: In autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. One by one, many of the seeds are lost -- burned by the sun, fallen into the ocean, eaten by a bird. But some survive the long winter and, come spring, sprout into plants, facing new dangers -- trampled by playing children, picked as a gift for a friend. Soon only the tiniest
: Zai’s uncle is the famous ‘birdman of India’ Salim Ali, everyone in her family is a birding expert, and she herself can’t so much as identify the pitpit sitting right under her nose. Little wonder she is in a big-time flap over her not-so-small problem! Drawing a delightful portrait of childhood, Zai Whitaker recounts her early birding woes and how she winged it.
: A gentle and deeply moving story of a young girl and her bear, told with great charm by a master storyteller.
High in the mountains, in a tiny village, an abandoned bear cub is adopted by a lonely orphan child. Soon they are inseparable, beloved by the whole village – safe, until the arrival of a glamorous film crew who need a dancing bear…
: It's 1943, and Lily Tregenza lives on a farm, in the idyllic seaside village of Slapton. Her life is scarcely touched by the war until one day Lily and her family, along with all of the other villagers, are told to move out of their homes -?? lock, stock and barrel.
: The insects, by Peter Farb and the editors of Life ... Realm of the insect; Living in armor; Marvel of metamorphosis; Insect architecture; Hunters and the hunted ...
: Evolution has 20 ratings and 4 reviews. ... Evolution's Moore's obituary is available here: ... The edition is "Young Readers Edition: Evolution" by Ruth Moore. .... for her honest portrayals of Maine people and evocative descriptions of the state.
: Numerous illustrations accompany this discussion of man's knowledge of the universe and the history of astronomy. Several unanswered questions concerning ...
: Book 2 of the Life Nature Library. Despite their importance to mankind, the earth sciences have traditionally lagged behind the laboratory sciences. Perhaps the most backward subdivision of the earth sciences has been the obscure subject of oceanography, in which an attempt is made to advance our understanding of one particular part of our environment, namely the large fraction of our globe that is covered with salt water. . . .