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Save the bees / by Musgrave, Ruth A.,1960-;
'Save the Bees' is a reader all about bees - how they pollinate plants and make honey, and how we should look after them.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Bees; Bees;
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Bugs and us / by Murphy, Patricia J.,1963-;
'Bugs and Us' is a reader all about different insects and how they help us - from pollinating plants to helping to create medicines, and protecting crops to eating poop!
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Insects;
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Mini meadows : grow a little patch of colorful flowers anywhere around your yard / by Lizotte, Mike,author.; Cardillo, Rob,photographer.;
Subjects: Flower gardening.; Meadow gardening.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Why do we need bees? / by Murray, Laura K.,1989-;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Discover why BEES are important to our world in this photo-filled nonfiction book for budding young scientists. Does the buzzing of a bee make you want to run away? Well, those little insects do a lot more than sting! They help pollinate a lot of plants. We wouldn't have honey without them. And we've learned a lot from the homes they build. With eye-catching photos, quick facts, and beyond-the-book back matter, Why Do We Need Bees? will have young researchers and science fans exploring more about the NATURE WE NEED"--
Subjects: Bees; Bees; Bees;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The bee mother / by Huson, Brett D.; Donovan, Natasha.;
"Learn about the life cycles of different kinds of bees in this enlightening picture book. As flowers and trees begin to bud and bloom, Nox Ap, the bee mother, emerges from her winter sleep. To the Gitxsan, she is nature's gardener. Without her hard work as a pollinator, we could not enjoy the fruits of strawberries and huckleberries. Follow her life from the first thaw of spring to the end of autumn. In the seventh book of Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson)'s Mothers of Xsan series, readers will discover the important role of the bumblebee, the honeybee, and the yellow jacket wasp in the Xsan ecosystem"--
Subjects: Picture books.; Bees; Bees; Indigenous peoples; Gitxsan Indians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nature explained : a family guide to 20 nature cycles / by Brown, Helen.; Scully, Claire.;
Includes bibliographical references.In Nature Explained, art and science blend together in a fascinating visual tour of more than 20 nature cycles. Discover how trees lose their leaves, what makes flowers bloom, why seeds travel and many more incredible processes. Split into six sections -- trees, leaves, flowers, seeds, mushrooms and seasons -- the book's spreads present different scenes and explain the stories of nature from pollination to photosynthesis, germination to decomposition, in a simple way. Anatomical profiles feature at the start of each section to give a broad overview to each chapter, and feature detailed diagrams and dissections for children to pore over.Ages 5-7.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Natural history; Life cycles (Biology);
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Tiny + wild : build a small-scale meadow anywhere / by Gardner, Graham Laird,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-169) and index."Tiny & Wild is the essential guide to creating a small-scale mini meadow that's filled with low-maintenance plants to please both pollinators and people."--
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Meadow ecology.; Meadow gardening.; Meadow plants.; Natural landscaping; Urban ecology (Biology); Wild flower gardening.; Wild flowers;
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Herbs in every season : 48 edible and medicinal herbs for the kitchen, garden, and apothecary / by Cohen, Bevin,1979-author.; Doan, Miriam,photographer.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Herbs bring in more bees, more birds, and more beneficial insects to the garden. They add spice and depth to any recipe. Herbs enrich our lives, our health, and our earth in profound and nourishing ways. Herbs in Every Season offers gardeners, herbalists, cooks, and homesteaders a new way of looking at herbs throughout the year. Herbalists will learn how an herb's growth habits inform its medicinal capabilities, and gardeners will gain insight on herbs as integral culinary plants for the kitchen garden, pollinator plants for perennial borders, and key ingredients for a home apothecary. With detailed plant profiles on 48 herbs, many of them native plants, Bevin Cohen encourages a year-round perspective on growing and using herbs in tandem with the seasons."--
Subjects: Herb gardening.; Herbs; Medicinal plants.; Organic gardening.; Vegetable gardening.;
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Garden wonders : a guidebook for little green thumbs / by Grindler, Sarah.;
"The newest book in the Little Explorers series shows young readers how to garden everything from flowers to veggies--and offers tips and tricks for keeping it all in bloom. Let's get our hands dirty! Whether you have a big backyard or pots on a balcony, you can grow just about anything if you have healthy soil, plenty of water, and bright sunlight. The newest book in the Little Explorers series takes young readers through every step to creating their own garden: from collecting nutrient-rich soil and choosing the right time of day to water your plants, to identifying helpful critters from unwanted pests. Featuring new vocabulary words like "germinate," "fertilizer," and "pollinator," and encouraging a microscopic look at nature, this is the perfect book for curious little gardeners. What will you grow first?"--
Subjects: Gardening;
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Bat basics : how to understand and help these amazing flying mammals / by Krebbs, Karen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Explore the everyday lives of bats! Bats have been misunderstood for generations, yet they are essential to a healthy ecosystem. From insect control to pollination services, we need bats more than most people know. Bat Basics separates fact from fiction in a fascinating, fun guide to the world's only flying mammals. Author Karen Krebbs has been studying bats for more than 30 years. She lectures, teaches, and even trains government workers on the subject-and now she's sharing her expertise with you. Learn the Bat Basics, such as how they use echolocation, why they hibernate, and what they eat. Discover bat myths that you probably thought were true. Find out how to bat-proof a house. Then turn to the field guide section, and identify a variety of common and important-to-know species. Projects, activities, and tips for helping the bat population round out this comprehensive guide. Get Bat Basics, and read all about why bats should be celebrated-not feared."
Subjects: Bats; Bats.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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