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Florida

Busy Beavers

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Priyanka Kumar

California

"Birds are my almanac. They tune me into the seasons, and into myself."

 So begins this lively collection of essays by acclaimed filmmaker and novelist Priyanka Kumar. Growing up at the feet of the Himalayas in northern India, Kumar took for granted her immersion in a lush natural world. After moving to North America as a teenager, she found herself increasingly distanced from more than human life, and discouraged by the civilization she saw contributing to its destruction. It was only in her twenties, living in Los Angeles and working on films, that she began to rediscover her place in the landscape -- and in the cosmos -- by way of watching birds.

 Tracing her movements across the American West, this stirring collection of essays brings the avian world richly to life. Kumar's perspective is not that of a list keeper, counting and cataloguing species. Rather, from the mango-colored western tanager that rescues her from a bout of altitude sickness in Sequoia National Park to ancient sandhill cranes in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, and from the snowy plovers building shallow nests with bits of shell and grass to the white-breasted nuthatch that regularly visits the apricot tree behind her family's casita in Sante Fe, for Kumar, birds "become a portal to a more vivid, enchanted world."

 At a time when climate change, habitat loss, and the reckless use of pesticides are causing widespread extinction of species, Kumar's reflections on these messengers from our distant past and harbingers of our future offer luminous evidence of her suggestion that "seeds of transformation lie dormant in all of our hearts. Sometimes it just takes the right bird to awaken us."

Conversations with Birds

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Margaret Wise Brown

New York

Fox Eyes

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Texas

National Geographic Kids Sight Words Reading Program

Anita Ganeri

Bottom of book near spine bent out of shape/frayed open. Inscribed on front free end page. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New Jersey

The seas and ocean cover three-quarters of our world. By viewing 3-dimensional computer scans, we can see and explore underwater features.

The Oceans Atlas

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Ex library copy. #hardcover #america #deer #nature #

Living with Deer in America

When it comes to deer, wildness is the greatest truth. And tameness is a tender, innocent lie. So writes Richard Nelson in a deeply personal look at our complex relationship with this most beautiful but amazingly elusive creature. The book follows Nelson as he tracks deer on a remote Alaskan island. Illustrated.

Heart and Blood

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Rhonda Lucas Donald

Ex-library copy with torn out front page and internal markings/stamps

Text and color photos present the causes and effects of water pollution, covering pesticides, airborne pollutants, wetland conservation, and other related topics.

Water Pollution

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Ex-library copy with torn out front page and other internal stamps/markings.

Explores the problems of waste disposal and ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle to save resources and create less waste.

Recycling

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David Peterson

Ex-library copy with internal stamps/markings and front page torn out. 

Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

Yellowstone National Park

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David Petersen

Ex-library copy with torn out front page, several internal stamps/markings.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and hunting and feeding habits of the mountain lion.

Mountain Lions

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This book explores America's National Parks in detail with colorful photos, maps, and other great information. A great tool for the traveler for planning and organizing. #outdoors #nature #nonfiction #travel #reference #environment #geographical

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Kansas

Readers Digest - Explore America

National Parks

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Oregon

The Rub Book

Lauren Tarshis

From the author of the New York Times-bestselling I Survived series come four harrowing true stories of survival, featuring real kids in the midst of epic disasters.

REAL KIDS. REAL DISASTERS.The author of the New York Times-bestselling I Survived series brings us more harrowing true stories of real kids up against terrible forces of nature. From fourteen-year-old lone survivor of the shark attacks of 1916, to nine-year-old who survived the Peshtigo fire of 1871 (which took place on the very same day in history as the Great Chicago Fire!), here are four unforgettable survivors who managed to beat the odds.Read their incredible stories:The Deadly Shark Attacks of 1916The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871A Venomous Box Jellyfish AttackThe Eruption of Mount Tambora

Nature Attacks! - First Edition 

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Washington

How to Observe and Appreciate the Great Outdoors

Joy of Nature

#hardcover #Nature #Weather #Planet #Forces #Earth #Volcanoes #Disasters #Photography #Illustrative box : oversized 

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Extreme Planet

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#hardcover #nature #encyclopediaforkids #forkids #educational

Illinois

This fun-packed nature encyclopedia introduces children to every aspect of the natural world. Your child will learn how animals and plants live in harmony. Explore trees, plants, bugs, and all sorts of exciting habitats! Includes close-up photography and full-color illustrations.

In this thrilling book, divided by habitat, children will discover polar regions, cool forests, deserts, mountains, caves, oceans, and more.

Features detailed information boxes and curiosity quizzes sure to inspire children and encourage a healthy curiosity about the world around them.

