzzled; and public hearings are concealed and rushed. Yet, despitethe formidable political and economic power behind the tar sands, many opponents are activelybuilding international networks of resistance, challenging pipeline plans while resisting threats toIndigenous sovereignty and democratic participation. Including leading voices involved in thestruggle against the tar sands, A Line in the Tar Sands offers a critical analysis of the impact of the tarsands and the challenges opponents face in their efforts to organize effective resistance.Contributors include Angela Carter, Bill M...



9781770402072

Pub Date: 10/1/14

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Self-Help / Green Lifestyle

SEL039000

Series: Green Series

9 in H | 6.2 in W | 0.3 in T |

0.4 lb Wt

Greening Your HomeSuccessful Eco-Renovation StrategiesThomas Teuwen, Laura Lynn Parker

Contributor BioThomas Teuwen spent 25 years starting owning and managing three small companies in themanufacturing, mining, energy and technology sectors. He also served as a founding member of theboard of the Offshore Trade Association of Nova Scotia, as president of the Cape Breton OffshoreTrade Association, as Executive Director of Vision - Community Initiatives for Regional Developmentand as co chair of the remediation subcommittee of the Sydney Tar Ponds Cleanup. As of 2014Thomas has taken on the challenge of making Solar affordable. He has accepted a position aspresident of BlueSky Energy Systems Inc. a start-up that offers turn key solar thermal solutions to agrowing dealer network of authorized installers of the CamoSun Seasonal Performance System.Laura Lynn Parker began her professional career as a Residential Counsellor, furthered her educationin the United States, then moved to Vancouver Island to accept a position as resident Audiologist forBeltone Hearing Centers. After a decade of service Laura decided to shift her focus to the field ofweb design before becoming passionate ...

SummaryIn old and new homes alike, there are opportunities galore to save energy, reduce waste, and livemore sustainably. As Greening Your Home shows, all it takes to make a difference to your livingenvironment is a first step. This book discusses how to reduce your carbon footprint; whatmaintenance and design issues you should consider in order to build and live more effectively;green materials and appliances to save energy and money; and how to decide whether toeco-renovate on your own or with a contractor’s expertise. Authors Thomas Teuwen and Laura L.Parker have much experience in creating an environmentally friendly life at home, and have writtenthis book to provide you with practical, affordable, and insightful advice, room by room, that will helpyou convert your home into a more efficient place in which to live and enjoy. Whether youreco-renovations are small or substantive, Teuwen and Parker take you through the process to obtainthe outcome you want: an eco-friendly home that will make your friends and family green with envy.

9780857842091

Pub Date: 10/1/14

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NAT011000

7.8 in H | 5 in W | 0.6 in T |

0.5 lb Wt

Beyond FlyingRethinking Air Travel in a Globally Connected WorldChris Watson

Contributor BioChris Watson is an architect working on the user-friendliness of commercial buildings in his nativeNew Zealand. He is the author of Enhancing Building Performance.

SummaryFourteen authors from around the world—including lawyers, journalists, scientists, and architects—share their travel stories about life and work “beyond flying,” offering an inspiring catalog ofreasons to fly less, some great ways of switching to sustainable choices, and the delights of richertravel experiences. These are the stories of how these remarkable people found easy and betterways of living and working in a globalized world with less air travel. Beyond Flying is an argument forand case study of the action individuals and businesses can take to reduce their carbon footprint byflying less.



9789888240609

Pub Date: 8/1/14

Ship Date: 4/22/14

$12.99

Board Book

26 Pages

Carton Qty: 40

Juvenile Fiction / Nature &

The Natural World

JUV029010

8.3 in W | 8.3 in H | 0.6 lb

Wt

Our PlanetJimi Lee

Contributor BioJimi Lee is a graphic designer and the author and illustrator of the children’s book Lines Everywhere.

SummaryA wordless environmental fairy tale for today’s imperfect worldChildren are the future, but will they take better care of our planet than we have? Can they repair thedamage before it’s too late? Author Jimi Lee believes change is possible. Her powerful images showthat when we work together with nature, everything is in harmony. This unusual, thought-provoking—and wordless—tale observes without passing judgment. The delicate, expressiveillustrations and inventive die-cut silently convey information while captivating readers of all ages.

9781936182565

Pub Date: 4/1/14

$15.00

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304 Pages

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NAT011000

5.8 in W | 8.5 in H | 0.7 lb

Wt

Boom, Bust, BoomA Story About Copper, the Metal That Runs the WorldBill Carter, Luis Alberto Urrea

Contributor BioBill Carter is a freelance journalist, filmmaker, photographer and the author of two previous books,Fools Rush In and Red Summer. His articles have been published in numerous publications, includingMen’s Journal, Outside, and Rolling Stone. He directed the award-winning documentary, Miss Sarajevo.He lives in Sedona, Arizona. Luis Alberto Urrea is a professor of writing at the University of Illinois–Chicago and the author of the bestselling novel The Hummingbird’s Daughter and the nonfiction book,The Devil's Highway. He lives in Chicago.

SummaryIn following the time-honored journalistic tenet that the best stories are the ones you find in yourown backyard, Bill Carter begins this account of the all-pervasive presence of copper in our lives andits cost on our health, economy, and our environment with a simple personal discovery: the presenceof arsenic from leftover mine tailings in his backyard garden in the former copper mining town ofBisbee, Arizona. This revelation led him on a quest to find out as much as possible about themineral copper, its wonderful and mysterious properties, its history in human evolution, and itsomnipresence in contemporary life, being found in everything from toothpaste to cellphones. Carterexplores several mining areas, past, present, and projected both in the United States and aroundthe world, and details the environmental and health implications involved in open-surface extractionof copper ore. From boardrooms of investors in London to the mountains of Indonesia, Carterconnects the dots from his humble backyard garden to the CEOs of the multibillion-dollar globalcopper industry, confr...



9780857842152

Pub Date: 4/1/14

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NAT011000

9.3 in H | 9.3 in W | 0.6 in T

| 1.4 lb Wt

The Transition HandbookFrom Oil Dependency to Local ResilienceRob Hopkins

9781431408719

Pub Date: 2/1/14

Ship Date: 2/1/14

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Naturalists

BIO030000

6 in W | 9.3 in H | 1 lb Wt

Pilot in the WildFlights of Conservation and SurvivalJohn Bassi

Contributor BioJohn Bassi has written articles on aviation, expeditions, and conservation and is a contributing writerfor the monthly aviation magazine SA Flyer.

SummaryJohn Bassi has dedicated most of his life to the plight of wildlife in Africa, specializing in operatinghelicopters and becoming one of the leading game-capture pilots and conservationists. Raised innorth eastern Zimbabwe, he was inspired by a life of living and working in wilderness areasthroughout sub-Saharan Africa. Fueled by a passion for wilderness and aviation, John embarked ona challenging and fascinating journey through the birth, growth, and change of South Africa’sgame-capture industry. Translocation projects, wildlife research, and veterinary and breeding projectsexposed him to the shape, form, and movement of African wildlife on a daily basis. On the flip side,he has been witness to elements that hide commercial exploitation under the guise of conservationand he has seen the degradation of some of South Africa’s pristine wilderness areas. This bookrecounts how John has incorporated his extensive knowledge and skill into providing a uniquehelicopter platform for wildlife research projects, large-scale anthrax vaccinating, aerial gamecensuses, radio tracking, eco...



9781847976178

Pub Date: 1/1/14

$32.95

Hardcover

192 Pages

Carton Qty: 1

Nature / Ecosystems &

Habitats

NAT045040

9.4 in H | 6.7 in W | 0.6 in T

| 1.3 lb Wt

Woodland Management (2nd Edition)

A Practical Guide - Second EditionChris Starr

Contributor BioChris Starr has worked throughout the United Kingdom in education, woodland management, andforest policy. He taught at the National School of Forestry for over twenty years. He was awarded anOBE for Services to British Forestry and Forestry Education in the 2013 New Year's Honors.

SummaryNow in full color, this is the second edition of the highly acclaimed Woodland Management. This book isessential reading for anyone with an interest in trees and woodlands, whether they simply enjoywalking in the woods, are considering buying woodland, or wish to gain a greater understanding ofthe history and management of Britain's woodland. The book begins with a look at how ourwoodlands have developed, includes a discussion of the different types of woodland, and thenexplores, in a non-technical way, all aspects of management.

9780985574826

Pub Date: 4/23/13

$17.95

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NAT011000

6 in W | 9 in H | 0.8 lb Wt

The Pipeline and the ParadigmKeystone XL, Tar Sands, and the Battle to Defuse the Carbon BombSamuel Avery, Bill McKibben

Contributor BioSamuel Avery is a certified solar installer, longtime social activist, and trainer in nonviolentresistance techniques. He is the author of four books, including The Buddha and the Quantum and TheGlobalist Papers. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Bill McKibben is an environmentalist, an activist, andthe cofounder and chairman of the board of 350.org. He is the author of Eaarth and The End ofNature. He lives in Vermont.

SummaryThis thoroughly researched and wholly engaging book investigates the economic, ecological, political,and psychological issues behind the Keystone XL pipeline—a project so controversial it has inspiredthe largest expression of civil disobedience since the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Withenough carbon trapped in the Canadian tar sands to plunge the Earth into irreversible climatechange, it is the Keystone XL pipeline that will set that carbon free. The debate rages on overwhether this 2,100-mile long steel pipeline is a vital piece America’s energy future or the conduit forglobal climate disaster. From the enormous tar sands mines in Alberta to a tree-top blockade inTexas, this book introduces the people and explores the competing interests that power theenvironmental issue of the current generation.



9781569767184

Pub Date: 3/1/13

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144 Pages

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Juvenile Nonfiction /

Science & Nature

JNF037020

Series: For Kids series

11 in W | 8.5 in H | 0.9 lb Wt

Friends of the EarthA History of American Environmentalism with 21 ActivitiesPat McCarthy

Contributor BioPat McCarthy is the author of Heading West and 10 other children’s titles. She has written forChildren’s Digest, Cricket, and other publications. She lives in Greenville, Ohio.

SummaryFrom John Muir pushing a president and a nation into setting aside vast preserves—includingYosemite, Sequoia, Mt. Rainer, and the Grand Canyon—to Julia “Butterfly” Hill saving a 1,000-year-old redwood while bringing to light the devastation of our old-growth forests, Friends of the Earthchronicles the efforts of the men and women who dedicated their lives to protecting the UnitedStates’ natural heritage. Other notable profiles include John James Audubon, who introduced thestudy of birds to North America; Marjory Stoneman Douglas, who worked to conserve the FloridaEverglades; and Rachel Carson, who opened the world’s eyes to the dangers of pesticides. Together,these environmentalists’ inspiring life stories tell the history of American environmentalism, from itsinception to the present day. In this comprehensive resource, children also learn how to put theirconcerns into action. Step-by-step instructions on how to build a birdfeeder, conduct a water qualitysurvey, start a compost pile, create their own recycled paper, and test for acid rain are included, aswell as a time lin...

9781613741009

Pub Date: 3/1/13

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Science & Nature

JNF037080

8.5 in H | 11 in W | 0.2 in T

| 0.9 lb Wt

The Wind at Work (2nd Edition)

An Activity Guide to WindmillsGretchen Woelfle

Contributor BioGretchen Woelfle traveled across America and the Netherlands to visit windmills and to talk topeople who work with them. She has been known to drive down rough country roads in North Americaand Europe to see giant wind turbines up close. At home in Los Angeles, Woelfle writes historicalfiction and biographies for children of all ages. Katje the Windmill Cat was inspired by her windmillresearch. All the World’s A Stage: A Novel in Five Acts travels back to Shakespeare’s London. JeannetteRankin: Political Pioneer, Write on, Mercy: The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren, and Mumbet’s Declaration ofIndependence celebrate heroines of the American history.

SummaryExplaining how the wind works, what windmills have contributed to the past, and why they offerenvironmental promise today as a source of clean, renewable energy, this revised and updatededition offers a glimpse into all the current and historical uses for wind power. Featuring newinformation on wind energy technology and wind farms, new photographs, and 24 wind-relatedactivities—from keeping track of household energy use and conducting science experiments tocooking traditional meals and creating arts and crafts—this handy resource offers kids interested inthe science of energy and green technologies an engaging, interactive, and contemporary overviewof wind power.



9781604866742

Pub Date: 12/19/12

$20.00

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288 Pages

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NAT011000

Series: Flashpoint Press

6 in W | 9 in H | 0.7 lb Wt

Earth at RiskBuilding a Resistance Movement to Save the PlanetDerrick Jensen, Lierre Keith

Contributor BioDerrick Jensen is hailed as the philosopher poet of the ecological movement and is the acclaimedauthor of Endgame, How Shall I Live My Life?, A Language Older Than Words, and Songs of the Dead,among many other books. He lives in Crescent City, California. Lierre Keith is a radical feministactivist, the author of The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability, and a coauthor of DeepGreen Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet. She lives in Arcata, California.

SummaryThe annual conference Earth at Risk: Building a Resistance Movement to Save the Planet featuresenvironmental thinkers and activists who are willing to ask the hardest questions about theseriousness of the planet’s situation, and this book presents an impassioned critique of thedominant culture from every angle. Speakers from the conference are featured in this volume andinclude William Catton, who explains ecological overshoot; Thomas Linzey, who gives a fiery call forcommunity sovereignty; Jane Caputi, who exposes patriarchy's mythic dismemberment of thegoddess; Aric McBay, who discusses historically effective resistance strategies; and StephanieMcMillan, who takes down capitalism. One by one, they build an unassailable case that the richshould be deprived of their ability to steal from the poor and the powerful of their ability to destroythe planet. These speakers offer their ideas on what can be done to build a real resistancemovement: one that includes all levels of direct action that can actually match the scale of theproblem. Also included are the speakers Derrick Je...

9781555913663

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History / United States

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A Ditch in TimeThe City, the West and WaterPatricia Nelson Limerick, Jason L. Hanson

Contributor BioPatricia Nelson Limerick is the faculty director and board chair of the Center of the American West atColorado University, where she is also a professor of history and environmental studies. She hasreceived a MacArthur Fellowship and a number of other awards and honors. She currently serves asthe vice president for the Teaching Division of the American Historical Association. Her most widelyread book, The Legacy of Conquest, is in its twenty-fifth year of publication. Jason L. Hanson is amember of the research faculty at the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado atBoulder, where his work focuses on natural resource use and the environment. He lives in Denver.

SummaryTracing the origins and growth of the Denver Water Department, this study of water and its uniquerole and history in the West, as well as in the nation, raises questions about the complexrelationship among cities, suburbs, and rural areas, allowing us to consider this precious resourceand its past, present, and future with both optimism and realism.



