Wildlife category: 1081 books
Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons
A Journey to the Flora and Fauna of a Unique Island
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
Travel to Mauritius on a quest to save endangered species with the British naturalist whose work inspired Masterpiece production The Durrells in Corfu.
The green and mountainous island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean was once the home of the ill-fated dodo. The island saw many other animals...
Return of the Sea Otter
The Story of the Animal That Evaded Extinction on the Pacific Coast
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
A science journalist's journey along the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska to track the status, health, habits, personality, and viability of sea otters--the appealing species unique to this coastline that was hunted to near extinction in the 18th and 19th centuries.
These adorable, furry...
Secrets of the Seas
A Journey into the Heart of the Oceans
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
Our seas are host to an extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, but much of it remains mysterious and great imagery is surprisingly hard to find. Alex Mustard is one of the world's leading underwater photographers and his images are so crisp and immediate that the animals seem to swim out...
Walking Home
A Traveler in the Alaskan Wilderness, a Journey into the Human Heart
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
In the spring of 2007, hard on the heels of the worst winter in the history of Juneau, Alaska, Lynn Schooler finds himself facing the far side of middle age and exhausted by laboring to handcraft a home as his marriage slips away. Seeking solace and escape in nature, he sets out on a solo journey...
Eating Stone
Imagination and the Loss of the Wild
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009
Long believed to be disappearing and possibly even extinct, the Southwestern bighorn sheep of Utah’s canyonlands have made a surprising comeback. Naturalist Ellen Meloy tracks a band of these majestic creatures through backcountry hikes, downriver floats, and travels across the Southwest. Alone...
Eyes of the Wild
Journeys of Transformation with the Animal Powers
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
From Baja California to the Arctic pack ice, Eyes of the Wild takes the reader on an epic, personal journey to meet whales and wolves, bears and wild horses, guided by outstanding biologists and other observers who are renewing an ancient way of connection with the wild. Their scientific research...
by Frederick Fichman
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
In this, the 12th and final volume of the "Visit the Zoo" series, we once again experience the marvelous and fascinating world of the modern zoo. With close-up and personal photography and compact description we learn about a completely different group of animals in the zoo. We learn about...
Mother Earth's Beauty: Types of Water Formations Around Us (For Early Learners)
Nature Book for Kids - Earth Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2015
Go for a swim in the fresh waters of the rivers or dive into the depths of the oceans through this beautiful picture book. This book will teach you about the difference water formations found on Earth, and the kind of living things that you can see in each. Order your copy of this picture book today!
Alaska Tales
Laughs and Surprises
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
You should buy this book. It will make you laugh. It is full of stories you'll want to read again, and again. You'll tell your friends about it. Thinking about it will make you smile during boring meetings. People will wonder what you are up to. On a bad day, when you've screwed up at work, your wife...
by Bradford Angier, David K. Foster
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2008
First-ever revision of a classic guidebook. Essential information on each plant's characteristics, distribution, and edibility as well as updated taxonomy and 18 new species. How to find, prepare, and eat plants growing in the wild.
by Dragan Vujic
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2005
In their formative years, whitetails develop an intimate relationship with their environment. Thereafter, these big game animals resonate in perfect harmony with their specific surroundings. Behavior patterns of timberland, mountain bred, prairie flats and farm country deer vary substantially. Whitetails...
Becoming a Tiger
The Education of an Animal Child
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
From the co–author of the New York Times bestseller When Elephants Weep comes a book that uses true stories backed by scientific research to explore the way young animals discover their worlds and learn how to survive.
How does a baby animal figure out how to get around in the world? How...
Wolves
A Falcon Field Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Wolves: A Falcon Field Guide
presents readers with substantive yet easily digestible information on this most feared yet misunderstood predator. Where do wolves live? What enemies do they have? How do they communicate? What issues exist in the controversial relationship between wolves and humans?
This...
by Gerald Durrell
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
The celebrated naturalist and author of the Corfu Trilogy, shares more humorous reflections on a life spent among humans and animals.
In My Family and Other Animals and its sequels, Gerald Durrell writes of his family’s antics during their time on the Greek island of Corfu. In his later memoirs,...