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- Squirrels / by Diemer, Lauren.;
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 23) and index.Describes the physical characteristics, natural habitats, history, and folklore of squirrels.
- Subjects: Squirrels;
- © 2008., Weigl,
- Moose / by Winnick, Nick.;
- Explores the physical characteristics, natural habitats, history and folklore of moose.
- Subjects: Moose;
- © 2011., AV2 by Weigl,
- Book of animal records / by Carwardine, Mark,author.; Natural History Museum (London, England);
- Subjects: Animals; World records.;
- Porcupines / by Webster, Christine.;
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 23) and index.Explores the physical characteristcs, natural habitat, history, and folklore of the porcupine.
- Subjects: Porcupines;
- © 2010., Weigl,
- Life as we made it : how 50,000 years of human innovation refined--and redefined--nature / by Shapiro, Beth Alison,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."Humans seem to be destroying nature with incessant fiddling. We can use viruses to insert genes for pesticide resistance into plants, or to make the flesh of goldfish glow. We can turn bacteria into factories for millions of molecules, from vitamin A and insulin to diesel fuel. And this year's Nobel Prize went to the inventors of tool called CRISPR, which lets us edit genomes almost as easily as we can edit the text in a computer document. The potential for harm can seem both enormous and inevitable. In Life as We Made It, evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro argues that our fears of new technologies aren't just mistaken, but they miss the big picture about human history: we've been remaking nature for as long as we've been around. As Shapiro shows, the molecular tools of biotechnology are just the latest in a long line of innovations stretching back to the extra food and warm fires that first brought wolves into the human fold, turning them into devoted dogs. Perhaps more importantly, Shapiro offers a new understanding of the evolution of our species and those that surround us. We might think of evolution as a process bigger than humans (and everything else). To the contrary, Shapiro argues that we have always been active participants in it, driving it both inadvertently and intentionally with our remarkable capacity for technological innovation. Shapiro shows that with each innovation and every plant and animal we touched, we not only shaped our own diets, genes, and social structures but we reset the course of evolution, both theirs and ours. Indeed, although we think of only modern technology as capable of gene editing, she shows that even the first stone tools could edit DNA, simply by changing the world in which all life lives. Recasting the history of biology and technology alike, Life as We Made It shows that the history of our species is essentially and inevitably a story of us meddling with nature. And that ultimately, our species' fate depends on how we do it in the future"--
- Subjects: Biotechnology; Biotechnology; Nature;
- When Trees Testify : Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy. by Montgomery, Beronda L.;
- In 'When Trees Testify', award-winning plant biologist Beronda L. Montgomery explores the ways seven trees - as well as the cotton shrub - are intertwined with Black history and culture. She reveals how knowledge surrounding these trees has shaped America since the very beginning. As Montgomery shows, trees are material witnesses to the lives of enslaved Africans and their descendants.Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; HISTORY / United States / General; NATURE / Plants / Trees; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies;
- Star Wars : the visual encyclopedia / by Barr, Patricia.; Bray, Adam.; Horton, Cole.;
- Foreword / by Dennis Muren -- Geography -- Nature -- History - Culture -- Science and technology.Presents an illustrated guide to everything Star Wars that incorporates curated photography for hundreds of topics ranging from fashions and food to vehicles and characters.LSC
- Subjects: Star Wars films; Star Wars films;
- Knowledge Encyclopedia : the World as you've never seen it before. by Hamilton, Jill.; Smithsonian Institution.;
- Space -- Earth -- Nature -- Human body -- Science -- History.Presents a children's encyclopedia, focusing on space, Earth, nature, the human body, science, and history.
- Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Nature; Science; Civilization; Biology; Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries.; Encyclopedias and dictionaries.;
- Snakes / by Gower, David J.,1969-; Garrett, Katherine.; Stafford, Peter J.;
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 140) and index.The biology and natural history of this ecologically important group of animals, with information on habitat, conservation status, and unusual behavior.LSC
- Subjects: Snakes.;
- © 2012., Firefly Books,
- Lessons From a Lifetime : Ninety Years of Inspiration and Activism. by Suzuki, David.;
- David Suzuki has inspired generations of his followers to fight for environmental and social causes with courage and conviction. In 'Lessons From a Lifetime', Suzuki shares wisdom and hard-earned lessons for the next generation of activists, alongside personal stories and heartfelt contributions from Margaret Atwood, Neil Young, and Justin Trudeau, and more. Suzuki lives in Vancouver, BC.Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists; HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General; NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology;
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