9781847940827

Pub Date: 2/1/12

On Sale Date: 2/6/12

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Business & Economics /

Corporate & Business History

BUS077000

Sales Restrictions: Canada

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Spills and SpinThe Inside Story of BPTom Bergin

Contributor BioTom Bergin is a former oil broker and a journalist who has reported on the energy industry for morethan 12 years. For the past seven years he has headed Reuters's coverage of the oil industry inEurope, the Middle East, and Africa, and his work has been published in the Globe and Mail, theInternational Herald Tribune, the New York Times, the Shanghai Daily, the Times, and the Wall StreetJournal. He is a regular television and radio commentator, appearing on BBC, CNBC, and ITV.

SummaryA gripping and eye-opening account of a corporation in crisis, setting the spill in its broader contextwithin the history of BP and big oilIn April 2010, the world watched in alarm as BP’s Macondo well suffered a fatal explosion and acatastrophic leak. Over the next three months, amid tense scenes of corporate and political finger-pointing, millions of barrels of crude oil dispersed across the Gulf of Mexico in what became one ofthe worst oil spills in history. But there is more to BP’s story than this. Tom Bergin, an oil broker-turned-Reuters reporter, takes readers back nearly 30 years to explain how a company that wasalmost destroyed by privatization and the oil-price crash of the late 1980s was able to transformitself into the industry’s most dynamic player, and most sophisticated PR machine, by the turn of the21st century. His unique access to key figures within BP, including former CEO Tony Hayward, hasenabled him to piece together the story of a corporation in crisis, and he examines how crucialdecisions made during this remarkable turnaround period paved the way for ...

9781933415918

Pub Date: 1/6/12

$35.00

Hardcover

108 Pages

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House & Home /

Sustainable Living

HOM022000

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Shades of Green TennesseeDeveloping a Sustainable Home and EnvironmentPanache Partners, LLC, United States Green Buildin...

Contributor BioPanache Partners, LLC, is a publishing company based in Dallas, Texas, that specializes indeveloping upscale coffee-table books on luxury lifestyle subjects including architecture, interiordesign, golf, wine, art, event planning, and travel.

SummaryOffering a rare opportunity to view a regional collection of design work from professionals whochampion sustainability, this collection showcases the products—both in progress and alreadybuilt—and creative services of entities in Tennessee that offer realistic, expert advice and resourcesto positively influence the world. The book explores the large eco-conscious initiatives at VanderbiltUniversity as well as sustainable design techniques in areas that include industrial design, materials,housing design, urban planning, and landscaping. Eloquently revealing the green processes thatthese firms employ, and in some cases pioneered, this showcase will inspire the creation ofenvironmentally responsible and accessible elements in design.



9781604864434

Pub Date: 11/9/11

$6.95

Pamphlet

64 Pages

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Political Science / Public

Policy

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Organizing Cools the PlanetTools and Reflections on Navigating the Climate CrisisJoshua Kahn Russell, Hilary Moore

Contributor BioJoshua Kahn Russell is a strategy and non-violent direct action trainer with the Ruckus Society, andserves communities impacted by fossil fuel extraction. He works internationally with the ClimateJustice Now! network to bring justice to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changeand has been a leading voice in the International Youth Climate Movement. Joshua spent four yearsas Rainforest Action Network’s Grassroots Actions Manager, campaigning to end our addiction to coaland oil. His articles have appeared in Yes! Magazine, Left Turn Magazine, Peacework Magazine,Upping the Anti, and Z Magazine.Hilary Moore is a core organizer with Rising Tide Bay Area, a grassroots all-volunteer organizationfocused on direct action and education to confront the root causes of climate change. She is afounding organizer of the Mobilization for Climate Justice-West, a grassroots coalition of advocacy,community-based, and direct action organizations in the Bay Area dedicated to keeping frontlinecommunities at the forefront of the struggle. She is finishing a graduate degree with ...

SummaryOrganizing Cools The Planet weaves together stories, analysis, organizing tools, and provocativequestions, to offer a snapshot of U.S. climate activism and provide pathways for readers toparticipate in it. Authors share hard lessons learned, reflect on strategy, and grapple with thechallenges of their roles as organizers who do not come from “frontline” communities, but work toamplify and build a climate justice movement led by low-income people, communities of color,Indigenous, youth and other constituencies most directly impacted by the crisis. Rooted in theauthors’ experiences organizing in local, national, and international arenas, this pamphlet grappleswith the challenges and overwhelming odds young activists face today. Organizing Cools the Planetchallenges readers to look at the scale of ecological collapse with open eyes, without falling prey todisempowering doomsday narratives. It asks key pressing questions for those who wish to take ourgenerational challenge seriously. This pamphlet is for anyone who wants to build a movement withthe resiliency to navigate one o...

9780981243917

Pub Date: 9/30/11

$8.95

Paperback Picture Book

40 Pages

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Juvenile Fiction / Science &

Technology

JUV036000

Series: Garbology Kids

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Operation: Reuse It!Read Think ReuseSabbithry Persad, Jenny Campbell

Contributor BioSabbithry Persad is the author of Where Do Recyclable Materials Go? and We Can Reduce: PrecycleIt! She lives in Orlando, Forida. Jenny Campbell is the co-creator of the comic strip Flo and Friendsand the illustrator of numerous children’s books, including Forever Home and Patrick’s Perfect Puppy.She lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

SummaryWinner, Mom's Choice Silver Award

With colorful illustrations and fact-filled diagrams complementing the adventure, this picture booktells the story of how Peter and his friends help Mr. Ogilvy rediscover forgotten belongings in hisshed. They help him organize and distribute the unwanted stuff to reuse centers in the community,learning the many ways and benefits of reusing. The children have fun with forgotten treasures suchas old toys, electronics, art supplies, and even a broken-down car, while they work together todetermine how the items should be reused, in the process saving resources, energy, and money,while diverting materials from the landfill.



9780981243900

Pub Date: 4/1/11

$8.95


40 Pages

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Technology

JUV036000

Series: Garbology Kids

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Where Do Recyclable Materials Go?Read Think RecycleSabbithry Persad

Contributor BioSabbithry Persad is the author of Operation: Reuse It! and We Can Reduce: Precycle It! She lives inOrlando, Florida.

SummaryWinner, Mom's Choice Silver Award

After their dog Bubbles chases after the recycling truck, Tiana and her family set off on a search tothe Materials Recovery Facility, learning about recycling along the way. Exploring the MRF on theiradventure, they see how papers, plastics, metals, and glass are collected, sorted, and baled, andthen sent to be made into new products. Based on facts about the process of recycling in industrialcountries, this book will help children understand the importance of recycling to save naturalresources, as well as how they can take action in their own communities.

9781569763438

Pub Date: 10/1/10

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Science & Nature

JNF051100

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Doable Renewables16 Alternative Energy Projects for Young ScientistsMike Rigsby

Contributor BioMike Rigsby is a professional electrical engineer and author of Amazing Rubber Band Cars andHaywired. He has written for Popular Science, Robotics Age, Modern Electronics, Circuit Cellar, Byte, andother magazines.

SummaryHumankind needs to find and develop alternative forms of energy. As the world’s populationcontinues to grow, more people will need access to lighting, communication, transit, and computing.Fossil fuels are being used up at an alarming pace, but other energy sources--solar, wind, waves,“waste” heat, and even human power--are both renewable and environmentally friendly. The projectsin this book will help any budding scientist construct and explore working models that generaterenewable, alternative energy.In Doable Renewables, readers will learn how to build a Kelvin water drop generator out of six recycledcans and alligator clip jumpers, a solar-powered seesaw from a large dial thermometer and amagnifying glass, and a windmill from eight yardsticks, PVC pipe, cardboard, and convertergenerator. Children will investigate the energy-generating properties of a solar cell, a radiometer, aNitinol heat engine, and a Peltier cell. They’ll even build a human-powered desk lamp.Each project includes a materials and tools list, as well as online information on wher...



9780982116289

Pub Date: 5/1/10

$24.95

Hardcover

160 Pages

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NAT011000

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Conserve a LegacyNatural Lands & Waters in South CarolinaThomas Wyche, Rudy Mancke, Dr. Patrick McMillan

Contributor BioThomas Wyche is an advocate for the conservation of the Blue Ridge mountains in North and SouthCarolina. In addition to winning numerous awards from state conservation organizations, Wychereceived the Order of the Palmetto from the Governor of South Carolina for his lifelong dedication topreserving the state's mountains. He lives in Greenville, South Carolina. Rudy Mancke is a naturalistand the Distinguished Lecturer in Natural History at the University of South Carolina. He has alsoserved as the curator of natural history at the South Carolina State Museum. He lives in Columbia,South Carolina. Dr. Patrick McMillan is a professional naturalist, a lecturer, and the director of theCampbell Museum of Natural History at Clemson University. He lives in Anderson, South Carolina.

SummaryFeaturing dozens of beautifully photographed landscapes, Conserve a Legacy showcases the splendorof the Palmetto State's natural areas and historical locations. This privately funded book wasdeveloped to highlight the South Carolina Conservation Bank (SCCB), which has achievedextraordinary results in less than a decade, including the permanent protection of 134,000 acres ofcritically important lands, natural resources, and historic sites within South Carolina. Incommemorating these preserved spaces—which, without the SCCB's help, would likely be underdevelopment now— this attractive photo collection's overall message is to encourage continuedconservation work by discussing the SCCB's prior successes and promoting support for their futureendeavors. Contributing photographers include Thomas Wyche, Clay Bolt, Greg Kiniry, RichardBernabe, Ken Bowman, Ed Funk and Phillip Jones.

9781936218028

Pub Date: 11/1/09

$17.95

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NAT011000

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How the West Was WarmedResponding to Climate Change in the RockiesBeth Conover, John Hickenlooper, Bill Ritter

Contributor BioBeth Conover has worked for 25 years at the intersection of environmental protection and economicdevelopment. As policy advisor to Denver mayor John Hickenlooper, she was the architect ofGreenprint Denver, one of the nation's earliest and largest urban sustainability programs. She is agraduate of Brown University and holds a joint MBA/masters of environmental studies from YaleUniversity.

SummaryA collection of essays with the Rocky Mountain West as the focal point, on how global climate changeis generating opportunities and challenges around the world in such areas as land use, energy, waterand social/political adaptation.



9781900322492

Pub Date: 10/13/09

$27.95

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NAT011000

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A Renewable WorldEnergy, Ecology, EqualityHerbert Girardet, Miguel Mendonca

Contributor BioHerbert Girardet is an author, filmmaker, and consultant focusing on sustainable development. He isdirector of programs of the World Future Council, and a former chairman of the Schumacher Societyin the U.K. He is a recipient of a U.N. Global500 Award for outstanding environmental achievements.His previous books include The Gaia Atlas of Cities, 1992 and 1996; Cities, People, Planet: UrbanDevelopment and Climate Change, 2004 and 2008; and Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Change andOther Global Challenges, 2007. Miguel Mendonça is research manager for the World Future Council. Heworks in both research and advocacy, focusing on renewable energy policy. He has worked on fourcontinents, campaigning, coalition building, and speaking, and is a member of the steeringcommittee of the Alliance for Renewable Energy.

SummaryWe have turned our home planet into a disposable world, using resources as though there were notomorrow. It is time to make it a renewable world instead.

We must urgently reconcile two things: our common desire to achieve certain living standards, andour requirement to do so sustainably. And we must do this in the face of the quadruple crisis facingus - climate, energy, finance and poverty.

This timely book explores proven and emerging solutions for building a global green energyeconomy as a basis for a prosperous and yet sustainable world. Only a world based on continuousrenewal can sustain life and livelihoods. This book shares many examples and proposals for:

accelerating the renewable energy revolution,renewing the world's ecosystems and soils,renewing cities and local economies, andinvigorating international cooperation

It is a book full of ideas whose time has come.

9781862058514

Pub Date: 9/1/09

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NAT011000

7.5 in W | 9.5 in H | 1.1 in T

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SufficientA Modern Guide to Sustainable LivingTom Petherick

Contributor BioTom Petherick runs a horticultural consultancy. His work appears regularly in publications such asCountry Smallholder, Gardens Illustrated, Hortus, and Saga Magazine, and his books include Heligan andTrees That Shape the World.

SummaryA global shift has begun that is slanted towards slowing down and consuming less, embracing artisanfoods, and championing human-scale organic growing methods that are safe, compassionate, andpleasurable. This comprehensive reference is designed to inspire, educate and encourage a processof change towards a simple, gentle, and sustainable way of living. It features a passionate approachto understanding why changes need to be made and how they can be achieved in a fun andlife-enhancing way, and highlights in particular ways to grow organic vegetables and fruits or raiseanimals in almost any setting. Its central aim is to encourage the practice of sustainability in everyaspect of life.



9780099512288

Pub Date: 8/1/09


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NAT011000

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Take Me to the SourceIn Search of WaterRupert Wright

Contributor BioRupert Wright is a journalist who writes for publications including the Financial Times, the European,and the Washington Post. He has also worked for the World Bank and with the United Nation’sBetterworld Fund, and is the author of Notes from the Languedoc.

SummaryColorless, tasteless, odorless, ageless: water is both the simplest thing on earth and the mostcomplex. We cannot live without it, yet water-borne illnesses kill 6,000 children a day. It is theultimate renewable resource but we pollute it on a heroic scale. In this enthralling voyage ofdiscovery, Rupert Wright sets out to discover exactly what water is and why it plays such an importantrole in history, culture, art, and literature. He penetrates to the heart of the developed worldsupposedly bringing piped water to the poor, and visits a bishop in Brazil willing to give up his life tosave a river and a child in India who waits by the roadside every morning for a bucket of water. Why,if water is so valuable does nobody want to pay for it unless it comes in a designer bottle? Is it reallythe oil of the 21st century? Will we all soon be fighting over it, or can it lead countries intocooperation rather than conflict?

9781555916879

Pub Date: 12/1/08

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NAT011000

9 in H | 6 in W | 4.7 in T |

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Ecological IntelligenceRediscovering Ourselves in NatureIan McCallum

Contributor BioIan McCallum is a medical doctor, Jungian psychologist, wilderness guide, and founder of theWilderness Leadership School in the Cape of Good Hope. He is the author of the novel Thorns toKilimanjaro and a poetry collection, Wild Gifts. In the 1970s he played fullback for Springbok, SouthAfrica's national union rugby team.

SummaryDefines a new way of thinking about the unprecedented environmental pressures of our day.McCallum offers a compelling argument that we must think differently about ourselves and the earthif we are to take seriously the survival of wilderness areas.



9780817948528

Pub Date: 11/1/08

$15.00

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NAT011000

Series: Hoover Institution

Press Publication

9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T |

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Greener than ThouAre You Really An Environmentalist?Terry L. Anderson, Laura E. Huggins

Contributor BioTerry Anderson, the John and Jean DeNault Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, is the executivedirector of PERC - the Property and Environment Research Center, a think tank focusing on marketsolutions to environmental problems located in Bozeman, Montana, and professor emeritus atMontana State University. Laura E. Huggins is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. Hugginsspecializes in free market environmentalism, property rights, and population policy. She is primarilyinterested in the role of economic processes in shaping natural resource policy and in promotingmarket principles to a wide audience in order to help resolve environmental dilemmas.

