Natural World category: 7079 books
by Corona Brezina
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2009
Forests are a precious natural resource, but today they are under threat across the world. They are being logged, burnt, cleared, and degraded. When managed capably, forests can flourish as havens for natural life while also providing human communities with wood, employment, and ecological services....
by Mark Kurlansky
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
A KID’S GUIDE TO THE OCEAN
"Can you imagine a world without fish? It's not as crazy as it sounds. But if we keep doing things the way we've been doing things, fish could become extinct within fifty years. So let's change the way we do things!"
World Without Fish is the uniquely illustrated...
Geohazards
Natural and man-made
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Dorrik A. V. Stow Editor in Chief, Association of Geoscientists for International Development ( AGID) AGIO is particularly pleased to see published this latest hurricanes, floods-that are wreaking havoc, destroying report in its Geosciences in International Development livelihood and lives in some...
by Chelsea Clinton
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted comes a beautiful book about the animals who share our planet--and what we can do to help them survive.
Did you know that blue whales are the largest animals in the world? Or that sea otters wash their paws after every meal?...
Bioengineering
Discover How Nature Inspires Human Designs with 25 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
In Bioengineering: Discover How Nature Inspires Human Designs, young readers explore designs and innovations that come from nature. Leonardo da Vinci studied birds' wings to draw his design of a man-made flying machine and engineers still look to birds when attempting to make planes more aerodynamic....
Animal Life of the British Isles
A Pocket Guide to the Mammals, Reptiles and Batrachians of Wayside and Woodland (Illustrations)
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2014
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Apart from the birds and the fishes, the vertebrates or backboned animals of the British Islands constitute a very select group. Within the historical period several former notable members of that company have ceased to be represented in the freedom of nature...
North Carolina's Amazing Coast
Natural Wonders from Alligators to Zoeas
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Fun and learning come together in North Carolina's Amazing Coast, an inviting collection of one hundred short, self-contained features about the flora, fauna, and natural history of that fascinating place where land meets sea. Each page includes a full-color illustration and breezy, fact-filled commentary...
by Helen Mason
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This engaging title helps young scientists identify, compare, and contrast natural and human-made materials. Child-centered text and vibrant images combine to clearly explain the properties and uses of these materials.
Explore Light and Optics!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
Imagine a world without light. What would it be like? Dark, cold, and lifeless! In Explore Light and Optics! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 through 10 find out why light is so important to our world. We use light to communicate. Because of light, there are natural phenomena such as rainbows...
by Eve Recht
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
This book covers everything you need to know about natural disasters by focusing on a few key storms, including Cyclone Tracy and El Niño. Diagrams, fun fact boxes, and photographs bring the subject to life, while a glossary, an index, and discussion questions aid in reading comprehension.
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by Kelli L. Hicks
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Intermediate readers distinguish between natural and man-made objects.
The Natural vs. Human Causes of Air Pollution : Environment Textbooks | Children's Environment Books
The Natural vs. Human Causes of Air Pollution : Environment Textbooks | Children's Environment Books
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Air pollution could be natural or caused by humans. In this book, we’re going to learn all about air pollution. Such knowledge can be used to help your child become aware on how to take care of the environment on his/her own. Use this book as a bedtime story, or to calm your child down when he/she is throwing a fit. Have fun reading!
by Louise E. Robbins
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2001
Chronicling Louis Pasteur's rise from humble beginnings to international fame, Louis Pasteur and the Hidden World of Microbes investigates the complex life of a man who revolutionized our understanding of disease. Alongside Pasteur's pioneering work with microorganisms, his innovative use of heat to...
Botany for Ladies
A Popular Introduction to the Natural System of Plants, According to the Classification of De Candolle (Illustrations)
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
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When I was a child, I never could learn Botany. There was something in the Linnean system (the only one then taught) excessively repugnant to me; I never could remember the different classes and orders, and after several attempts the study was given up...