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Author
Publisher
Custom House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story. Placing twenty first-century climate change in deep context, A Brief History of Earth is an indispensable look at where we've been and where we're going."--
Author
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
2002
Description
A guide to the history and folklore surrounding faeries, and an examination of the meanings that these mythic beings have acquired in many cultures, including descriptions of more than fifty types of faeries from all over the world, with their folklore, characteristics, and attributes explained, along with special rituals and recipes, and the faeries' favorite plants and trees.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Rightly understood and rightly communicated, the Christian faith is one of great joy. It is an invitation to God's kingdom, where tears are replaced by laughter and longing hearts find their purpose and their home. This is the heart of the gospel: God's search to reclaim us and love us as his own. But have we truly grasped this? Those of us who have disdained Christianity as a religion of bigotry-have we repudiated the genuine article or merely demonstrated...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids/Greystone Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"A visually stunning introduction to patterns found in nature. Perfect for early STEM learning in preschool and kindergarten. From the dots on a ladybug to the spiral on a snail, patterns in nature can be found anywhere. This simple and playful concept book introduces the littlest of readers to both math and nature while engaging their creative potential. By the end, kids will be able to identify: Spots and stripes Spirals and symmetry Waves and honeycombs...
49) The hike
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Three friends set out on a day hike to explore their local forest, intending to climb to the top of the hill, where they will plant a flag, read a poem, and release feathers into the wind.
"The Hike is a plucky and sweet adventure story about three intrepid young female explorers set out to conquer the outdoors in their local forest. Here is the best and worst of any hike: from picnics to puffing and panting, deer-sighting to detours. This spirited...
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"Once upon a time there was a version of our faith worth living and dying for. A version that people in the first-century culture found irresistible. It not only survived...it thrived! You are about to discover why. More importantly, in 'Irresistible', you will be invited to embrace the original version of your faith--the version credited for turning the world upside down! In 'Irresistible', pastor and author Andy Stanley illustrates how a shift from...
Author
Description
Based on a trip with his brother in 1839, "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" is an excellent example of Thoreau's talent for naturalistic writing. In exquisite detail Thoreau depicts the nature that surrounds him over the course of his trip. One of only two books to be published during his lifetime, Thoreau began work on "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" following his brother's death in 1842, however the work was not fully completed...
52) Finding wild
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"All the ways and places that wild exists in our world and where you can find it"--
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
Description
"A practical illustrated guide to exploring, observing, and understanding nature. Chris Packham will pass on his passion for nature and make you an enthusiastic and knowledgeable amateur naturalist. Nature Handbook reveals how easy it is to enjoy and learn about plants, animals, habitats, and ecological processes. It features visual studies of habitats - full of photos of the animals and plants that live there and illustrations of how they interact....
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Formats
Description
Retreating to her family's rural house in Ireland to escape the challenges of urban life, artist Frankie explores the chain of events that have challenged her mental stability and art education. As she picks up photography once more, she searches for meaning and healing while examining the natural world around her.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Mimi is a writer and when she finds that some of her favorite words for natural things, such as wren, violet, and dandelion, are disappearing she appoints her granddaughter, Brooke, as the keeper of wild words, and shows her how to bring them to life by knowing, appreciating, and using the things they stand for.
57) Crafting with nature: grow or gather your own supplies for simple handmade crafts, gifts & recipes
Author
Publisher
Page Street Publishing Co
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Each chapter starts with a common plant and a beginner-friendly guide to growing or gathering it, then dives into ideas for what you can make with it.
Author
Publisher
[Perfection Learning]
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A mother explains to her son that in nature an end is also a beginning as day gives way to night, winter ends and spring begins, and, after it stops falling, rain makes clouds for other storms.
60) In my world
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Describes some of the many things in the natural world--such as worms, seashells, flowers, and stars--that a child can appreciate.
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