SummaryIn a powerful argument for free market environmentalism, Terry Anderson and Laura Huggins breakdown liberal and conservative stereotypes of what it means to be an environmentalist. They showthat, by forming local coalitions around market principles, stereotypes are replaced by pragmaticsolutions that improve environmental quality without necessarily increasing red tape.

9781555916824

Pub Date: 11/1/08

$65.00

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544 Pages

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Nature / Natural Resources

NAT038000

11 in H | 8.5 in W | 1.4 in T

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Wilderness ManagementStewardship and Protection of Resources and ValuesJohn C. Hendee, Chad P. Dawson

Contributor BioProfessor Resource, Recreation, and Tourism, and Director of the University of Idaho WildernessResearch Center, John C. Hendee is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Wilderness and adirector of the WILD Foundation. Chad P. Dawson is professor of Recreation Resources Managementin the College of Environmental Science and Forestry at the State University of New York at Syracuse(ESF-SUNY).

SummaryThis revised edition of the 30-year-old classic textbook retains relevant material from earlier editionswhile embracing new literature, experiences, policies, and approaches that have emerged during thepast decade.



9781847970602

Pub Date: 10/27/08

$37.95

Hardcover

128 Pages

Carton Qty: 32

Technology & Engineering /

Power Resources

TEC031010

6.5 in W | 9.5 in H | 0.6 in T

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Domestic Solar EnergyA Guide for the Home OwnerGavin D. J. Harper

Contributor BioGavin D. J. Harper has had his work featured in Science and is the author of 50 Awesome Auto Projectsfor the Evil Genius, Fuel Cell Projects for the Evil Genius, and Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius.

SummaryFor homeowners with an interest in green issues and energy efficiency, this guide considers theimpact of global warming and the international energy crisis before explaining how to evaluate theenergy performance of a house and make better use of natural lighting. All aspects are covered ofthe installation of photovoltaic cells to a residential property using solar power to produce domesticelectricity and to heat water. The costs are calculated and the benefits of installing a solar energysystem are assessed. This is essential reading for homeowners who wish to take advantage of freeenvironmentally-friendly solar energy, reduce their energy bills in the long run, and help theenvironment.

9780979507106

Pub Date: 9/1/08

$50.00

Hardcover

112 Pages

Carton Qty: 12



NAT011000

15 in W | 10 in H | 0.7 in T |

3.4 lb Wt

First Steps: Conserving Our EnvironmentJoe Zammit-Lucia

Contributor BioJoe Zammit-Lucia is a conservationist and an award-winning photographer whose work has beenfeatured in fine-art photography magazines and is included in The World's Greatest Black and WhitePhotography. Organizations sponsoring his installations of words and images have included the UnitedNations; the National Museum of Natural History, Paris; and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, CoralGables, Florida. He donates all profits from his work, including proceeds from this book, toenvironmental causes. He lives in Sag Harbor, New York.

SummaryMaking a quiet and cautiously hopeful statement about environmental protection, this spellbindingcollection of photographs does not bombard readers with visual imagery or urgent calls for alarm.Instead it celebrates the ability of nature—all by itself—to enthrall and engage human sympathies.The photographs include many views of wildlife and wilderness, as well as scenes of human activity,and simple pieces of short commentary complement the images. A remarkable black-and-whiteportrait of a polar bear against a dark background is accompanied by a few sober sentences aboutits proposed listing as a threatened species, and a great picture of New York City and is used topaise the efficiency of high density: Manhattan uses less energy per capita than anywhere else inthe United States. A resource section listing websites for organizations, green living, andenvironmental news and opinion is also included.



9781741754605

Pub Date: 6/1/08

$24.99

Hardcover

48 Pages

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Science & Nature

JNF051080

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The Big Picture Book of EnvironmentsJohn Long

Contributor BioJohn Long is the author of The Big Picture Book, winner of a Wilderness Society Award.

SummaryThree sections, Earth Past, Earth Present, and Earth Future, show us how the planet started and howclimate has changed over past millennia, what varied environments have resulted, and how they areaffected by the man-made climate change that we can observe now. The environments range fromtropical rainforests to tundras, deserts to polar regions, abyssal depths to cities, and more. The twofinal spreads sketch two different pictures of life in 2080—Earth as it might be if we do nothing toslow climate change, and as it might be if we do act decisively. Based on the latest scientific articles,and packed with photos of places and animals, clear explanations of concepts and carefully chosenstatistics, this book gives a view of Earth's many environments through a wide-angle lens. It takesthe reader on a magic carpet ride celebrating the richness of life on Earth, while giving a soberscientific assessment of the risks we run if we continue our present heedless lifestyle.

9781841586229

Pub Date: 6/1/08

$17.95

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NAT011000

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Hell and High WaterClimate Change, Hope and the Human ConditionAlastair McIntosh

Contributor BioAlastair McIntosh is a Scottish writer and campaigner for social justice and environmentalsustainability. He holds fellowships at the Centre for Human Ecology, the E. F. Schumacher Societyand the Academy of Irish Cultural Heritages at the University of Ulster. In 2005 the University ofStrathclyde gave him an honorary post as Scotland's first professor of human ecology. He lecturesaround the world at institutions including the Russian Academy of Sciences, the World Council ofChurches, WWF International and, for the past decade, teaching nonviolence on the AdvancedCommand & Staff Course at Britain's leading military staff college.

SummaryClimate change is the greatest challenge that the world has ever faced. In this groundbreaking newbook, Alastair McIntosh summarises the science of what is happening to the planet - both globallyand using Scotland as a local case study. He moves on, controversially, to suggest that politics aloneis not enough to tackle the scale and depth of the problem. At root is our addictive consumermentality. Wants have replaced needs and consumption drives our very identity. In a fascinatingjourney through early texts that speak to climate change - including the ancient Sumerian Epic ofGilgamesh, Plato's myth of Atlantis, and Shakespeare's Macbeth - McIntosh reveals the psychohistoryof modern consumerism. He shows how we have fallen prey to a numbing culture of violence and themotivational manipulation of marketing. To start to resolve what has become of the human conditionwe must get more real in facing up to despair and death. Only then will we discover the spiritualmeaning of these our troubled times. Only then can magic, new meaning, and all that gives life,start to mend a broken...



9781555916244

Pub Date: 7/1/07

$9.95

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96 Pages

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On the Clean Road AgainBiodiesel and the Future of the Family FarmWillie Nelson

Contributor BioWillie Nelson, originally from the tiny farming community of Abbott, Texas, boasts a legendarycareer as a singer, songwriter, and actor. This American icon has also established himself as anadvocate for the family farmer with his annual Farm Aid concerts and his recent venture in biodiesel.

SummaryFor more than 40 years, Willie Nelson has been a national treasure, contributing many memorablesongs to our musical canon. His impact, however, extends far beyond the scope of his music. Achampion of family farms, Nelson has helped mobilize support for the American farmer, both as afounder of Farm Aid and more recently as one of the nation's most knowledgeable and recognizedadvocates of the use of biodiesel—a clean-burning, renewable fuel made from vegetable oils oranimal fats. In this funny and inspirational book, Nelson confronts our dependency on foreign oil asa source of energy. Through facts, stories, and interviews with everyday Americans, he explains thebenefits of biodiesel as an alternative fuel that not only drastically reduces carbon dioxideemissions, but also may help save our family farms.

9781741148749

Pub Date: 4/1/07

$32.95

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NAT011000

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Treading LightlyThe Hidden Wisdom of the World's Oldest PeopleKarl-Erik Sveiby, Tex Skuthorpe

Contributor BioKarl-Erik Sveiby is a professor of knowledge management at Hanken Business School–Finland. He isthe author of 12 books, including Managing Knowhow and The New Organizational Wealth. Tex Skuthorpeis a Nhunggabarra man from Nhunggal country in northwestern New South Wales and is a custodianof traditional law and stories for his community.

SummaryIn this unique journey into traditional Aboriginal life and culture, a European business-managementprofessor and an Aboriginal elder collaborate to create a powerful and original model that westernsocieties can use to build environmentally sustainable organizations, communities, and ecologiesbased upon the same Aboriginal traditions that allowed the Aborigines to create sustainable societiesin very fragile landscapes.



9780563493587

Pub Date: 10/1/06


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Science

SCI000000

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Planet EarthThe Making of an Epic SeriesDavid Nicolson-Lord

SummaryThe best stories are the true ones, and there can be few BBC series that have generated as manygripping tales as "Planet Earth". With producers and camera people travelling to every continent andalmost every corner of the world, from the highest mountains to the lowest depths, their adventureshave been many and unforgettable. Using every kind of craft and technological wizardry imaginable,from helicopters and submersibles, to satellites and remote cameras, they have also witnessedremarkable things. And what makes so much of the series special are the unique aerial perspectivesfrom which they have filmed so many of the animals. This book tells the dramatic tales of theirencounters, discoveries and many trials and tribulations. Also revealed are the ingenious means bywhich some of the unique sequences in the series have been made. Memorable sequences filmed inthe wild include wild camels in the snow in the Gobi desert, a giant (truly giant) salamander huntingat night, desert lions capturing an oryx, golden snub-nosed monkeys playing high in the mountainsof China, a giant pan...

9781555911416

Pub Date: 2/1/93

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Naturalists

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Going Over East (PB)Reflections of a Woman RancherLinda M. Hasselstrom

Contributor BioLinda Hasselstrom is a poet, essayist, and working ranch woman. She has received many awards forher writing, including a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in poetry and a South Dakota ArtsCouncil literature fellowship.

SummaryThis new edition of the reflections of a woman rancher includes an epilogue that shares the author'spresent-day story.



9781910192115

Pub Date: 12/1/16

Ship Date: 12/1/16

$14.95

Hardcover

72 Pages

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Gardening / Techniques

GAR022000

0.3 lb Wt

The Dragonfly-Friendly GardenerCreate a Garden Home for Dragonflies and DamselfliesRuary Mackenzie Dodds

Contributor BioRuary Mackenzie Dodds is the author of The Dragonfly Diaries, a memoir chronicling the ups anddowns of establishing Europe’s first public dragonfly sanctuary. He often contributes to BBC programssuch as Countryfile and Springwatch, from whom he earned the "Order of the Geek" Award.

SummaryWith stunning colors and phenomenal flying abilities, dragonflies are extraordinarily beautiful, andvital to the ecosystem. Britain’s leading dragonfly expert offers tips on how to attract these amazinginsects to your garden. From creating a pond and choosing the right plants, to long-term pond care,and help with identifying dragonfly species, this book is buzzing with ideas for how to make yourgarden a sanctuary for both you and dragonflies to enjoy.

9780749578268

Pub Date: 1/1/17

Ship Date: 1/1/17

$45.00

Hardcover

224 Pages

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Photography / Subjects &

Themes

PHO023040

10.5 in H | 10.5 in W

Landscape Photographer of the YearCollection 10Charlie Waite

Contributor BioCharlie Waite exhibits and sells his work worldwide, leads photographic workshops all over the world,and lectures on photography. His other titles include Landscape: The Story of 50 Favourite Photographs,The Making of Landscape Photographs, and Seeing Landscapes.

SummaryThis collection features photographs from some of the best amateur and professional photographersworking in the UK today, with every image captioned by the photographer's own account of theinspiration behind the picture. Along with outstanding images of the British landscape, it includes atechnical information section, detailing equipment and techniques used by the photographers.



9781781451441

Pub Date: 9/28/16

Ship Date: 9/28/16

$34.95

Trade Paperback

192 Pages

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Photography / Techniques

PHO018000

9.8 in H | 9.8 in W

Lessons in Landscape80 Techniques for Taking Better PhotographsPeter Watson

Contributor BioPeter Watson is a contributing photographer to several image libraries and his work appearsextensively in books, magazines and calendars, as well as on greeting cards and in exhibitions. Heis the author of Views Across the Landscape and Composition in the Landscape.

SummaryIf you have ever wondered how the top photographers manage to produce such stunninglandscapes, this book has all the answers. It presents a collection of 80 practical lessons that havebeen tried and tested in the field. Tips and techniques are provided to help you choose the rightequipment and use it correctly in every situation. You will learn the essentials of composition,practice professional methods for observing the landscape creatively, and discover how to use light tomaximum effect. A number of simple post-processing adjustments are also explained. These areeasy to undertake and will enable you to fine-tune your photographs and boost their appearancewithout spoiling their integrity: creating processed landscape images that have impact yet remainauthentic.

9781785001598

Pub Date: 11/1/16

Ship Date: 11/1/16

$34.95

Trade Paperback

176 Pages

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Art / Techniques

ART010000

11 in H | 8.5 in W | 12.5 in T

Botanical Drawing Using Graphite and Coloured PencilsSue Vize

Contributor BioSue Vize is an experienced artist and tutor of botanical illustration. Her work is held by RHS LindleyLibrary, Nottingham University Plant Sciences Division, and Hunt Institute for BotanicalDocumentation in Pennsylvania. Sue is a member of both the English and American Societies ofBotanical Artists.

SummaryDrawing with graphite and colored pencils enables the artist to capture every detail of a plant, and toenjoy, study, and celebrate their wonderful forms. Whether the illustration is a striking monotone orvibrant with color, pencils give you absolute precision. The book, written and illustrated by an award-winning botanical artist, introduces and explains the drawing skills behind the art. Each chapterconcentrates on a different aspect of the plant, working upwards from the root system to include thestem, leaves, flowers, and fruit. Fungi have also been included due to their close association withplants. With tips and advice throughout, the techniques are supported by step-by-step projects, clearexercises, and more than 300 color illustrations.



9781910258682

Pub Date: 11/1/16

Ship Date: 11/1/16

$24.95

Trade Paperback

12 Pages

Carton Qty: 20

Nature / Animals

NAT017000

Series: Wrapping Paper

Books

13.5 in H | 10 in W

Butterflies & Other Bugs from the Natural History MuseumWrapping Paper: 12 SheetsNatural History Museum, London

Contributor BioThe Natural History Museum in London is a museum exhibiting a vast range of specimens fromvarious segments of natural history.

SummaryThis collection of 12 sheets of high quality standard-size gift wrap features illustrations of colorfulbutterflies and insects from the Natural History Museum, London. The wrapping paper is folded into apaperback book, which has a notepad binding for a clean, easy-tear off.

9781782436416

Pub Date: 10/1/16

Ship Date: 10/1/16

$16.95

Trade Paperback

128 Pages

Carton Qty: 0

Games / Activity Books

GAM019000

9 in H | 6.5 in W

The Royal Horticultural Society Colouring DiaryMichael O'Mara Books

Contributor BioMichael O'Mara Books has established a reputation for high-profile autobiographies and biographies,innovative humor and nonfiction, and highly commercial children's books.

