Macmillan Publishing Company Staff

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Massachusetts

Shaping the Planet the Power of the Atmosphere Evolution and Adaptation Reproducing to Survive the Search for Food Movement and Shelter Attack and Defense Senses and Communication the Living Environments More than 900 color illustrations 100 color photographs More than 1,000 species illustrated Extensive cross-references Glossary and extensive indexes

The Way Nature Works

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This book is in pristine condition. 
It contains beautiful illustrations throughout.  A treasure for all bird lovers, and in excellent condition so this would make a great gift for someone.

276 pages

From a non smoking home

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Ohio

Weaving together natural history and investigative reporting with mythological and cultural material, On Rare Birds tells the compelling stories of ten rare or extinct bird species - from the tragic demise of the once-abundant Passenger Pigeon to the shooting death of the last Carolina Parakeet in the wild, and from the startling natural defences of the wilful NightjarA" to the diverse cultural significance of the Kingfisher. Some stories bear sad witness to precious species we have lost, but they are all fascinating and often heartwarming or humorous depictions of the unique lives and loves of birds. On Rare Birds is a visually stunning volume illustrated by author Anita Albus's own superb artwork and by images ranging over five centuries. It will delight anyone who loves birds, laments the depletion of their populations by human hands, and cares about the survival of those species that still stand a chance. With knowledge, devotion, and a true artist's eye, Albus explains in graceful, precise prose why the decline of these bird species is a great loss both to the natural world and, unavoidably, to culture. With each species lost, a world is lost to human understanding-to our arts, our mythology, and our environment.

On Rare Birds

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Sarah Andrews

There's small writing in pencil on the inside cover. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Georgia

Emily Hanson, a geologist and amateur sleuth, reluctantly agrees to go undercover in her own profession to investigate what at first seems like a straightforward case but soon turns into a confusing mix of danger and lies.

Mother Nature

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Stacy Tornio

Ken Keffer

It has a slightly curled cover but otherwise in like-new condition 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Washington

448 Great Things to Do in Nature Before You Grow Up

Nature is a destination, but you don’t have to travel anywhere to find it. Just open the door and step outside. A fun, hands on approach to getting involved in nature, The Kids' Outdoor Adventure Book is a year-round how-to activity guidebook for getting kids outdoors and exploring nature, be it catching fireflies in the cool summer evenings; making birdfeeders in the fall from peanut butter, pine cones, and seed; building a snowman in 3 feet of fresh winter snow; or playing duck, duck, goose with friends in a meadow on a warm spring day. The Kids' Outdoor Adventure Book includes 448 things to do in nature for kids of all ages--more than one activity for every single day of the year. Each of the year's four seasons includes fifty checklist items, fifty challenge items, three each of projects, destinations, garden recipes, and outdoor games. Throughout the book, you'll also find fascinating facts, useful tips and tricks, and plenty of additional resources to turn to. Complete with whimsical, vibrant illustrations, this book is a must for parents and their kids.

The Kids' Outdoor Adventure Book

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#paperback #history #nonfiction #environmentalstudies #environmentalism #UnitedStates #environmentalpolicy #greenmovement #nature #conservation 

Maine

A Brief History of the U. S. Environmental Movement

First Along the River is the premier text that introduces students to the U.S. environmental movement. Concise, accessible, and informative, this third edition has been updated to include a new chapter addressing environmental issues in the post 9/11 world, policy shifts under the Bush administration, climate change, and the future of environmental movements.

First along the River

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Poppy Palin

Kentucky

Green Spirituality and Natural Enchantment

Wild Witchcraft is a magical, free-spirited philosophy that embraces nature.  It resonates with those who yearn to express their inherent spirituality in a joyous, meaningful manner; who sense their wild heart and soul nature; who know there is beauty, magic, and meaning in the world if only we want to find it. It is a magical path for those with poetry in their souls.

