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3) Fossils
Author
Series
Publisher
D. Kindersley
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
320 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
4) Bug zoo
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Description
Naturalist Nick Baker shows the reader how to make miniature habitats for insects, snails and worms, some interesting aspects of their lives and how to feed the contained creatures.
Series
Publisher
Thinkeroo
Pub. Date
[2003?]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rockfinders introduces kids to the fascinating world of rocks, minerals, and fossils. Kids will gain a basic knowledge of the properties of rocks, tips on where to hunt for rocks, and what things they will need to start their own rock collection.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xxii, 410 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"In the tradition of The Orchid Thief, The Dinosaur Artist is a stunning work of narrative journalism about humans' relationship with natural history and a seemingly intractable conflict between science and commerce. A story that stretches from Florida's Land O' Lakes to the Gobi Desert, The Dinosaur Artist illuminates the history of fossil collecting--a murky, sometimes risky business, populated by eccentrics and obsessives, where the lines between...
Author
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Description
Fossils offer an unparalleled insight into the amazing history of our planet. In this updated edition author Steve Parker reveals what fossils are and how they fit into geological history, the sites in which they can be found, and what the study of fossils tells us about our natural world.
Author
Publisher
Muddy Boots
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
"Carmela LaVigna Coyle's new picture book takes readers on an epic journey through time. Through ice ages, meteor showers, and earthquakes, readers experience the formation of an ancient treasure. Meanwhile, somewhere in the present, a little girl sets out on a hike with her family. The two stories collide when the little girl finds something SPECTACULAR on the side of a trail-a treasure forged over the course of hundreds of MILLIONS of years all...
Author
Series
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1978-1998
Physical Desc
v. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Formats
Description
Perfect for mountain climbers and hikers, this valuable reference covers more rocks and minerals in North America than any other available guide. 794 full-color photographs depict all the important rocks, gems, and minerals, in many variations of color and crystal form, and the natural environments in which they occur; written descriptions provide information on field marks, similar rocks and minerals, environment, areas of occurrence, and derivation...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
448 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
Dante expert David Franco tracks down the whereabouts of a mirror bearing an image of the legendary Medusa which was possibly crafted by Renaissance artist Benvenuto Cellini. But David will need help if he is to find the clues scattered through art and history to the mirror's current location. And there are others who have heard of the mirror's powers, and they will stop at nothing to find it.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
495 pages ; 25 cm
Description
Army epidemiologist Frank Slater is offered a job no one else wants -- to travel to a small island off the coast of Alaska and investigate a potentially lethal phenomenon: The permafrost has begun to melt, exposing bodies from a colony that was wiped out by the dreaded Spanish flu of 1918 and was once devoted to the mad Russian monk Rasputin. Frank must determine if the thawed remains still carry the deadly virus in their frozen flesh and, if so,...
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