SummaryA beautiful perpetual diary that combines full-color artwork from the Royal Horticultural Society’sworld-renowned Lindley Library with original black-and-white artwork for the diarist to color. An item totreasure in itself, this special diary is made unique by adding color to the artworks—adding a trulypersonal and original touch.



9781782435716

Pub Date: 10/1/16

Ship Date: 10/1/16

$12.95

Postcard Book or Pack

20 Pages

Carton Qty: 0

Games / Activity Books

GAM019000

6.5 in H | 4.8 in W

The Royal Horticultural Society Postcards to Colour20 Cards to Colour and SendMichael O'Mara Books

SummaryRelax and unwind as you color these beautiful designs, made from illustrations from the world-renowned archives of the Royal Horticultural Society. These 20 pull-out postcards have space on theback for your message and address.

9781782435709

Pub Date: 10/1/16

Ship Date: 10/1/16

$12.95

Postcard Book or Pack

20 Pages

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Gardening

GAR000000

6.5 in H | 4.8 in W

The Royal Horticultural Society Postcard Book20 Colourful Patterns to Pull Out and SendMichael O'Mara Books

SummaryTwenty beautiful full-color pull-out postcards have space on the back for your message and address.These beautiful postcards, illustrated with artwork from the world-renowned archive of the RoyalHorticultural Society, are perfect to keep or send to friends and loved ones.



9781782435723

Pub Date: 10/1/16

Ship Date: 10/1/16

$12.95

Vinyl Paperback

128 Pages

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Themes

PHO013000

7.5 in H | 5 in W

The Royal Horticultural Society Notes & QuotesMichael O'Mara Books

Contributor BioMichael O'Mara Books has established a reputation for high-profile autobiographies and biographies,innovative humor and nonfiction, and highly commercial children's books.

SummaryContaining wonderful full-color illustrations from the archives of the Royal Horticultural Society, alongwith inspirational quotations from gardeners and horticultural experts, this fill-in book has softlylined pages for your own thoughts, memos, jottings, and musings, along with plenty of space foryour own drawings.

9781910862568

Pub Date: 7/1/16

Ship Date: 7/1/16

$11.95

Wall Calendar

24 Pages

Carton Qty: 0

Art / Subjects & Themes

ART050030

11.8 in H | 8.5 in W

Wild Shropshire 2017 CalendarAndrew Fusek Peters

Contributor BioAndrew Fusek Peters is an author and photographer. His photos have been published in theGuardian, Times, Countryman, Amateur Photographer, Black & White Photography, and What Digital Camera.He is the author of a nature writing memoir, Dip, and a book of wildlife photography, Wilderland,Wildlife & Wonder from the Shropshire Borders. Andrew was shortlisted in the British Wildlife PhotographyAwards 2014 and 2015 and Amateur Photographer of the year 2015. He is currently working for theNational Trust and Natural England.

SummaryThe flora and fauna of Shropshire are captured beautifully in the Wild Shropshire 2017 Calendar. Apoet and author, Andrew Fusek Peters finds the hidden beauty of the gold in the orange beak of afemale kingfisher and the glint of a leaping salmon in Shrewsbury, along with the broodinglandscapes of the Stiperstones and the Long Mynd. Each calendar features a punched hole for easydisplay, space to write notes on every day of 2017, and comes cello-wrapped.



9781910232057

Pub Date: 8/1/15

Ship Date: 8/1/15

$16.95

Hardcover

160 Pages

Carton Qty: 32

Gardening / Reference

GAR018000

8.1 in H | 5.4 in W | 0.7 in T

| 0.8 lb Wt

A Gardener's LatinThe Language of Plants ExplainedRichard Bird

Contributor BioRichard Bird is the author of nearly 30 books, including 200 Vegetable-Growing Basics and How to GrowOrchard Fruits.

SummaryAn exquisitely illustrated, lively exploration of Latin plant names explaining the meanings behindhundreds of names, from vulgaris ("common") to mirabilis ("extraordinary")

Every gardener needs to know their Latin names. They may look confusing at first, but once youunderstand what certain key words mean, impenetrable sounding and hard-to-pronounce speciesnames are suddenly demystified. Many Latin names hide the secrets of where the plant is found, itscolor, flowering times, leaf pattern, natural habitat, and all sorts of other information that'sextremely useful to the gardener: if you want a plant for a shady place, choose one with a nameending in sylvestris ("of woods"), while if your garden is dry, look out for the suffix epigeios ("of dryplaces"). More than just a dictionary of plant names, this fascinating book explains the meaning ofhundreds of Latin plant terms. Within these pages you'll learn that Digitalis purpurea (the commonfoxglove) is purple, that the sanguineum in Geranium sanguineum means "bloody" (its common nameis the bloody cranesbill), and to steer clear o...

9781909881365

Pub Date: 6/1/15

Ship Date: 6/1/15

$39.95

Hardcover

288 Pages

Carton Qty: 14

Gardening / Techniques

GAR022000

9.8 in H | 7.5 in W | 1 in T |

2.4 lb Wt

The Good GardenerA Hands-on Guide from National Trust ExpertsSimon Akeroyd

Contributor BioSimon Akeroyd is the author of several gardening books, such as The Complete Gardener's Guide andKitchen Gardening for Beginners. He is head gardner at Polesden Lacey in Surrey and a former RHSgarden manager.

SummaryMarrying innovative techniques with traditional skills, this practical, modern guide from the NationalTrust head gardeners covers all aspects of gardening

National Trust gardeners are very much at the forefront of modern gardening techniques yet at thesame time, use valuable traditional skills passed down through the generations. Interspersedthroughout all the up-to-date gardening advice offered in this guide are tip boxes describing all thetraditional skills that are used. Head gardeners from world-famous gardens like Hidcote,Sissinghurst, and Stourhead all contribute. This comprehensive guide covers garden basics (soiltype, aspect, weeding, digging, and what to grow where and when); design (styles, functional vs.aesthetics, landscaping, low maintenance gardening, container gardening, and a return to lostgardening styles and techniques); lawn care and lawn alternatives, gardening techniques andmaintenance, crop rotation, growing and cooking food (fruit, vegetables, and herbs), greenergardening, and wildlife gardening—natural alternatives, how to encourage wildlife, how to d...



9781908489067

Pub Date: 6/1/15

Ship Date: 6/1/15

$7.99

Trade Paperback

18 Pages

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Activity Books

JNF001000

Series: Let's Look

11.4 in H | 8.3 in W | 0.4 in

T | 0.5 lb Wt

Let's Look for Wild FlowersA Spot & Learn, Stick & Play BookAndrea Pinnington, Caz Buckingham

Contributor BioCaz Buckingham trained as an illustrator and graphic designer. She worked for more than 20 yearsfor large corporate publishers before setting up Fine Feather Press with her business partner, AndreaPinnington. Caz's distinctive designs and illustrations are a combination of artwork and photographythat draw children into the world of plants and animals. Andrea Pinnington is the author ofnumerous children's activity books, including Animals, My Body, and The Princess Creativity Book. Cazand Andrea take all the photographs for their books. This provides the inspiration for their titles,which are designed to give parents the tools with which to engage their children with nature.

SummaryGet children outside with these fun activities which form the perfect introduction to wildflowers

This nature book is a first look at wildflowers and includes a general introduction to the parts of aflower, plus an array of fascinating facts, a guide to pollination, and a look at the wildflower year. Atthe heart of the book are the easy and hard "what can you spot" pages with a colorful picture galleryof wildflowers to find and tick off. When children aren't out and about looking for flowers, there are30 stickers to use on the fold-out meadow play scene at the back of the book. This fun-filled guideis a great way to get children outside and give them something fun to do.

9781908489180

Pub Date: 5/1/15

Ship Date: 5/1/15

$4.99

Novelty Book

10 Pages

Carton Qty: 56


Activity Books

JNF001000

Series: Sticker Play Scenes

7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T |

0.2 lb Wt

Sticker Play Scene: Garden WildlifeAndrea Pinnington, Caz Buckingham


SummaryEncourage imaginative play and help children learn about nature and wildlife with this on-the-goactivity pack

Inside this pack is a fold-out garden play scene, two colorful wildlife sticker sheets, and a simpleidentification guide to help children learn about the most common animals and plants they are likelyto find in a garden or park. It helps develop imaginative play skills and offers more than the usualpacks of stickers.



9781908489173

Pub Date: 5/1/15

Ship Date: 5/1/15

$4.99

Novelty Book

10 Pages

Carton Qty: 56


Activity Books

JNF001000


10 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T |

0.1 lb Wt

Sticker Play Scene: Wild FlowersAndrea Pinnington, Caz Buckingham


SummaryEncourage imaginative play and help children learn about nature and wildflowers with thison-the-go activity pack

Inside this pack is a fold-out meadow play scene, two colorful flower sticker sheets, and a simpleidentification guide to help children learn about the most common wildflowers. It helps developimaginative play skills and offers more than the usual packs of stickers.

9781908489074

Pub Date: 4/1/15

Ship Date: 4/1/15

$7.99

Trade Paperback

18 Pages

Carton Qty: 100


Activity Books

JNF001000

Series: Let's Look

11.4 in H | 8.4 in W | 0.4 in

T | 0.5 lb Wt

Let's Look for Garden WildlifeA Spot & Learn, Stick & Play BookAndrea Pinnington, Caz Buckingham


SummaryGet children outside with these fun activities which form the perfect introduction to commonwildlife

A first look at the most common creatures you are likely to encounter in gardens or parks, thisactivity book includes a general introduction to the different types of animals that live there, plus anarray of fascinating facts, a look at creatures of the night, and a guide to how to attract wildlife toyour garden. At the heart of the book are the easy and hard "what can you spot" pages with acolorful picture gallery of garden wildlife to find and tick off. When children aren't out and aboutlooking for animals, there are 30 colorful wildlife stickers to use on the fold-out garden play scene atthe back of the book.



9780991635214

Pub Date: 12/15/14

Ship Date: 12/15/14

$16.95

Hardcover

24 Pages

Carton Qty: 40

Juvenile Fiction / Social

Themes

JUV039060

11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.5 in T

| 0.8 lb Wt

The Flower ManMark Ludy

Contributor BioMark Ludy is a writer/illustrator who promotes art and literacy to schools when not immersed in hissketchbooks. He has written or illustrated a number of picture books, including The Grump, Jujo theYoungest Tribesman, Noah: A Wordless Picture Book, When I Was a Boy I Dreamed, and When I Was a GirlI Dreamed. He lives in Centennial, Colorado.

SummaryWhen the Flower Man arrives he buys an old shack, long forgotten and long abandoned. Hisneighbors don't know what to think as everything he touches turns to color. He plants a garden,gives away a flower . . . and the next thing you know, every life is transformed in this wordlesspicture book. The message within, while simple, is profound. It points to the fact that every lifematters and love never fails to change lives. Every window tells a different story—more than 60 ofthem. All ages will enjoy it, and when given a chance to discover it, people never forget it. Don'tforget to find Squeakers, the elusive gray mouse found on every spread . . . somewhere!

9780565093341

Pub Date: 11/1/14

Ship Date: 11/1/14

$32.95

Hardcover

336 Pages

Carton Qty: 10


ART050030

9.3 in W | 9.5 in H | 3.5 lb

Wt

FloraThe Art of Plant ExplorationSandra Knapp

Contributor BioSandra Knapp is an internationally respected botanist and an expert in the taxonomy and phylogenyof the nightshade family. She is the author of several books on botany and its history, includingAlfred Russel Wallace in the Amazon.

SummaryA lavish, enchanting voyage of discovery through the history of some of our key garden plants,telling a story not only of science but also of adventure and human achievement

Using exquisite botanical paintings from the Library of the Natural History Museum as its startingpoint, Flora examines the fascinating history of 20 plants including such favorites as cacti, daffodils,irises, magnolias, poppies, roses, tulips, and waterlilies. Sandra Knapp's text weaves scientific,historic, cultural, and artistic threads into a rich fabric of plant lore and tells the remarkable stories ofthe adventurous botanist explorers who braved disease, slave traders, war, jungles, and assorteddangers to collect plants now commonly grown in our gardens. With the aid of striking illustrations,Flora considers the compelling link between botanical art and the exploration of plant form andfunction, thus allowing us to appreciate and enjoy them all the more. The Library of the NaturalHistory Museum is a repository for one of the most exciting and comprehensive collections of naturalhistory literature an...



9781909881174

Pub Date: 10/1/14

Ship Date: 10/1/14

$15.95

Hardcover

112 Pages

Carton Qty: 20

Gardening / Flowers

GAR004000

5.5 in W | 7.5 in H | 0.8 lb

Wt

Some FlowersVita Sackville-West, Graham Rust

Contributor BioVita Sackville-West (1892-1962) was an author, poet, and gardener. She created the SissinghurstCastle Garden, which is among the most famous gardens in England. Graham Rust is a painter andmuralist and the author of The Painted Ceiling and The Painted House.

SummaryLegendary gardener Vita Sackville-West's affectionate and inspirational tribute to her 25 favoriteplants

In Some Flowers, originally published in 1937, Vita Sackville-West took the novel step of choosing 25of her favorite flowers and describing their appearance, origins, characteristics, and the best ways togrow them, in a series of beautifully expressive pen portraits which retain their vitality more than 70years later. In this fresh edition, the exquisite watercolors of Graham Rust provide a perfect marriageof words and images, clearly demonstrating at last the accuracy and ingenuity of Vita Sackville-West's descriptions. This glorious second flowering of her personal, erudite, and poetical book willnot only delight her many admirers but also guarantee her reputation with a new generation ofgardening enthusiasts.

9780857840240

Pub Date: 9/1/14

Ship Date: 9/1/14

$15.95

Hardcover

96 Pages

Carton Qty: 64

Technology & Engineering /

Agriculture

TEC003020

Series: Wise words

7.8 in H | 4.8 in W | 0.6 in T

| 0.5 lb Wt

The Bee-Kind GardenApian Wisdom for Your GardenDavid Squire

Contributor BioDavid Squire is a horticulturist and the author of more than 70 gardening and plant-related books.He studied botany and gardening at the Hertfordshire College of Horticulture and at the RoyalHorticultural Society’s Garden at Wisley, Surrey. He has received the Garden Writer’s of America Quilland Trowel Award and was also awarded an N. K. Gould Memorial Prize for his collection of herbariumspecimens of native British plants; a collection which is now part of the Booth Museum of NaturalHistory in Brighton.