Evocative and compelling, Craft of the Wild Witchreveals how to practice a form of Witchcraft that is both wild and free. Within these pages you will discover the wild Witch's way of seeing and knowing, how to discern one's suitability for the wild Witch's path, and the fundamental themes of green spirituality. Also covered in this guidebook:

 * Rituals, chants, pathworkings, and seasonal prayers
 * Tree meditations, spell-weaving, and trance work
 * The Fey and other-worldly companions
 * Herbs as helpers
 * Other-life memories
 * Sacred intent and safe practice

Craft of the Wild Witch

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Type and Publisher: Soft Cover by Penguin Books

Condition: Brand New :)

#hardcover #paperback #BirdsbytheShore #JenniferAckerman #Birds #PenguinBooks #AtlanticCoast#coastal #nature #waterfowl #water #nonfiction #birds #beach 

Oregon

Observing the Natural Life of the Atlantic Coast

From the bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, the revised and reissued edition of her beloved book of essays describing her forays along the Delaware shore For three years, Jennifer Ackerman lived in the small coastal town of Lewes, Delaware, in the sort of blue-water, white-sand landscape that draws summer crowds up and down the eastern seaboard. Birds by the Shore is a book about discovering the natural life at the ocean's edge: the habits of shorebirds and seabirds, the movement of sand and water, the wealth of creatures that survive amid storm and surf. Against this landscape's rhythms, Ackerman revisits her own history--her mother's death, her father's illness and her hopes to have children of her own. This portrait of life at the ocean's edge will be relished by anyone who has walked a beach at sunset, or watched a hawk hover over a winter marsh, and felt part of the natural world. With a quiet passion and friendly, generous intelligence, it explores the way that landscape shapes our thoughts and perceptions and shows that home ground is often where we feel the deepest response to the planet.

Birds by the Shore 

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Florida

The Earth

Good preloved condition with minor marks to cover and corners of some pages. Also has some minor yellowing of pages but content is still fully usable and provides great ideas for the classroom. #kids #kidsscience #livingscience #nature #animals #oceans #environment


New York

Science

Explores the wonders of the ocean, its floor, and the plants and animals that dwell in it, teaches how to protect these resources, and provides hands-on activities for further investigation. Simultaneous.

Awesome Ocean Science

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Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Rhode Island

Electives

K-12 Curriculum & Activity Guide

Project Wild 

Deborah Parrella

Hands-On Activities for Discovering the Wonders of the World

Project Seasons is a collection of interdisciplinary, hands-on activities and teaching ideas for elementary educators. Using the school year seasons of Fall, Winter and Spring, Project Seasons integrates science, agriculture and environmental themes into the curriculum and aims to show how all things are interconnected. Each seasonal section contains activities, extensions, background information and exhibit ideas. Book jacket.

Project Seasons

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Jenepher Lingelbach

Information and Activities for Exploring the Environment with Children

This long-awaited revision of a popular book provides information and activities to assist educators and parents in exploring the local environment with children. Fact-filled essays introduce each subject, followed by field-tested, experiential activities that engage students in learning about the natural world. 115 illustrations.

Hands-On Nature

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#nature #hardcover #memoir #animals #worldofwonders 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Virginia

World of Wonders

Kevin Trudeau

More Natural Cures Revealed

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Huge Hardcover (6 to 8 lbs)

Tennessee

National Geographic Society - Secret Corners of the World, America's Atlantic Isles, High County Trail Along the Continental Divide, America's Magnificent Mountains, America's Majestic Canyons 

Jack E. Davis

California

The Improbable Journey of America's Bird

Best Books of the Month: Wall Street Journal, Kirkus Reviews From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Gulf, a sweeping cultural and natural history of the bald eagle in America. The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you’re not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as “majestic” and “noble,” yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely, a snatcher of babies. Taking us from before the nation’s founding through inconceivable resurgences of this enduring all-American species, Jack E. Davis contrasts the age when native peoples lived beside it peacefully with that when others, whether through hunting bounties or DDT pesticides, twice pushed Haliaeetus leucocephalus to the brink of extinction. Filled with spectacular stories of Founding Fathers, rapacious hunters, heroic bird rescuers, and the lives of bald eagles themselves—monogamous creatures, considered among the animal world’s finest parents—The Bald Eagle is a much-awaited cultural and natural history that demonstrates how this bird’s wondrous journey may provide inspiration today, as we grapple with environmental peril on a larger scale.

