Best of
Nature

1960

Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills


The Mountaineers Club - 1960
    Simultaneous.

Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds


Joy Adamson - 1960
    Especially now, at a time when the sanctity of the wild and its inhabitants is increasingly threatened by human development and natural disaster, Adamson's remarkable tale is an idyll, and a model, to return to again and again.Illustrated with the same beautiful, evocative photographs that first enchanted the world forty years ago and updated with a new introduction by George Page, former host and executive editor of the PBS series Nature and author of Inside the Animal Mind, this anniversary edition introduces to a new generation one of the most heartwarming associations between man and animal.

The Journal, 1837-1861


Henry David Thoreau - 1960
    It is a treasure trove of some of the finest prose in English and, for those acquainted with it, its prismatic pages exercise a hypnotic fascination. Yet at roughly seven thousand pages, or two million words, it remains Thoreau’s least-known work. This reader’s edition, the largest one-volume edition of Thoreau’s Journal ever published, is the first to capture the scope, rhythms, and variety of the work as a whole. Ranging freely over the world at large, the Journal is no less devoted to the life within. As Thoreau says, “It is in vain to write on the seasons unless you have the seasons in you.”

Ring of Bright Water


Gavin Maxwell - 1960
    ""One of the outstanding wildlife books of all time.""-New York Herald Tribune First published 1960 by Longmans, Green & Co.

The Firmament of Time


Loren Eiseley - 1960
    His illuminating and accessible discussion is a characteristically skillful and compelling synthesis of hard scientific theory, factual evidence, personal anecdotes, haunting reflection, and poetic prose.

Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking


Tom Brown Jr. - 1960
    Fully illustrated and comprehensive, each volume includes practical information, time-tested nature skills, and exciting new ways to rediscover the earth around us.

A Zoo in My Luggage


Gerald Durrell - 1960
    A Zoo in My Luggage begins with an account of Durrell’s third trip to the British Cameroons in West Africa, during which he and his wife capture animals to start their own zoo. Returning to England with a few additions to their family—Cholmondeley the chimpanzee, Bug-eye the bush baby, and others—they have nowhere to put them as they haven’t yet secured a place for their zoo. Durrell’s account of how he manages his menagerie in all sorts of places throughout England while finding a permanent home for the animals provides as much adventure as capturing them. For animal lovers of all ages, A Zoo in My Luggage is the romping true story of the boy who grew up to make a Noah’s Ark of his own.

Trout Madness


Robert Traver - 1960
    "Being a dissertation of the symptoms and pathology of this incurable disease by one of its victims." "Here for the delight of all piscophiles are 21 stories accumulated from a lifetime of fishing tales as true as can reasonably be expected of a fisherman."

What to Look for in Autumn


E.L. Grant Watson - 1960
    

The American Seasons


Edwin Way Teale - 1960
    publication.

What To Look For In Summer


E.L. Grant Watson - 1960
    

Shark


Miranda MacQuitty - 1960
    Beautiful photography provides a close-up look at these terrifying "lords of the deep"--their anatomy and behavior, and the realities and myths behind their sinister reputation. This densely illustrated book is one of the most informative and technically accurate portrayals of sharks and their relatives."--(starred) Science Books & Films.

Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature and Survival for Children


Tom Brown Jr. - 1960
    His "field guide" stresses awareness, tracking, survival, and a philosophy derived from an Apache elder, and he hopes parents will teach their children these values and skills. The first half of this seventh in a series discusses careful observing in nature; the second, aimed at children aged 4-11, presents survival skills for shelter, water, fire, and food. There are specific suggestions for games to teach these concepts, but the bulk of the text urges teachers (parents) to value the nature ethic. For public libraries, city or country.- Roland Person, Southern Illinois Univ. at Carbondale Lib.Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Eyewitness Books: Amphibian


Barry Clarke - 1960
    Take a close-up look at the first vertebrates to conquer land—from familiar bullfrogs and toads to unusual legless caecilians and eel-like sirens. Explore their anatomy, behavior, and pivotal place on the evolutionary time line.

Now I remember: autobiography of an amateur naturalist


Thornton W. Burgess - 1960
    

Plant


David Burnie - 1960
    Discover why some plants have spines and stingers, what plants looked like millions of years ago, how plants survive in the desert, how plants turn sunlight into energy, and much, much more.