SummaryBees are vital for the future of the planet; without their dedicated pollinating many crops wouldeventually fail. This delightfully illustrated book reveals many facets of their lives, including homes,flight patterns, and defense. It also describes how to attract bees to your garden. The lives of beesare interwoven with our own, but how much do you know about them? Which scents do bees prefer?How do bees transport pollen? How far can bees fly? Do specific colors attract bees? Do bees prefernative flowers? Then there is honey—a near-miraculous elixir that in earlier generations was anintegral part of life as a sweetener and food preserver. The Bee-Kind Garden provides fascinatingsnippets of poetry and history, showing how the bee is entwined with our history and culture; it isdedicated to bees and to ensuring that they continue to live in harmony with humans in bee-friendlygardens.



9781847977175

Pub Date: 9/1/14

Ship Date: 9/1/14

$29.95

Trade Paperback

128 Pages

Carton Qty: 19


ART050030

8.5 in W | 11 in H | 1.1 lb Wt

The Botanical Illustrator's HandbookSally Pinhey

Contributor BioSally Pinhey has been a freelance horticultural and garden illustrator for more than 20 years. Shehas won numerous awards, and teaches and exhibits regularly.

SummaryA fresh approach to the wonders of botanical illustration from an award-winning garden artist

Written by a respected artist and drawing on her wealth of experience, this book offers new insightsand takes a closer look at how to accurately portray the riches of the botanical world. Advice is givenon the labeling and quality of paper, and choice of pencils, paints, and brushes, and how to mix andhandle greens. There are chapters on magnification, managing detail, and using scale bars, andinstructions are included for using perspective techniques and painting complex structures such aspine cones and umbellifers, and tricky details, such as hairs.

9780957150089

Pub Date: 7/1/14

Ship Date: 7/1/14

$34.95

Hardcover

120 Pages

Carton Qty: 8

Gardening

GAR000000

9 in W | 10 in H | 2.1 lb Wt

Lady Mayo's GardenThe Diary of a Lost 19th Century Irish LandscapeKildare Bourke-Borrowes, Caroline Clifton-Mogg, Ge...

Contributor BioKildare Bourke-Borrowes is a direct descendant of Lady Mayo. Caroline Clifton-Mogg is the author ofmany articles and books on interior design and decoration, including The Comforts of Home, TheCurtain Book: A Sourcebook, and French Country Living. Gerald Ponsonby is the father of Geraldine,Countess of Mayo. He is an illustrator.

SummaryA diary and collection of accompanying watercolors throw rare light on a hitherto unpublished greatgarden at an important time in its historyGeraldine, Countess of Mayo made an exquisite and extremely important garden in Ireland betweenl890 and l925, when she had to leave the family estate. The garden was subsequently completelydestroyed. Her gardening diaries span more than 30 years. They are brought together here withwatercolors of the gardens and the plants she brought from all over the world, evoking a paradisenow gone forever. The diaries are a lively insight into the world of gardening at the turn of the 20thcentury—the problems she faced, the triumphs, and the disasters. The watercolors, done at the timeby her father, are immensely accomplished, and because they have never been kept in the light areas fresh and bright as the day they were executed. Lady Mayo is an engaging reporter who wasgenuinely passionate about her creation and this comes through in everything she writes, while thewatercolors, many painted on the pages of her diary, are truly exceptional.



9781613746981

Pub Date: 4/1/14

Ship Date: 4/1/14

$24.95

Trade Paperback

352 Pages

Carton Qty: 26

Nature / Plants

NAT026000

5.5 in W | 8.5 in H | 1.3 lb

Wt

Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants (2nd Edition)

Christopher Nyerges, Ed Begley, Jr.

Contributor BioChristopher Nyerges is the director of the School of Self-Reliance, where he has taught classes onwild foods and survival skills since 1974. He is an associate editor of Wilderness Way and West Coasteditor of Wild Food Forum. He has published hundreds of articles on wild foods, gardening,self-reliance, and survival skills in American Survival Guide, Whole Life Times, Mother Earth News,Herbalist, and many other magazines.

SummaryAn array of abundant wild foods is available to hikers, campers, foragers, or anyone interested inliving closer to the earth. Written by a leading expert on wild foods and a well-known teacher ofsurvival skills, Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants is more than a listing of plant types—it teacheshow to recognize edible plants and where to find them, their medicinal and nutritional properties,and their growing cycles. This new edition features more than 70 plants found all around the UnitedStates along with more than 100 full color photos plus handy leaf, fruit, and seed keys to helpreaders identify the plants. It also includes fascinating folklore about plants, personal anecdotesabout trips and meals, and simple and tasty recipes.

9781940052007

Pub Date: 10/1/13


$14.99

Trade Paperback

240 Pages

Carton Qty: 32


The Natural World

JUV029000

5.5 in W | 8.5 in H | 0.7 lb

Wt

Trailing TennesseeCory Wheeler Mimms

Contributor BioCory Wheeler Mimms is a freelance writer. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

SummaryWinner of:PubWest Book Design AwardTrailing Tennessee is a novel about a teen’s journey on the Appalachian Trail. Eli Sutton isn’t yourtypical runaway. When tragedy befalls his family, he sets out on the Appalachian Trail, determined tofollow in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps. With forest rangers close on his heels and hissupplies running low, Eli soon discovers hiking through the Appalachian Mountains isn’t nearly asforgiving as trekking through the woods behind his home. He fights blisters, hunger, rain, and pain.But worst of all, he faces his own self-doubt and fear. The ghosts of his father and grandfather, andthe spirits of the woods lurk in his mind. When Eli joins up with a group of young hikers in Virginia,his goal begins to slip further away. With his obstacles surmounting, there may not be enough trailmagic to save him.



9780984442287

Pub Date: 4/1/13

$14.99

Hardcover

32 Pages

Carton Qty: 30


Concepts

JNF013030

Series: The Little Naturalist

Series

9 in W | 9 in H | 0.9 lb Wt

Flowers by NumberDavid R. Shapiro, Hayley Vair

Contributor BioDavid R. Shapiro is the founder of Craigmore Creations. He has worked as an animal tracker,interpretive guide, youth educator, and summer camp director. He is the author of the a web comicseries, Around the World with Haley Zoic; several children’s picture books; and an illustrated book ofsonnets. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

SummaryFlowers by Number is a traditional number book–with a twist! The someday botanist or flowerappreciator can count to 10 while being introduced to wild flowers. From skunk cabbage to lupine,this flower journey has something for everyone from the playful youngster to the nature enthusiast.Entertainingly written, each page includes the common and Latin names of the flower, as well as adescription. The beautiful colorful illustrations are helpful in learning to recognize and identify theflowers.

9780984442256

Pub Date: 10/1/12

$14.99

Hardcover

180 Pages

Carton Qty: 0


The Natural World

JUV029000

6 in W | 8.5 in H

Eliza's JournalCaelyn AB Williams, Kati Green

Contributor BioCaelyn AB Williams has had a lifelong interest in paleontology, zoology, and particularly Orcas Islandin the Puget Sound. She lives near Olympia, Washington. Kati Green is a graphic designer.

SummaryEliza Wolcott has been sent by her parents to live with her aunt and uncle for the summer on thesmall community of Orcas Island off the mainland of Washington State. What she imagines to be afun-in-the-sun vacation quickly turns into a season of assuming responsibility as she is forced by heruncle to get a summer job. Eliza utilizes her talent as an artist and accepts a job as a "naturalhistory illustrator" for the local eccentric Orville Tanner. While Mr. Tanner is strange and gruff, hisgrandson Charlie is friendly and handsome. As the summer progresses Eliza finds herself illustratingpeculiar finds from the geologic past. Guided by curiosity and an uncanny sense that something isvery different about the Tanner family, Eliza begins to snoop around for information and unlocks theTanner family secret. Eliza documents her time on the island by writing and drawing in her journal,which is the format of the novel itself.



9780984442225

Pub Date: 11/1/11

$16.95

Hardcover

32 Pages

Carton Qty: 0


The Natural World

JUV029000

8 in W | 9.5 in H

Right Where You Are NowLisa Montierth, Ashley Burke

Contributor BioLisa Montierth is a freelance writer who has contributed to Durango Magazine, the University of IdahoArgonaut, elephantjournal.com, and iwend.com. She lives in Austin, Texas.

SummaryA vibrant and exciting bedtime story for children, this picture book has vivid illustrations of theEarth’s early creatures and changing landscapes. It allows children to explore earth science at anearly age.

9781555917487

Pub Date: 5/1/11

$26.95

Trade Paperback

256 Pages

Carton Qty: 16

Print Run: 5K

House & Home /

Sustainable Living

HOM022000

9.5 in H | 7 in W | 1.1 in T |

1.5 lb Wt

Modern HomesteadGrow, Raise, CreateRenee Wilkinson

Contributor BioRenee Wilkinson is the creator of HipChickDigs.com, a popular website dedicated to urbanhomesteading, edible landscape design, and sustainable living. With a degree in journalism fromthe University of Oregon and garden spade in hand, she has been inspiring urbanites everywhere toget their hands dirty in their own city homesteads. Currently Renee is completing a graduate degreein landscape architecture to further revolutionize urban green spaces. She lives blissfully on a tenthof an acre city lot in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and three urban chickens Pearl, Maude, andFlorence.

SummarySixth-generation gardener Renee Wilkinson embraces the old school while adding a bit of funk inthis saavy-smart guide to homesteading. From a windowsill to a sprawling backyard, these are allplaces we can grow vegetables, make homes for animals, and fill our cupboards with canneddecadence, all the while flashing our personal style and taste.



9781848220102

Pub Date: 9/1/08

$60.00

Trade Paperback

256 Pages

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Gardening

GAR000000

9.5 in H | 12.5 in W | 0.8 in

T | 3 lb Wt

Botanical RichesStories of Botanical ExplorationRichard Aitken

Contributor BioRichard Aitken is a writer, architect, curator and historian who has edited the Oxford Companion toAustralian Gardens. A founder member of the Australian Garden History Society, He has written andlectured on garden history. He has also prepared conservation plans for gardens in Adelaide,Melbourne and Sydney.

Summary'This is a book to treasure. Lavishly illustrated, lovingly written, globally inclusive…' (Choice). Hailedon publication as essential reading for anyone interested in plants and gardens, Botanical Riches isnow available for the first time in a beautifully produced paperback edition.The botanical riches ofthis book are twofold. This is firstly a book about plants themselves, and the story of theirexploration, appreciation, introduction and exploitation through the ages. But it is equally about thecollective library of books that document this botanical exploration and appreciation of plants, andthe history and craft of botanical illustration. Botanical Riches is magnificently illustrated with some ofthe world's most glorious engraved, lithographed and hand-coloured botanical illustrations, from theearliest Renaissance herbals to elaborate and beautiful volumes from the golden age of printing.

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2007

9781556527234

Pub Date: 9/1/07

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Science & Nature

JNF051000

7.5 in W | 9.8 in H | 0.6 in T

| 1.4 lb Wt

Nature's PlaygroundActivities, Crafts, and Games to Encourage Children to Get OutdoorsFiona Danks, Jo Schofield

Contributor BioFiona Danks is an environmental educator with experience leading field trips and running countrysideplaygroups. Jo Schofield is a commercial magazine photographer.

SummaryIntroducing children to the excitement of the natural world, this guide to outdoor adventure provideshours of creative, safe, and fun activities. Children will learn how to build a den from branches, maketwig boats to sail across a pond, and voyage through the backyard to find tiny insects and creatures.Activities include invigorating games, natural crafts, and lively adventures, all of which are organizedby season. An additional chapter also addresses safe activities for children after dark. Perfect forfamilies, caretakers, and educators, this creative resource encourages children to turn off thetelevision and play outside all year round.



9781556526404

Pub Date: 3/1/07

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Juvenile Nonfiction / Crafts

& Hobbies

JNF015000

11 in W | 8.5 in H | 0.4 in T

| 0.8 lb Wt

Organic Crafts75 Earth-Friendly Art ActivitiesKimberly Monaghan

Contributor BioKimberly Monaghan is a freelance writer for numerous newspapers and magazines, including ChicagoParent, Earth Easy, and Family Time. She is also a regular reviewer for School Library Journal. She hasworked as an arts-camp counselor and an assistant children’s librarian.

SummaryParents, teachers, and caregivers looking for ideas on how to get children outdoors and instill inthem a love of nature can find more than 75 creative crafts, games, and activities using objects thatkids can collect from nature in this idea book. As children make race cars out of rocks, create paintfrom plants, and assemble funny grass masks, they learn to be environmentally friendly—absorbinginformation on recycling, reducing waste, and inspiring others to protect nature. Organized by thevarious natural materials needed, the crafts offer a new twist on perennial homemade gifts andschool projects.

9780970975430

Pub Date: 6/30/06

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Science & Nature

JNF051000

Series: Take a Walk series

8.5 in W | 11 in H | 0.2 in T

| 0.4 lb Wt

Take a City Nature WalkJane Kirkland

Contributor BioJane Kirkland is a naturalist and photographer whose work has been featured on National PublicRadio, Animal Planet TV, and in such magazines as Family Circle, Green Teacher, Parenting, andParents. She is the author of Take a Backyard Bird Walk, Take a Tree Walk, and Take a Walk withButterflies and Dragonflies. She lives in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.

SummaryPromoting observation, discovery, and wonder, this take-along nature guide explores an overlookedyet fascinating environment: the city. Arguing that there is no better—or more convenient—place tofind prime examples of plant and animal adaptations, see the impact of humans on theenvironment, and understand the importance of sustainable lifestyles, this book provides activities,artwork, and stories, that explore the world of nature in human-built surroundings. Sidebars supplydefinitions and pronunciations of new words and concepts, important plants of the urban landscapeare detailed, and the most famous hawk in North America even makes an appearance. City dwellerswill be astounded by the wealth of nature in their neighborhoods as they explore the plants andanimals right under their noses.



9781556524769

Pub Date: 6/1/03

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Science & Nature

JNF037020

10 in W | 8 in H | 0.3 in T |

0.6 lb Wt

RainforestsAn Activity Guide for Ages 6?9Nancy F. Castaldo

Contributor BioNancy F. Castaldo is the author of Deserts, Oceans, Rainy Day Play, Sunny Days and Starry Nights, andWinter Day Play!

SummaryNorth America boasts a surprising number of rainforests, including El Yunque National Forest inPuerto Rico, Olympic National Forest in Washington State, Chugach and Tongass National Forests inAlaska, and the forests in Hawaii, which are home to an enormous variety of plants and animals.Rainforests: An Activity Guide takes kids through the common layers of the rainforest, from the forestfloor to above the enclosed canopy. Their journey continues through the different types of rainforestsas they are introduced to plants, animals, and people around the world, including those from thetemperate rainforests of North America to the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia, Africa, and SouthAmerica. Rainforest-inspired activities include making a West African yam festival gourd rattle,building a model of an Alaskan totem pole, and creating a Japanese Wayang-kuilt, or shadowpuppet. Kids are encouraged to make a difference and become active supporters of the rainforestsno matter where they live.