The Bald Eagle

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Sy Montgomery

A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals--her friends--who have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming memoir featuring illustrations by Rebecca Green.

How to Be a Good Creature

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Erica Ferencik

A Novel

"A high stakes drama set against the harsh beauty of the Maine wilderness, charting the journey of four friends as they fight to survive the aftermath of a white water rafting accident, The River at Night is a nonstop and unforgettable thriller by a stunning new voice in fiction. Winifred Allen needs a vacation. Stifled by a soul-crushing job, devastated by the death of her beloved brother, and lonely after the end of a fifteen-year marriage, Wini is feeling vulnerable. So when her three best friends insist on a high-octane getaway for their annual girls' trip, she signs on, despite her misgivings. What starts out as an invigorating hiking and rafting excursion in the remote Allagash Wilderness soon becomes an all-too-real nightmare: A freak accident leaves the women stranded, separating them from their raft and everything they need to survive. When night descends, a fire on the mountainside lures them to a ramshackle camp that appears to be their lifeline. But as Wini and her friends grasp the true intent of their supposed saviors, long buried secrets emerge and lifelong allegiances are put to the test. To survive, Wini must reach beyond the world she knows to harness an inner strength she never knew she possessed. With intimately observed characters, visceral prose, and pacing as ruthless as the river itself, The River at Night is a dark exploration of creatures--both friend and foe--that you won't soon forget"--

The River at Night

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Role of Botanic Gardens 

Plant Conservation Science and Practice 

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The Green Children of Woolpit

A Journal of Thoreau Studies

The Concord Saunterer

Tamarack Song

Nebraska

Native Practices for Developing Intuitive Consciousness and Discovering Hidden Nature

Training methods for tracking and wilderness observation woven into extraordinary real-life stories of intuitive animal-reading skills • Explains technical tracking methods and observational skills such as shadowing and envisioning through the innermost thoughts of an accomplished native tracker • Reveals how to track by expanding your awareness and consciousness to become one with the animal you are tracking • Shares stories of tracking Wolves, Bears, Deer, Cougars, and many other animals Stepping beyond the shape of a footprint and into the unseen story of the track, veteran wilderness guide Tamarack Song takes you inside the eyes and mind of an intuitive tracker, with intimate stories where Frogs show the way out of the woods, scat reveals life histories, and Bears demonstrate how to find missing people. Drawing from his years of surviving in the wild, apprenticing to native elders, and living with a family of wolves, Tamarack reveals how to achieve a level of perception like that of aboriginal trackers by becoming one with the animal you are tracking, whether Fox, Deer, Coyote, or Cougar. Sharing his innermost thoughts while following track and sign, the book’s adventures merge technical tracking methods with skills such as shadowing and envisioning, while demonstrating animal-reading skills considered outside the human realm. The author explains how to expand your awareness--to learn from nature by becoming nature--and tap in to the intuitive tracking consciousness each of us has inherited from our Paleolithic ancestors. Through his stories from the trail, Tamarack shows the art of tracking not simply as a skill for hunters and naturalists but as a metaphor for conscious living. By exploring the intricacies of the natural world, we explore not only our connections to the world around us but also our internal landscapes. We learn to better express ourselves and listen, meet our needs, and help others. Intuitive tracking provides a path to finding ourselves, becoming one with all life, and restoring humanity’s place in the Great Hoop of Life.

Entering the Mind of the Tracker

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This wonderful collection of more than one hundred incredible creatures is a book to treasure. Read amazing stories and fascinating facts about your favorite animals, and discover surprising new favorites along the way. 
From hippos to hedgehogs to lemurs and lions, each animal is shown in colorful, crisp detail, bringing the animal kingdom to life.

Minnesota

Reveal the stories behind your favourite creatures with this awe-inspiring animal book for curious kids aged 7-9.

