A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.

An international best seller embraced and endorsed by policy makers, scientists, writers and energy industry executives from around the world, Tim Flannery's The Weather Makers contributed in bringing the topic of global warming to national prominence. For the first time, a scientist provided an accessible and comprehensive account of the history, current status, and future impact of climate change, writing what has been acclaimed by reviewers everywhere...

An illustrated anthology of poetry and prose about the natural world, by such authors as Rudyard Kipling, Ovid, and Tolstoy.

Young Razo travels from Bayern to Tira at war's end as part of a diplomatic corps, but mysterious events in the Tiran capital fuel simmering suspicions and anger, and Razo must spy out who is responsible before it is too late and he becomes trapped in an enemy land.

"Each spring, formations of sandhill cranes crisscross the skies along Nebraska's Platte River in one of the last great migratory spectacles on the North American continent. From across the globe, tens of thousands of visitors gather to witness a land transformed, 'wild with birds.' But the central Platte River system is witness to even more than this wondrous annual event. It is also an abiding source of natural, agricultural, and economic life in...

"A nonfiction primer on all thing volcanoes, including the different types of volcanoes, the work of volcanologists, and more"--

"Stephen R. Jones's collection of essays explores the natural and cultural history of the Sandhills, giving attention especially to the engaging and fragile beauty of the public-private ecosystems that surround and compose the Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge in western Nebraska"--

Presents more than sixty projects made from natural materials that are available almost anywhere.

Throughout the day and into the night, a boy and his family observe the constantly changing sky.