9781569760895

Pub Date: 10/1/98

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Education / Teaching

Methods & Materials

EDU029030

8.5 in W | 11 in H | 0.4 in T

| 0.9 lb Wt

Discovering the Naturalist IntelligenceScience in the SchoolyardJenna Glock, Susan Wertz, Maggie Meyer

SummaryWhen it comes to understanding multiple intelligence theory and applying it to the classroom, thenaturalist intelligence is an essential piece of the puzzle. This teacher resource will help definenaturalist intelligence and explore its potential, identify naturalist traits in students with anobservational checklist, meet national science standards while using MI techniques in every lesson,and strengthen students' use of the naturalist intelligence with more than 30 outdoor lessons. Eachlesson includes a list of intelligences used, literature entry point, curriculum extensions,assessments that check for understanding, reflection prompts for journals, and tightly formatteddirections for teachers.



9781556522482

Pub Date: 8/1/95

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Science & Nature

JNF051110

9 in W | 7 in H | 0.5 in T |

0.8 lb Wt

Sandbox ScientistReal Science Activities for Little KidsMichael Ross, Mary Anne Lloyd

Contributor BioRoss is the author of over 35 children's books. He lives at the edge of Yosemite National Park.

SummaryYoung children are natural scientists at play. While they bake mud pies and pour and measure water,they are observing, theorizing and developing science skills, as well as having fun. Children two toeight years old will thrive on the many open-ended science experiences including: ice and bubbles,compost and seeds, magnets and gears, potions and plant prints and more.

9781854250841

Pub Date: 1/1/94

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Nature

NAT000000

7.5 in H | 4.5 in W | 0.5 in T

| 0.5 lb Wt

Let's Enjoy NatureOver 500 Ideas for ActivitiesMildred Masheder, Susanna Vermaase

Contributor BioMildred Masheder is a former lecturer in child development at the University of North London.

SummaryFor children, teachers and parents: How to get in touch with nature, how to care for the planet, 500ideas for children ages three to fourteen, 150 illustrations



9780565093938

Pub Date: 12/1/16

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Themes

PHO013000

10 in H | 11.3 in W

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: The Masters of Nature Photography

Volume TwoVolume TwoRosamund Kidman-Cox

Contributor BioRosamund Kidman-Cox was for many years the editor of BBC Wildlife Magazine and has beenintimately involved with Wildlife Photographer of the Year since the early 1980s.

SummaryThe master photographers making up this volume are Tim Laman (Lexington, MA), Brian Skerry(Uxbridge, MA), Steve Winter (Hoboken, NJ) Art Wolfe (Seattle), Hannu Hautala (Finland), KlausNigge (Germany), Thomas P. Peschak (Germany/South Africa), Tui de Roy (New Zealand), CyrilRuoso (France), and Stefano Unterthiner (Italy). These influential artists provide us with insight intothe natural world, from vast, beautiful landscapes and genuinely wild creatures in their naturalhabitat to spectacular shots of natural phenomena, groundbreaking underwater images andoutstanding photojournalism. Each portfolio profiles the photographer—their approach, influencesand aims—and displays 10 iconic images reflecting their work's range. The accompanying captionsfocus on why the images are special for the photographer as well as telling the stories behind theircreation. Revealing the inspiration behind some of the world’s most important nature photographs,this beautiful book will captivate art enthusiasts, photographers and all those with a passion fornature.

9780565093952

Pub Date: 12/15/16

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Themes

PHO013000

Series: Wildlife Photographer

of the Year

10 in H | 10.3 in W

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 26Rosamund Kidman Cox

Contributor BioRosamund Kidman Cox was the editor of BBC Wildlife Magazine for 23 years. She is the coeditor ofbooks including Frozen Planet, Life, and Planet Earth for BBC Books.

SummaryFor more than 50 years, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has championed honestand ethical wildlife photography, while pushing the boundaries of artistic freedom, technical skill, andnarrative excellence. This powerful collection of pictures features all the winning photographs fromthe 2015 competition. The collection represents the work of many international photographers, bothprofessionals and amateurs. The photographs are chosen by an international jury for their artisticmerit and originality, from categories that together represent a diversity of natural subjects. Therange of styles is also diverse, as is the genre of photography, including action, macro, underwater,landscape, or environmental reportage. Together this outstanding collection is a reminder of thesplendor, drama, and variety of life on Earth. Each stunning photograph is accompanied by anextended caption and there is an introduction by one of the world's most respected naturephotographers.



9781760360276

Pub Date: 11/1/16

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Hardcover Picture Book

40 Pages

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The Natural World

JUV029000

9.5 in H | 8.8 in W

Little Bear's SunshineBingbo, Daqing, Jiwei Qian

Contributor BioBingbo, an award-winning Chinese author, has published hundreds of children's stories, and has wonover fifty awards for his work. These include the Chinese National Award for Outstanding Children’sLiterature, the Soong Ching Ling Children’s Literature Award, and the Bing Xin Children’s LiteratureAward, among others. Bingbo now teaches children's literacy in China as well as continuing to writeand publish his work. Daqing graduated from the Department of Chinese Painting, China Academyof Art, and has long been working in the field of illustration design for magazines and picture books.Jiwei Qian is a Senior Art Editor at Family Education magazine in China. He has received the NationalBook Award, Bing Xin Award for Children’s Literature, and the Best Works Award.

SummaryLittle Bear loves the sunlight that shines in through his windows and considers it his very own specialsunshine. But when it is time for him to hibernate for winter and he forgets to close his curtains,Little Bear tosses and turns until the arrival of an unusual visitor helps him to sleep soundly. Abeautifully illustrated and adorable tale of a little bear, hibernation, sunshine, and shadows byBingbo, the multi-award-winning author of hundreds stories for children.

9781405281805

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Juvenile Fiction / Classics

JUV007000

Series: Egmont Modern

Classics

8 in H | 5 in W

The Animals of Farthing WoodColin Dann

Contributor BioColin Dann is the author of The Animals of Farthing Wood and its six sequels and one prequel, all ofwhich are successful, award-winning books. In 1992 a major animation series based on the FarthingWood stories was broadcast by the BBC.

SummaryWe must all find a new home. Now—before it’s too late!

Farthing Wood is being bulldozed, and there’s a drought. Fox, Badger, Toad, Tawny Owl, Mole, andthe other animals must band together and set off to a far-away nature reserve. Their journey is fullof adventure and fraught with disasters, and the animals must work together to survive. The Animalsof Farthing Wood is one of the most popular animal stories in children’s literature and is still in printnearly 40 years after first publication.



9781405282024

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48 Pages

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Juvenile Fiction / Animals

JUV002140

Series: Reading Ladder

8.5 in H | 5.5 in W

SpinderellaLevel 2Julia Donaldson, Liz Pichon

Contributor BioJulia Donaldson is the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, The Giants and the Joneses, The Wrong Kind ofBark, Spinderella and Night Monkey, Day Monkey. Liz Pichon is the author of Penguins, The Three HorridLittle Pigs, and The Very Ugly Bug. Her illustrations for Twilight Verses and Moonlight Rhymes won aNational Parenting Association Award.

SummarySpinderella the spider has a passion for soccer! She tries to play a match with her brothers andsisters but she doesn’t know how many spiders should be on each team. Even worse, she can’t countthe goals! Luckily for Spinderella, her Hairy Godmother has a plan.

9781910862254

Pub Date: 7/1/16

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Wall Calendar

24 Pages

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ART050030

11.8 in H | 8.5 in W

Puffins 2017 CalendarDrew Buckley

Contributor BioDrew Buckley is an award-winning landscape and wildlife photographer. He is a frequent contributorto wildlife and photography magazine BBC Wildlife and BBC Countryfile tv. He was awardedLandscape Photographer of the Year 2014.

SummaryThe Puffins 2017 Calendar gives a wonderful insight into this most charming of creatures with 12full-color photographs by award-winning professional photographer, Drew Buckley. Each image isaccompanied by an extended caption which looks at the habitat, feeding, migration, and clownishcharacters of these wonderful little seabirds. Each calendar features a punched hole for easy display,space to write notes on every day of 2017, and comes cello-wrapped



9781845022037

Pub Date: 3/1/09

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48 Pages

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JUV002140

5.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.4 in T

| 0.3 lb Wt

Katie's BeastiesCreepie-Crawlies for Wee Folk: A Book O Bugs for Wee FolkKaren Sutherland

Contributor BioKaren Sutherland is an award-winning artist who is also the illustrator of Animal ABC, A Moose in theHoose, Eck the Bee, and the Katie series, which includes Katie's Coo, Katie's Moose, and Katie's Ferm.

SummaryKatie's bonnie Bumbee bizzes roon a flooer. Katie's strippit Clocker looks awfie dour. Katie's sillerSlaters bide ablow a stane. Katie's Jecky Forty-Feet steys oot in the rain. Katie's Beasties is the fourthin the best-selling "Katie" series. This time award-winning illustrator Karen Sutherland turns herattention to Scotland's bugs and creepie-crawlies. The ever-inquisitive Katie gets a close-up view ofReidcoats, Hairy Oobits, Horniegolachs, Jenny Lang-Legs, Clegs, Midgies, Ettercaps, and many more.The illustrations, as ever, are bright, cheerful and funny, and the accompanying rhymes will helpchildren and adults alike identify a range of creepin, fleein, crowlin wee beasties. In a slightlydifferent format from the previous books, Katie's Beasties is packed with fun as well as beinginformative. It will make a superb gift item and will appeal right across the age range, from 3 to 93.

9781782952657

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The Natural World

JUV029000

Series: Alfie

10 in H | 10 in W | 0.2 in T |

0.4 lb Wt

Alfie OutdoorsShirley Hughes

Contributor BioShirley Hughes has written more than 200 books, creating enduring characters, who have thrilledchildren and adults alike with their tales of growing up and everyday discovery. Her many awardsinclude the Kate Greenaway Medal and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for her services tochildren's literature.

SummaryAlfie gets out and about in the garden with Dad. Seeds are planted; the carrots are going to be a giftfor a special friend of Alfie's. But there are surprises in store.



9781760360023

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The Natural World

JUV029000

8.3 in H | 10 in W | 0.4 in T

| 0.8 lb Wt

The Mountain Who Wanted to Live in a HouseRenee Haggo, Maurice Shadbolt

Contributor BioRenee Haggo primarily illustrates with pen and ink, watercolors, and acrylics. She has a keen eye forrealism and is an avid sketcher and life drawer. Maurice Shadbolt CBE (1932-2004) is one of NewZealand’s best-known fiction writers and the author of twelve novels, four collections of stories, and anumber of works of non-fiction. He has won many literary awards throughout his prestigious career.Shadbolt was awarded a CBE in 1989 for services to literature, and several of his titles are nowconsidered New Zealand classics.

SummaryThis is an intriguing tale about a mountain who comes to life and wants to live in a house. But whenhe moves into town he scares everyone away, except for a brave, practical boy called Thomas, whosets out to find out what the mountain wants. The young boy helps the mountain and saves histown.

9781760125127

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Juvenile Fiction / People &

Places

JUV030080

11 in H | 9 in W | 0.2 in T |

0.4 lb Wt

Why I Love AustraliaBronwyn Bancroft

Contributor BioBronwyn Bancroft is an Aboriginal artist and designer and the illustrator of An Australian 1, 2, 3 ofAnimals; An Australian ABC of Animals; Malu Kangaroo; Patterns of Australia; Possum and Wattle; and SunMother Wakes the World.

SummaryIn this magnificent celebration of country, Bronwyn Bancroft uses both images and words to explorethe beauty of the Australian continent and to express the depth of her feelings about it. It is aunique showcase of reverence for landscape—from the coast and the outback to the cities andplains, and from barren deserts to lush rainforests, Australia is undoubtedly a place of unrivalledbeauty that is captured perfectly in this book.



9781783224678

Pub Date: 12/1/15

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JUV002140

Series: Robins

8 in H | 6 in W

Yummy ScrummyPaul Harrison, Belinda Worsley

Contributor BioPaul Harrison is an award-winning editor and author. He has written a wide variety of books forchildren, including Billy on the Ball, Space Cadets to the Rescue, and The Perfect Prince.

SummaryMmm, pizza! Mmm, chocolate! Yummy scrummy. Fly is having a great time trying all the lovely food.But not everyone wants to eat what Fly wants to eat!

9781784180102

Pub Date: 5/1/15

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288 Pages

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Nature

NAT000000

8 in H | 5 in W | 0.7 in T |

0.4 lb Wt

Birds, Bees and Educated FleasAn A-Z Guide to the Sexual Predilections of Animals from Aardvarks to ZebrasBruce Montague

Contributor BioBruce Montague is probably best known for his five-year run in the popular BBC sitcom Butterflies.He has appeared in more than 300 TV productions and has written several plays, a number of scriptsfor the BBC, and screenplays. His previous books include The Book of Royal Useless Information andWedding Bells and Chimney Sweeps.

SummaryAn amusing A to Z of the courtship and mating habits of animals—including Homo sapiens

"Birds do it, bees do it, Even educated fleas do it." So wrote Cole Porter in his famous song from1928, "Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love." To which Bruce Montague, author of this enlightening andamusing collection, silently replied, "Yes, but how do they do it?" From well-hung South Americandrakes to shy camels arranging secret love trysts, female chameleons whose skin darkens whenthey're no longer in the mood to giraffes who swing their hips and swish their tails when they'refeeling frisky, oysters that can change sex pretty much at will to stud rhinoceroses that can copulatethree or four times a day for a week, this is a wide ranging, light-hearted but well-researched look atthe world of animal love and lust. Arranged alphabetically by species, here is the perfect handbookfor anyone who wants to know what goes on in the animal world behind the—metaphorical—bedroomcurtains.



9781908489166

Pub Date: 5/1/15

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$4.99

Novelty Book

10 Pages

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Activity Books

JNF001000


10.5 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T

| 0.1 lb Wt

Sticker Play Scene: ButterfliesAndrea Pinnington, Caz Buckingham


SummaryEncourage imaginative play and help children learn about nature and butterflies with this on-the-goactivity pack

Inside this pack is a fold-out meadow play scene, two colorful butterfly sticker sheets, and a simpleidentification guide to help children learn about the most common butterflies. It helps developimaginative play skills, and offers more than the usual packs of stickers.

9781940052144

Pub Date: 4/8/15

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$17.99

Hardcover

32 Pages

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Animals

JNF003120

10 in W | 8 in H | 0.8 lb Wt

Look Out for BugsJen Prokopowicz

Contributor BioJen Prokopowicz is a writer, illustrator, and photographer. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

SummaryWatch out! From the wet and wild meadows of the west to the sun-scorched desert, insects cleverlydisguise themselves using nature’s camouflage for protection. This hide-and-seek book for youngreaders features diorama habitats where insects live. Readers are encouraged to find the insectsamong the panoramic pages and then learn more in insect windows. The book encourages youngreaders to study detailed natural habitats made out of mixed media and find creatures hidden increvices, nooks, and creeks. Habitats include the arid desert, the backyard, the creek, the forest, themeadow, and the marsh. For older kids the artwork in this book will astound and amuse andsurprise. Unusual insects such as the caddis fly appear along with some other mysterious larvae.