The animal kingdom is so much bigger than young minds can fathom and there is always more to learn. An Anthology of Intriguing Animals is a stunning animal encyclopedia for young readers to explore, with reference pages packed with fascinating information, little learners will be captivated as they discover the facts, stories and myths behind their favourite animals. Whether it's where the slow-motion sloth lives, how the plodding pangolin protects itself from predators, or which animal the Ancient Egyptians thought rolled the Sun across the sky, children can learn all sorts of fun animal facts from the storybook descriptions.

This beautiful modern bestiary lets you find the animals that interest you and uncover new favourites along the way. From tigers and chameleons to wolves and owls there's an animal for everyone in this compendium of creatures. Each type of animal is shown both photographically and illustrated, and children will love poring over the detailed close-up images. The engaging storybook-style descriptions and simple text shed a light on the wonders of wildlife and array of animals, perfect for children aged 7-9 to love and explore for hours on end. 

Celebrate your child's curiosity as they:

- Explore detailed photographs and striking illustrations of animals around the world 
- Reveal fun facts and myths about a wide range of animals 
- Uncover more than 100 animals, each with stunning images and captivating information.

This animal encyclopedia for children is the perfect blend of storybook style text with out of this world illustrations which makes it a fantastic animal book for children who are obsessed with the animal kingdom. Encourage young readers to go on a journey to explore a world of information, making this the ideal first reference book for kids aged 7-9 to enjoy for hours on end, whether reading with the family or reading alone, this fun fact book also doubles up as the perfect gift for curious kids who love to learn. 

Explore the diversity of the animal kingdom whilst uncovering: 

-Stunning Jacket Detail: gold foil, holographic foil & metallic gold edges
-Stunning photography & illustrations inside
-A beautiful book for the whole family to treasure 
-A quality gift to be passed down through the generations

More in the Series

An Anthology of Intriguing Animals is part of the beautiful and informative Anthology series. Complete the series and nurture your child's curiosity as they explore the natural world with The Wonders of Nature or let them walk with the dinosaurs who ruled the earth before them in Dinosaurs and other Prehistoric Life.

An Anthology of Intriguing Animals

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Annie Dillard

Toby Maytree first sees Lou Bigelow on her bicycle in postwar Provincetown, Massachusetts. Her laughter and loveliness catch his breath. Maytree is a Provincetown native, an educated poet of thirty. As he courts Lou, just out of college, her stillness draws him. Hands-off, he hides his serious wooing, and idly shows her his poems. In spare, elegant prose, Dillard traces the Maytrees' decades of loving and longing. They live cheaply among the nonconformist artists and writers that the bare tip of Cape Cod attracts. When their son Petie appears, their innocent Bohemian friend Deary helps care for him. But years later it is Deary who causes the town to talk. In this moving novel, Dillard intimately depicts willed bonds of loyalty, friendship, and abiding love. She presents nature's vastness and nearness. Warm and hopeful, The Maytrees is the surprising capstone of Dillard's original body of work.

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Macmillan Publishing Company Staff

The Way Nature Works

Anita Albus

On Rare Birds

Sarah Andrews

Mother Nature

Stacy Tornio; Ken Keffer

The Kids' Outdoor Adventure Book

Kline (Editor)

First along the River

Poppy Palin

Craft of the Wild Witch

Jennifer Ackerman

Birds by the Shore

Time Life

The Earth

Cindy A. Littlefield

Awesome Ocean Science

Project Wild

Project Wild

Deborah Parrella

Project Seasons

Jenepher Lingelbach

Hands-On Nature

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

World of Wonders

Kevin Trudeau

More Natural Cures Revealed

National Geographic

National Geographic Society - Secret Corners of the World, America's Atlantic Isles, High County Trail Along the Continental Divide, America's Magnificent Mountains, America's Majestic Canyons

Jack E. Davis

The Bald Eagle

Sy Montgomery

How to Be a Good Creature

Erica Ferencik

The River at Night

Stephen Blackmore and Sara Oldfield

Plant Conservation Science and Practice

J. Anderson Coats

The Green Children of Woolpit

Thoreau society

The Concord Saunterer

Tamarack Song

Entering the Mind of the Tracker

DK

An Anthology of Intriguing Animals

Annie Dillard

The Maytrees