Wildlife category: 1081 books
The Bear Dogs of Katahdin
And Other Recollections of a Baxter State Park Ranger
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2007
The mother moose was standing by her three-week old calf. She gave me a cold hard stare and then laid her ears back. I could actually see the hair rise up on the back of her neck just before she put her head down and charged. Barely into my second month as a Baxter State Park ranger and a big animal...
Beyond Your Doorstep
A Handbook to the Country
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
The inspiring classic on the virtues of embracing the great outdoors from the national bestselling author of The Dog Who Came to Stay.
Over the course of his career, Hal Borland wrote eight nature books and hundreds of “outdoor editorials” for the Sunday New York Times, extolling the virtues...
My Cousin & Me
And Other Animals
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
We left paradise when I was five and moved to the city to live with my mother’s sister. I later learned, there were two reasons for this move: so that my parents could find work and I could attend school. My mother was sympathetic toward my desire to return to the farm, so every
July 1 she took...
by James E. Garratt
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2018
NATURE RESERVE ON THE CITY'S EDGE
" In this book James E Garratt has written a love story, a tone poem... It's astonishing to think that something this relatively untouched still exists in the Anthropocene Age. But it's not in a fairy tale book, it's in Vaughan [Ontario, Canada]. Garratt...
by Rick Bass
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 1997
The Yaak Valley of northwestern Montana is one of the last great wild places in the United States, a land of black bears and grizzlies, wolves and coyotes, bald and golden eagles, wolverine, lynx, marten, fisher, elk, and even a handful of humans. It is a land of magic, but its magic may not be enough...
by William Henry Hudson
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
“The Naturalist In La Plata” is a collection of essays by Argentinian naturalist William Henry Hudson, first published in 1895. They primarily concern the Pampas, an area in the South American lowlands where Hudson grew up, and constitute a masterful blend of scientific content and interesting...
The Flight of the Iguana
A Sidelong View of Science and Nature
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
From the award-winning author of The Song of the Dodo comes a collection of essays in which various weird and wonderful aspects of nature are examined. This book contains tales of vegetarian piranha fish, voiceless dogs, and a scientific search for the genes that threaten to destroy the cheetah.
Animal Internet
Nature and the Digital Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
"Animal Internet is a most important book. This excellent work could be a strong catalyst for people to rewild, to reconnect and become re-enchanted with all sorts of mysterious and fascinating animals, both local and distant. By shrinking the world it will bring humans and other animals together in...
In the Field, Among the Feathered
A History of Birders and Their Guides
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
America is a nation of ardent, knowledgeable birdwatchers. But how did it become so? And what role did the field guide play in our passion for spotting, watching, and describing birds? In the Field, Among the Feathered tells the history of field guides to birds in America from the Victorian era to...
One Hundred & One Reasons To Get Out of Bed
small world steps. big planet heroes
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2015
While the media bombards us with doom and gloom stories of a planet in peril, there are millions of people across the globe actually doing something about it. Some are household names, many are not, but all find at least one reason to get out of bed each day and help the world.One Hundred & One Reasons...
Adventures with Ari
A Puppy, a Leash & Our Year Outdoors
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
In this “charming, rich, intelligent” memoir, a woman discovers the natural world by following her dog’s lead (Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, New York Times–bestselling author of When Elephants Weep).
When she adopted Ari, an exotic Jindo dog, Kathryn Miles steeled herself for the usual disruptions...
by Mark Carwardine, Fry
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
Join zoologist Mark Carwardine and Britain’s best-loved wit and raconteur, Stephen Fry, as they follow in their great friend Douglas Adams’ footsteps, in search of some of the rarest and most threatened animals on Earth. Twenty years ago, zoologist Mark Carwardine teamed up with the late Douglas...
by Janet Evans
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
SEA TURTLES: 101 SUPER FUN FACTS AND AMAZING PICTURES ( FEATURING THE WORLD's TOP 6 SEA TURTLES) This book depicts the wonder of the world of Sea Turtles. Children are given a well-rounded understanding of this beautiful creature: its anatomy, feeding habits and behavior. The following Sea Turtles are...
In The Deep Blue Sea
Learn about Oceans and Awesome Sea Creatures
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
A child would enjoy an In The Deep Blue Sea Picture Book. Children are natural explorers and an In The Deep Blue Sea Picture Book will open them up to becoming familiar with the underwater world. The pictures would allow the child to submerge themselves into the idea of the deep blue sea without confusing...