9781908489050

Pub Date: 4/1/15

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Activity Books

JNF001000

Series: Let's Look

8 in W | 11.5 in H | 0.3 lb Wt

Let's Look for ButterfliesA Spot & Learn, Stick & Play BookAndrea Pinnington, Caz Buckingham


SummaryGet children outside with these fun activities which form the perfect introduction to butterflies

A perfect way to introduce butterflies to small children, this activity book includes a generalintroduction, plus an array of fascinating facts, a look at the foods they eat, and a guide to theirincredible life cycle. At the heart of the book are the easy and hard "what can you spot" pages with acolorful picture gallery of butterflies to find and tick off. When children aren't out and about lookingfor butterflies, there are 30 colorful butterfly stickers to use on the fold-out garden meadow playscene at the back of the book.

9781849906647

Pub Date: 4/1/15


Ship Date: 4/1/15

$49.95

Hardcover

288 Pages

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Science / Life Sciences

SCI086000

10.7 in H | 10.3 in W | 1.1 in

T | 3.5 lb Wt

Life StoryMany Lives, One Epic JourneyMike Gunton, Rupert Barrington , David Attenboroug...

Contributor BioMIKE GUNTON is the executive producer of Life Story. He has a PhD in zoology and has producedseries such as Life in the Undergrowth, British Isles: A Natural History and Life for the Natural History Unitat the BBC.

RUPERT BARRINGTON is the series producer of Life Story. He has a degree in zoology and hasworked on many natural history series for the BBC, including Life, Natural World and Wildlife on One.

SummaryAccompanying a landmark six-part BBC series, which also aired on the Discovery Channel, LifeStory reveals the extraordinary lengths to which animals will go to ensure their survival

Through a series of fascinating and unforgettable stories, Life Story shows how different animalssometimes make surprising choices when they face the great challenges of survival. From growingup, as we see how albatrosses learn to fly and how octopuses perfect the art of using tools, to theelaborate courting rituals of puffer fish, peacock spiders, and more, each chapter provides anastonishing look at the most crucial moments in an animal's life. Each story is illustrated by strikingpictures and extraordinary still sequences from the filming. The book also includes a chapter on themaking of the show, explaining how the team captured the most intimate moments of theseanimals' lives, whether tracking them via helicopter or creating an under-sea studio. Packed withintimate animal photography and never-before-seen footage, this book is an astonishing portrait ofthe natural world's most extraordinary ...



9781907708572

Pub Date: 4/1/15

Ship Date: 4/1/15

$26.95

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Themes

PHO013000

8 in W | 9.3 in H | 1.3 lb Wt

The Wildlife Photography WorkshopRoss Hoddinott

Contributor BioBen Hall and Ross Hoddinott are two of the UK’s leading natural history photographers. Betweenthem they have won multiple awards for their wildlife photography. They both have a wealth ofexperience in running workshops and regularly contribute to a range of magazines. Ross hasauthored or co-authored five other books on photographic technique, including Digital ExposureHandbook, Digital Macro Photography, and The Landscape Photography Workshop.

SummaryWildlife watchers and aspiring natural-history photographers—collect up your kit and get ready fora practical course with a difference

Photographic workshops are exceptionally popular but not everybody has the time or budget toattend one in person. This "workshop in book form" allows you to absorb the benefits of theworkshop experience without actually being on location with the professionals. Whatever your level ofexperience, this comprehensive book will help you improve and capture better photographs whetheryou are a beginner or an enthusiast who wants to brush up on some skills. Be guided by the authors’breadth of knowledge and follow the progression of technical advice. Chapters dedicated to differenttypes of wildlife give hands-on advice of how to locate, approach, and photograph your subject usinginsider tricks of the trade.

9781846891922

Pub Date: 1/1/15

Ship Date: 1/1/15

$45.00

Hardcover

256 Pages

Carton Qty: 14

Nature / Animals

NAT017000

10.2 in H | 7.1 in W | 0.8 in

T | 1.3 lb Wt

In Praise of BeesA Cabinet of CuriositiesElizabeth Birchall

Contributor BioElizabeth Birchall has long been interested in bee lore and mythology.

SummaryA comprehensive study of the bee's place in human society from prehistoric cave paintings andinscribed clay tablets, through to our contemporary world

Covering everything about the relationships between human society and bees, this book is filled withnuggets of bee science and practical beekeeping, myth, religion, politics, philosophy, and folklore,plus a selection of verse and a rich variety of illustrations ranging from scientific etchings to modernphotographs. It also offers an in-depth look at bees' complex society and their present plight. Theongoing political and scientific controversies regarding pesticides and other threats are alsodiscussed, given the bee's importance as plant pollinator in agriculture and the wild.



9781909881037

Pub Date: 11/1/14

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$13.95

Hardcover

120 Pages

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Nature / Animals

NAT001000

6 in H | 5 in W | 1 in T | 0.6

lb Wt

The Country SetA Celebration of Britain's Best-Loved WildlifeHannah Dale

Contributor BioHannah Dale runs Wrendale Designs, a stationery and gift design company which specializes inendearing illustrations depicting British wildlife.

SummaryThis beautiful little gift book features 50 British birds and animals painted by Hannah Dale in heruniquely quirky style. From the red deer to the harvest mouse, from the sparrow to the barn owl, theUK's favorite creatures are delightfully brought to life by this award-winning artist. Smaller picturesalso often include their tracks and feathers, to help you identify when they've been near. There'salso an insightful and entertaining text accompanying each portrait.

9781851034277

Pub Date: 6/1/14

Ship Date: 6/1/14

$12.99

Spiral Bound

34 Pages

Carton Qty: 20


Animals

JNF003000

7 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.7 in T |

0.7 lb Wt

Animals in DangerPierre de Hugo

Contributor BioPierre de Hugo is a children's illustrator.

SummaryWhich animals are threatened with extinction? In this book you will find out how some animals havedisappeared altogether. Discover why others, like gorillas, panda bears, tigers, and even elephantsmust be protected if they are to survive.



9781937589585

Pub Date: 5/1/14

Ship Date: 5/1/14

$19.95

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272 Pages

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Family & Relationships /

Parenting

FAM034000

6 in W | 9 in H | 0.8 lb Wt

Bugs, Bogs, Bats, and Books: Sharing Nature with Children Through

ReadingKathleen T. Isaacs

Contributor BioRetired teacher and occasional librarian, Kathleen Isaacs has never stopped reading children’sbooks. Author of hundreds of book reviews as well as Picturing the World (ALA Editions, 2013), shehas also served on various book selection committees including the Association of Library Service’sNewbery Committee (twice). She has chaired the ALSC’s Sibert and Notable Children’s BookCommittee and the United States Board on Books for Young People’s Outstanding InternationalBooks Committee. She lives in Pasadena, MD.

SummaryReading a book before or after a trip to the zoo, a nighttime look at the stars, or a walk in the forestcan connect children to nature while inspiring discussion and questions. Teacher and librarianKathleen T. Isaacs spotlights recent titles appropriate for children ages up to 10 that will help parentsand caregivers encourage children's wonder and enthusiasm for nature. Themed chapters such as"Nature Encounters," "Backyard and Garden," "From the Earth to the Sky and Beyond," "Naturalists,""Habitats," "Plants and Trees," "Animals," and "Books for Babies and Toddlers" identify picture bookson nature-related subjects that kids love. Isaacs also offers supplemental science activities thatadults and children can do together, such as a backyard bird count and hands-on projects with leavesand flowers. The hundreds of picture books listed and annotated in this resource will enrich the joyand excitement of nature for readers of all ages.

9781847974891

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ART050030

8.5 in W | 11 in H | 1.5 lb Wt

Drawing and Painting InsectsAndrew Tyzack

Contributor BioAndrew Tyzack is a beekeeper and is known for his paintings of beekeepers and engravings ofbees. He is a gallery curator and has pieces in the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria andAlbert Theatre Museum in London.

SummaryA beautiful guide for botanical artists, natural historians, wildlife artists, and biologists

Whatever an artist's experience, whether new to the subject or a seasoned entomologist, this bookcan help them capture the beauty of insects by helping them understand their structure andappreciate their behavior, movement, color, and habitat. It offers advice on finding insects to drawand paint, including how to raise one's own insect models. It also offers a guide to the anatomy andlife cycles of the insect. Step-by-step demonstrations of drawings illustrate perspective, tonal values,and mark-making techniques. Examples of watercolor and oil paintings are given, representinginsects in precise, scientific renditions as well as more creative interpretations. Other uses of insectillustration are discussed, including printmaking, sculpture, leather, and glass. The book is superblyillustrated by more than 500 examples and insights from leading artists.



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ART050030

11 in H | 8.7 in W | 0.5 in T

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The Wildlife Artist's HandbookJackie Garner

Contributor BioJackie Garner is a wildlife artist and teacher.

SummaryThe principles of drawing and painting wildlife, from how to draw a subject in motion to practicaladvice on selling wildlife art

Artists have always been inspired by the wildlife around us, and the challenge of representing it. Thisbook sets the scene of how wildlife has been portrayed in art and guides the reader through theprinciples of drawing and painting wildlife. It covers recommended equipment, techniques, fieldcraft,composition, and anatomy, and offers guidance for those wishing to exhibit their work. It explainshow to begin drawing wildlife and then add color, how to paint outdoors, and how to use photographyand museum collections. It also covers printmaking and sculpture, and showcases inspiring imagesfrom more than 20 leading artists.

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Juvenile Nonfiction / Games

& Activities

JNF021040

Series: Nature Puzzles

8.9 in H | 10.2 in W | 0.2 in

T | 0.3 lb Wt

Nature Puzzles: Bugs & ButterfliesA First Spotter's Activity BookCatherine Bruzzone, Sarah Dennis

Contributor BioCatherine Bruzzone has more than 20 years experience teaching languages to children anddeveloping innovative language-learning programs. Sarah Dennis is an illustrator whose worksinclude A Lily, A Rose and Cinderella.

SummaryHave fun with creepy crawly dot-to-dots and slippery slimy snail mazes! This beautifully illustratedactivity book presents a sumptuous journey through the bugs and butterflies around us. Flashcardson the front and back cover flaps encourage children to get out and about as they search for thecreatures in the book. There are also fascinating facts on each page for keen nature enthusiasts,plus an answers section at the back of the book for the puzzles and activities.



9780565093280

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Activity Books

JNF001000

8.5 in W | 11 in H | 0.3 lb Wt

Sensational Butterflies Sticker BookNatural History Museum

Contributor BioThe Natural History Museum, London’s mission is to maintain and develop their collections, and usethem to promote the discovery, understanding, responsible use, and enjoyment of the natural world.

SummaryPacked with fascinating facts, fun puzzles and games, and 100 reuseable stickers of butterflies,moths, and caterpillarsFeaturing images of actual butterflies from the unrivaled collections of the Natural History Museum,London, this colorful activity book is a child’s ideal introduction to the wonderful world of butterflies.The stickers are accompanied by informative sections on the behavior and habitats of butterflies, aswell as details of their amazing life cycle. Young enthusiasts will discover how these fascinatingcreatures transform from chomping caterpillar to beautiful butterfly; learn some cool facts about whatthey eat and where they live; and test their butterfly knowledge in some great activities, including aspot-the-difference teaser and butterfly maze. Perfect for children who want to know more aboutthese winged wonders, the book is fully checked and approved by the butterfly expert Blanca HuertasHernandez, the curator of lepidoptera in the department of entomology at the Natural HistoryMuseum, London.

9780985548148

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Animals

JNF003120

Series: Budding Biologist

8.5 in W | 8.5 in H | 0.8 lb

Wt

Am I an Insect?Kristine Duehl, Katy Castronovo

Contributor BioKristine Duehl has a PhD in biology with a specialty in plant-insect interactions. She is trained ininquiry-based science education and has published peer-reviewed articles on the subject. She lives inDavis, California. Katy Castronovo is an artist and illustrator who uses a variety of techniques in herwork, including photography, painting, drawing, and carving. She lives in Iowa City, Iowa.

SummaryWith colorful and accurate illustrations designed to engage young readers, this book implements aninquiry-style teaching method that discusses the characteristics that differentiate insects from otherorganisms. By asking if each illustration shows an insect before providing information on eachanimal and how its characteristics do or do not classify it as an insect, the book encourages readersto participate, from counting the number of legs a creature has to identifying its body parts.Finishing with a summary of all insect characteristics, it asks the reader to decide if a snail is aninsect based on what they have learned throughout the book. The inquiry style demonstratedthroughout has been shown to be one of the most effective ways of engaging readers in the subjectmaterial and to teach children scientific thinking, making it easy for them to find characteristics ofinsects without adult assistance.



9780985548117

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Science & Nature

JNF051100


8.5 in W | 8.5 in H | 0.7 lb

Wt

Where Do I Live?Kristine Duehl, Katy Castronovo


SummaryYoung children will eagerly explore the relationships between biomes and animals in this vivid andaccurately illustrated lesson in scientific thinking. The book introduces the five major biomes—aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra—with examples of animals that live in each. Thebook then implements an inquiry-style teaching method by asking readers where they think ananimal might live before providing information on the animal and its biome. Once the reader learnsabout the characteristics of the biome and an animal’s adaptation to its biome, the book follows upwith a question to encourage the reader to think further about the relationship between a biome andsuch animal adaptations, all the while demonstrating the effectiveness of inquiry-based education.

9781851033539

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$11.99

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Science & Nature

JNF037060

6.5 in W | 7 in H | 1 lb Wt

Let's Look Under the StoneSabine Krawczyk

Contributor BioSabine Krawczyk is the author of Let's Look at Insects, Let's Look Inside Pyramids, and Let's Look atthe Zoo by Night.

SummaryUnder the stone there are lots of little creatures. Look at a millipede and an earwig through amagnifying glass in the transparent pages of this book.



9781921272226

Pub Date: 1/1/13

$9.99


10 Pages

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Animals

JNF003120

Series: Mini Marvels

7 in W | 7 in H | 0.4 lb Wt

Little BugsMary Novick, Christine Miesen

Contributor BioMary Novick is the author of the Double Delight and Princess Poppets series. Christine Miesen is achildren's book illlustrator.

SummaryChildren will have fun learning about little bugs with these fun-filled flap books!