First Nature Encyclopedia

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Billy Goodman

Written by both historians and political scientists, this new essay collection explores the sources, style, and quality of Lincoln's leadership. Challenging several popular schools of thought, the contributors show that both Lincoln's character and American democratic culture influenced his leadership style. They present him as a principled leader who sought realistic solutions in extenuating circumstances. Building on the democratic principles of the nation's framers, his vision of equality was consistent with the views of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. The portrait that emerges is of an active-flexible president whose culture permitted a magnanimous and prudential political style. Lincoln's leadership encouraged the development of responsible democratic rule.

The volume places Lincoln's leadership in a historical context and within the political perspective of the influences on him and his impact on others. It also examines his leadership style in terms of the factors organization theorists consider essential for effectiveness. The initial chapters focus on the impact others had on Lincoln and how he transformed their ideas into his own political vision. The work then turns to Lincoln's political style during the Civil War and how he influenced others. The final chapter puts Lincoln's political style in the perspective of world leaders of his age. This volume will be of interest to both historians and political scientists.

Animal Homes and Societies

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American Deserts 

Andrea Wulf

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Connecticut

Alexander Von Humboldt's New World

A portrait of the German naturalist reveals his ongoing influence on humanity's relationship with the natural world today, discussing such topics as his views on climate change, conservation, and nature as a resource for all life.

The Invention of Nature

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James A. McLaughlin

Ohio

A Novel

“Bearskin is visceral, raw, and compelling—filled with sights, smells, and sounds truly observed. It’s a powerful debut and an absolute showcase of exceptional prose. There are very few first novels when I feel compelled to circle brilliant passages, but James McLaughlin’s writing had me doing just that.” —C.J. Box, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Disappeared Rice Moore is just beginning to think his troubles are behind him. He’s found a job protecting a remote forest preserve in Virginian Appalachia where his main responsibilities include tracking wildlife and refurbishing cabins. It’s hard work, and totally solitary—perfect to hide away from the Mexican drug cartels he betrayed back in Arizona. But when Rice finds the carcass of a bear killed on the grounds, the quiet solitude he’s so desperately sought is suddenly at risk. More bears are killed on the preserve and Rice’s obsession with catching the poachers escalates, leading to hostile altercations with the locals and attention from both the law and Rice’s employers. Partnering with his predecessor, a scientist who hopes to continue her research on the preserve, Rice puts into motion a plan that could expose the poachers but risks revealing his own whereabouts to the dangerous people he was running from in the first place. James McLaughlin expertly brings the beauty and danger of Appalachia to life. The result is an elemental, slow burn of a novel—one that will haunt you long after you turn the final page.

Bearskin

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Tracy Chevalier

Louisiana

Marked for greatness after being struck by lightning in infancy, Mary Anning discovers a fossilized skeleton near her 19th-century home that triggers attacks on her character and upheavals throughout the religious, scientific and academic communities. By the best-selling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.

Remarkable Creatures

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Ian Stewart

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Arizona

The Unreal Reality of Mathematical Imagination

Mathematics has the power to open our eyes to new and unsuspected regularities in nature - the secret structure of a cloud or the hidden rhythms of the weather. This book aims to equip the reader with a mathematician's eye, changing the way we view the world.

Nature's Numbers

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John Himmelman

"Listen closely to the sounds, often very loud, that frogs make without ever opening their mouths. Together they make a concert! Endnotes present facts and activities about these lively and fascinating creatures"--Provided by publisher.

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U. S. National Geographic Society Staff

Busy Beavers

Priyanka Kumar

Conversations with Birds

Margaret Wise Brown

Fox Eyes

National Geographic

National Geographic Kids Sight Words Reading Program

Anita Ganeri

The Oceans Atlas

Richard Nelson

Heart and Blood

Rhonda Lucas Donald

Water Pollution

Rhonda Lucas Donald

Recycling

David Petersen

Yellowstone National Park

David Petersen

Mountain Lions

Readers Digest

National Parks

James E. Seidelman

The Rub Book

Lauren Tarshis

Nature Attacks! - First Edition

Reader’s Digest

Joy of Nature

Philip Steele; Neil Morris; Nicola Barber

Extreme Planet

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff

First Nature Encyclopedia

Billy Goodman

Animal Homes and Societies

National Geographic Society

American Deserts

Andrea Wulf

The Invention of Nature

James A. McLaughlin

Bearskin

Tracy Chevalier

Remarkable Creatures

Ian Stewart

Nature's Numbers

John Himmelman

Noisy Frog Sing-Along

Tracy Chevalier

Remarkable Creatures