9781908473004

Pub Date: 10/9/12

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Animals

JNF003120

10.9 in H | 8.6 in W | 0.3 in

T | 0.5 lb Wt

A Crackle of CricketsA Compilation of Insect Collective NounsPatrick George

Contributor BioPatrickGeorge is an independent publisher that offers a full range of graphic design and illustrationservices. By focusing on unique designs and bold illustrations, they aim to produce books for kidsthat are witty and educational, colorful and accessible, challenging and stimulating, and—perhapsmost importantly—fun.

SummaryA compilation of creepy-crawly collective nouns complete with stunning and appealing illustrationsperfectly designed for challenging enquiring minds

A plague of locusts, a flock of lice, a colony of ants: these are some of the insect collective nounsyou may already know. But have you heard of a loveliness of ladybirds, a clew of worms, or akaleidoscope of butterflies? Then turn the pages of this book to discover a collection of lesser-knownand sometimes more fanciful terms, and hope that you will never be forced to encounter a ghost ofknats or a bike of wasps—but if you do at least you'll know what to call them!



9781847973788

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Themes

PHO013000

7.5 in W | 9.5 in H | 1 lb Wt

Insect PhotographyArt and TechniquesJohn Bebbington FRPS

Contributor BioJohn Bebbington, FRPS, is an ecology tutuor and a photographer who regularly teaches on general,insect, and wildflower close-up and macro photography.

SummaryHow to take reliably stunning photographs through good field craft, honed technical skills, and anunderstanding of the subject

Insect photography is a challenging and stimulating art in which well-shot images give beautifulresults, which can aid study and enhance enjoyment of the natural world, and this practical bookexplains how to take such photographs. Through introducing insects and their behavior, it advises onwhen and how to see nature at work and, by instructing on techniques, it shows how to capture themoment with dramatic effect. Advice is given on buying and using equipment for both compactcamera and SLR users. It describes how to find and understand insects, and explains responsiblephotography and good fieldcraft. Instructions on composition, exposure, lighting, and advancedtechniques are provided, and it suggests ways of sharing images, cataloging and caring for them,and backing them up.

9781851034048

Pub Date: 9/1/12

$12.99

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36 Pages

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Animals

JNF003250

7 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.8 in T |

0.9 lb Wt

The ButterflyHeliadore

Contributor BioHeliadore is a children's book illustrator.

SummaryShare the amazing life of the butterfly from caterpillar to chrysalis to the most beautiful of insects.



9781569768075

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Animals

JNF003190

Series: Young Naturalists

11 in W | 8.5 in H | 0.8 lb Wt

Awesome Snake Science!40 Activities for Learning About SnakesCindy Blobaum

Contributor BioCindy Blobaum is the author of Geology Rocks and Insectigations and a contributor to Highlights,Hopscotch for Girls, and Plays magazines. She has designed science-based programs and teacherworkshops for nature organizations throughout the United States.

Summary

From cobras and copperheads to pythons and boas, all types of snakes are covered in this book of

40 science experiments, art projects, and games that help budding herpetologists gain a greater

appreciation for these slithering reptiles. Activities include making foldable fangs to learn how

snakes’ teeth and jaws work together; simulating cytotoxic snake venom while making a tasty snack

using an everyday enzyme found in pineapple; and mimicking the sound a rattlesnake makes using

a rubber band, a paper clip, and an envelope. Engaging, simple, and safe experiments teach kids

about the biology of snakes, such as how they use their tongues and nostrils to detect smells, how

they are cold-blooded and sensitive to subtle changes in temperature, and how they can detect the

slightest vibrations or tremors. Kids do not need a snake for any of the activities and will delight in

all the strange snake facts and gross-out projects such as Snake Stink—where they create their own

signature stink and test how well it repels potential predators.

Did you know . . .* Snakes do not need to be coiled to...

9780985548100

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Animals

JNF003120


8.5 in W | 8.5 in H | 0.3 lb

Wt

Am I an Insect?Kristine Duehl, Katy Castronovo


SummaryWith colorful and accurate illustrations designed to engage young readers, this book implements aninquiry-style teaching method that discusses the characteristics that differentiate insects from otherorganisms. By asking if each illustration shows an insect before providing information on eachanimal and how its characteristics do or do not classify it as an insect, the book encourages readersto participate, from counting the number of legs a creature has to identifying its body parts.Finishing with a summary of all insect characteristics, it asks the reader to decide if a snail is aninsect based on what they have learned throughout the book. The inquiry style demonstratedthroughout has been shown to be one of the most effective ways of engaging readers in the subjectmaterial and to teach children scientific thinking, making it easy for them to find characteristics ofinsects without adult assistance.



9781742370330

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/ Adventurers & Explorers

BIO023000

6 in W | 9.5 in H | 1.2 lb Wt

The Man Who Loved CrocodilesAnd Stories of Other Adventurous AustraliansMarg Carroll, Maggie Beer

Contributor BioMarg Carroll grew up in the Murga Valley in central NSW. A community developer, farmer, andgraduate of the Australian Leadership Program, she is deeply committed to rural Australia and liveson the family farm at Molong in central western New South Wales. She has written two books:Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives and Reinventing the Bush.

SummaryReal stories can touch our humanity and move us to understand ourselves, as well as the person weare reading about. The adventurers here provide a mosaic of Australia over the past century, apriceless legacy. Here, 15 fiercely independent men and women who have lived life exuberantly casta revealing light on a fast vanishing Australia. These subjects share their unique experiences with acocky modern world often focused more on youth. What's it like to hunt wild buffalo on horseback, orto hover calmly underwater to avoid the bends while being circled by bronze whaler sharks? What's itlike to escape twice from Nazi SS camps, or to capture rogue saltwater crocodiles, or to walk in thefootsteps of Burke and Wills, totally alone apart from four camels? What's it like to raise 14 childrenin a one-room house, to really make a difference in the fraught world of aboriginal education, or toinspire as an innovator or artist? While there are adventures aplenty, a deep wisdom lies at the coreof this book. A wisdom born from action not theory, a wisdom that can come from following the ro...

9781555915933

Pub Date: 10/1/11

$35.00

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288 Pages

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Photography / Photoessays

& Documentaries

PHO014000

9 in H | 10 in W | 1.2 in T |

3.4 lb Wt

SerengetiThe Eternal BeginningBoyd Norton

Contributor BioBoyd Norton travels extensively in documenting the world’s wild places and environmental issues, aspecialty he has pursued as a photographer and writer for over forty-five years. For most of hisphotographic and writing career, Norton has devoted a great amount of time to conservation issuesand the preservation of wilderness and wildlife worldwide. He played a key role in establishment ofseveral wilderness areas in the Rocky Mountains, new national parks in Alaska, and in thedesignation of Siberia’s Lake Baikal as a World Heritage Site. Among his many awards, he receivedcommendation from the Environmental Protection Agency, presented by Robert Redford, for his“important, exciting environmental photography and writing.” Norton was also selected as “One ofthe 40 most influential nature photographers from around the globe” by Outdoor Photography MagazineU.K. Norton’s articles and photo essays have appeared in most major magazines, and he is theauthor-photographer of sixteen books. When he’s not in the wilds of Borneo or Siberia or Africa, hecalls Evergreen, Colorado home. He l...

SummaryIn Serengeti, author/photographer Boyd Norton draws upon his extensive experiences andphotographs taken of the Serengeti ecosystem, including the Serengeti National Park, Kenya's MasaiMara and Ngorongoro Crater. The book captures the history, people, animals and the great migrationthat makes this one of the most fascinating and special places in the world.



9781841589381

Pub Date: 6/1/11

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Nature / Animals

NAT017000

4.5 in W | 7 in H

Midges in Scotland (5th Edition)

George Hendry

Contributor BioDr George Hendry is a biologist and science writer. The origins of this book go back to a period in hisstudent days when he was besieged an old house in the Highlands during a particularly midgysummer. He lives in Rossshire.

SummaryThe first edition of this book rapidly topped the list of bestsellers and has continued to sell well,turning up in places as far away as German schlosses, Brisbane bedsides and Canadian log cabins!This latest edition brings the story of biting midges up to date with new material on the Highlandmidge, its biology and why it bites. Written in a highly readable but informed way, it describes howand why the midge plays such a dominant role in the ecology and human culture of the Highlands,not least in keeping the worst of human depredations under control. Armed with this book, youshould be able to enjoy the splendors of the Highland summer without quite so many bites!Illustrated with cartoons by BAX.

9781741751086

Pub Date: 1/1/11

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Nature / Animals

NAT005000

8.5 in W | 11 in H | 1.1 in T

| 3.7 lb Wt

The Butterflies of AustraliaAlbert Orr, Roger Kitching

SummaryA complete guide to Australian butterflies, beautifully illustrated in typical habitats as we see them ineveryday life, accompanied by their earlier life stages.



9781742232324

Pub Date: 12/1/10

$36.00

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/ Adventurers & Explorers

BIO023000

6 in W | 9.3 in H | 0.9 in T |

0.9 lb Wt

Snake-BittenEric Worrell and the Australian Reptile ParkNancy Cushing, Kevin Markwell

Contributor BioKevin Markwell is an associate professor in tourism studies and the coauthor of Gay Tourism: Cultureand Context. Nancy Cushing is a lecturer in Australian history at the University of Newcastle inAustralia.

SummaryBased on extensive interviews with park staff and supporters, this intriguing biography traces the lifeof Eric Worrell, the original reptile man and naturalist who established the Australian Reptile Park inNew South Wales. Depicting Worrell’s larger-than-life personality and his pioneer work with snakeanti-venins, this inspiring story shows how the herpetologist began his career in wildlife tourism,conservation, education, and research. Containing detailed accounts of the collection of variousreptiles kept at the iconic tourist attraction, this record is an essential read for nature enthusiasts.

9781840896411

Pub Date: 9/1/10

$10.99

Board Book

14 Pages

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Animals

JNF003250

Series: Animal Families

10 in W | 10 in H | 0.9 lb Wt

Butterflies and CaterpillarsAnni Axworthy, Anita Ganeri

Contributor BioAnita Ganeri is an award-winning author who was born in India but grew up and went to school anduniversity in England. Anita spent many years working for publishers as an editor and foreign rightsmanager. Since then, she has written a staggering 300-plus books and is especially well know for thebest-selling Horrible Geography series. The latest title in the series, Planet in Peril, won the Blue PeterBook Award 2009 for the Best Book with Facts. Anita is also the author of the hit 2009 title, TheExplorers' Handbook: How to Be The Best Around the World. Anni Axworthy is a freelance illustrator whoalso makes puppets and wooden animals from salvaged materials. She is the author of the Animalson the Move series, as well as The Dragon Who Couldn't Do Dragony Things and Little Dragon and theHaunted House.

SummaryAnimal Families provides a first look at the lifecycles of familiar animals, both wild and domestic.The stories are told in simple text and friendly illustrations, and the index introduces early referenceskills.



9781741751796

Pub Date: 10/1/09

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Nature / Animals

NAT017000

5.5 in W | 8.5 in H | 0.9 in T

| 1 lb Wt

SpidersLearning to Love ThemLynne Kelly

Contributor Bio

Lynne Kelly is an ex-science teacher, and the author of Crocodile and The Skeptic's Guide to theParanormal.

SummaryWhen hordes of giant spiders invaded Lynne Kelly's dreams, she decided it was time to overcomeher arachnophobia by getting to know the creature intimately. This extensive introduction answersevery basic question about spiders, including articles on web-building, the most venomous anddangerous species, and, of course, arachnid romance. An illustrated guide to identifying webs, a listof useful spider-watching equipment, observations sheets, and dozens of photographs of commonspecies are also provided. Along the way, Lynne explains how she overcame her own arachnophobia,and provides tips and hints on how any arachnophobe can do the same.

9781741662139

Pub Date: 9/1/09

$7.99

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Animals

JNF003120

6 in W | 8.5 in H | 0.7 in T |

0.6 lb Wt

There's a Worm on My EyeballDr Adam Taor, Douglas Holgate

Contributor BioDr. Adam Taor is a health journalist. Douglas Holgate is a professional designer and the illustrator ofthe Zinc Alloy series of comic books.

SummaryWith inspections into more than 30 different tiny forms of life, this is a fascinating collection of allthe gross and icky things that call the human body home. Featured organisms include the Africaneye worm, which reveals itself by squirming across your eyeball, and light-emitting bacteria thatoften grow around paper cuts. Packed with detailed technical drawings, comic illustrations, games,quizzes, and puzzles, this is the ultimate guide to the nastiest things that live inside you!



9781556525681

Pub Date: 8/1/05

$14.95

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144 Pages

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Science & Nature

JNF051110

Series: Young Naturalists

11 in W | 8.5 in H | 0.3 in T

| 0.8 lb Wt

Insectigations40 Hands-on Activities to Explore the Insect WorldCindy Blobaum

Contributor BioCindy Blobaum has designed science-based programs and teacher workshops for natureorganizations throughout the United States. She is currently working with the Iowa Department ofEducation to design and implement curriculum-related enrichment programs for grades K–12. She isthe author of Geology Rocks and a contributor to Highlights, Hopscotch for Girls, and Plays magazines.

SummaryFrom butterflies and beetles to crickets and katydids, these experiments, art projects, and gameswill bring out the entomologist in every kid. Activities include collecting and sketching insects, makinga terrarium for observation, raising mealworms, using math to measure bug strength, gardening toattract butterflies and other insects, and making an insect amplifier. A unique insect board gamehelps kids learn fascinating bug facts while they play. Sidebars offer a look into the world ofprofessional entomology, as well as gross facts about insects that will provide great playground trivia,including the USDA's guidelines for allowable insect parts per cup of food. Kids will learn that scienceis not just something to read about, but something they can observe and study in the world aroundthem.

9780970975423

Pub Date: 6/1/05

$9.95

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Animals

JNF003120

Series: Take a Walk series

8.5 in W | 11 in H | 0.1 in T

| 0.4 lb Wt

Take a Walk with Butterflies and DragonfliesJane Kirkland

Contributor BioJane Kirkland is a naturalist and photographer whose work has been featured on National PublicRadio and Animal Planet TV, and in such magazines as Family Circle, Green Teacher, Parenting, andParents. She is the author of Take a Backyard Bird Walk, Take a City Nature Walk, and Take a Tree Walk.She lives in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.

SummaryThe magical world of butterflies and dragonflies is revealed as children learn the differences betweendragonflies and damselflies, butterflies and moths; what eggs, larvae, and adults look like; and howthese insects adapt and survive in a changing world.



9781851031870

Pub Date: 5/1/92

$11.99

Spiral Bound

36 Pages

Carton Qty: 32


Animals

JNF003120

6.5 in W | 7 in H | 0.4 lb Wt

The BeeUte Fuhr, Raoul Sautai

Contributor BioUte Fuhr is the author of Atlas of Civilizations, Let’s Look at Night Workers, and The Sea. Raoul Sautai isthe illustrator of those books.

SummaryWatch a bee feeding from a flower. Look inside a hive. Find out how bees swarm.



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