Best of
Nature

1991

All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms


David Arora - 1991
    Full-color illustrated guide to identifying 200 Western mushrooms by their key features.

The Jim Corbett Omnibus.


Jim Corbett - 1991
    The Jim Corbett Omnibus includes three enduring tales of Corbett's encounters with man-eaters.Man-eaters of Kumaon contains fascinating stories of tracking and shooting of man-eaters in the Indian Himalayas during the early years of the last century. The stories in The Temple Tiger display Corbett's acute awareness of sights, sounds, and life in the Indian forests, as well as his love for the human beings living in the hunting terrain. Finally, perhaps the most exciting of all of Corbett's jungle tales, The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag is a gripping narrative of a notorious leopard which spread terror in the hills of the colonial United Provinces.Dramatic yet reflective, Corbett's writings are coloured by his deep concern and sympathy for the natural world as well as the local people and their traditions and customs. This vividly illustrated collection will appeal equally to Corbett lovers and to those concerned with the environment and wildlife.Table Of ContentsMan-eaters of KumaonAuthor's NoteThe Champawat Man-eatersRobinThe Chowgarh TigersThe Bachelor of PowalgarhThe Mohan Man-eaterThe Fish of My DreamThe Kanda Man-eaterThe Pipal Pani TigerThe Thak Man-eaterJust TigersThe Temple Tiger and More Man-eaters of KumaonThe Temple TigerThe Muktesar Man-eaterThe Panar Man-eaterThe Chuka Man-eaterThe Talla Des Man-eaterEpilogueThe Man-eating Leopard of RudraprayagThe Pilgrim RoadThe Man-eaterTerrorArrivalInvestigationThe First KillLocating the LeopardThe Second KillPreparationsMagicA Near EscapeThe Gin-trapThe Hunters HuntedRetreatFishing InterludeDeath of a GoatCyanide PoisoningTouch and GoA Lesson in CautionA Wild Boar HuntVigil on a Pine-treeMy Night of TerrorLeopard Fights LeopardA Shot in the DarkEpilogue

Introduction to Permaculture


Bill Mollison - 1991
    216-page Softcover.Introduction to Permaculture is an updated and revised version of the first two permaculture books, Permaculture One (Mollison and Holmgren, 1978) and Permaculture Two (Mollison, 1979), and replaces them. New material by Bill Mollison and Reny Mia Slay has been inserted, along with excerpts from Permaculture: A Designers' Manual and information taken from permaculture design courses taught by Bill Mollison (1981, 1986) and Lea Harrison (1985). Some of the illustrations in this book have appeared in Permaculture Two and Permaculture: A Designers' Manual.

Modern Nature


Derek Jarman - 1991
    Facing an uncertain future, he nevertheless found solace in nature, growing all manner of plants. While some perished beneath wind and sea-spray others flourished, creating brilliant, unexpected beauty in the wilderness.Modern Nature is both a diary of the garden and a meditation by Jarman on his own life: his childhood, his time as a young gay man in the 1960s, his renowned career as an artist, writer and film-maker. It is at once a lament for a lost generation, an unabashed celebration of gay sexuality, and a devotion to all that is living.

Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place


Terry Tempest Williams - 1991
    That same season, The Great Salt Lake began to rise to record heights, threatening the herons, owls, and snowy egrets that Williams, a poet and naturalist, had come to gauge her life by. One event was nature at its most random, the other a by-product of rogue technology: Terry's mother, and Terry herself, had been exposed to the fallout of atomic bomb tests in the 1950s. As it interweaves these narratives of dying and accommodation, Refuge transforms tragedy into a document of renewal and spiritual grace, resulting in a work that has become a classic.

Earth Prayers


Elizabeth Roberts - 1991
    women and men have always given voice to the impulse to celebrate the world that surrounds and sustains them. Now, as we face a diminished present and an uncertain future, the need to honor the interconnection between people and the planet is heightened. From Walt Whitman, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Black Elk, to Margaret Atwood, the Rig Veda, and the chant of a Samar fisherman, the varied voices linked here offer songs and prayers for land, sea, and air; graces for food; and invocations, poems, and passages that reveal in the common spiritual heritage of all who cherish creation.

Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History


Stephen Jay Gould - 1991
    . . . Gould is the Stan Musial of essay writing. He can work himself into a corkscrew of ideas and improbable allusions paragraph after paragraph and then, uncoiling, hit it with such power that his fans know they are experiencing the game of essay writing at its best."--John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review

Plant Spirit Medicine: The Healing Power of Plants


Eliot Cowan - 1991
    This practice is still alive today in Mexico, among the traditional Indian shaman healers -- principally the elder Huichol Indian shaman and plant spirit healer, Don Guadalupe Gonzales Rios. Elliot Cowan reveals these ancient practices and guides the reader in the effective use of the wild herb plants in the area in which he or she lives. The result is a wonderful psychic and spiritual approach to holistic healing.

The Moon by Whale Light and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodilians and Whales


Diane Ackerman - 1991
    In a rare blend of scientific fact and poetic truth, the acclaimed author of A Natural History of the Senses explores the activities of whales, penguins, bats, and crocodilians, plunging headlong into nature and coming up with highly entertaining treasures.

Sisters of the Earth: Women's Prose and Poetry About Nature


Lorraine Anderson - 1991
    Nature as delight. Nature as mother and sister. Nature as victim. Nature as companion and reminder of what is wild in us all. Here, among more than a hundred poets and prose writers, are Diane Ackerman on the opium of sunsets; Ursula K. Le Guin envisioning an alternative world in which human beings are not estranged from their planet; and Julia Butterfly Hill on weathering a fierce storm in the redwood tree where she lived for more than two years. Here, too, are poems, essays, stories, and journal entries by Emily Dickinson, Alice Walker, Terry Tempest Williams, Willa Cather, Gretel Erlich, Adrienne Rich, and others—each offering a vivid, eloquent response to the natural world.This second edition of Sisters of the Earth is fully revised and updated with a new preface and nearly fifty new pieces, including new contributions by Louise Erdrich, Pam Houston, Zora Neale Hurston, Starhawk, Joy Williams, Kathleen Norris, Rita Dove, and Barbara Kingsolver.

Hand to Earth Andy Goldsworth Scuplture 1976-1990


Terry Friedman - 1991
    Here nearly 200 illustrations--over 100 in color--make a fascinating collection.

The Salamander Room


Anne Mazer - 1991
    Together, Anne Mazer and Steve Johnson have created a woodland paradise that any salamander would love to share with a child.

Cactus Hotel


Brenda Z. Guiberson - 1991
    Birds and other animals scurry about looking for food. When they get tired, they stop to rest at a giant cactus. It is their hotel in the desert!

World as Lover, World as Self


Joanna Macy - 1991
    A blueprint for social change, World as Lover, World as Self shows how we can reverse the destructive attitudes that threaten our world.

Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas


Sy Montgomery - 1991
    Studies the work and unique methods of three women scientists who contributed to understanding chimpanzees, mountain gorillas, and orangutans.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky


Mark R. Chartrand - 1991
    The National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky provides a concise guided tour of the heavens, from planets in our solar system to the constellations in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, stars, galaxies, astronomical bodies, phenomena, comets, and more. Featuring a durable vinyl binding, over 700 full-color photographs, sky charts, and constellation charts, as well as detailed descriptive text, this comprehensive, easy-to-use field guide is the perfect companion volume for any stargazer.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Weather: North America


David McWilliams Ludlum - 1991
    The 378 dramatic photographs capture cloud types, precipitation, storms, twisters, and optical phenomena such as the Northern Lights. Essays with accompanying maps and illustrations discuss the earth's atmosphere, weather systems, cloud formation, and development of tornadoes and many other weather events.

Sunflower Houses: Inspiration From the Garden--A Book for Children and Their Grown-Ups


Sharon Lovejoy - 1991
    The reviews say it all: A fetching primer on gardening for children. . . . Irresistible (The Smithsonian). What child, or indeed adult, would not be delighted? Lovejoy's recollections are wonderful, as are the illustrations (Victoria). Celebrating the lore of the garden and the joy of interacting with nature, Sunflower Houses is a unique garden lover's miscellany, a collection of memories, poems, activities, garden plans, crafts, botanical riddles, stories, games, and planting projects. There are inspirations for a Floral Clock Garden, A Child's Own Rainbow, Faerie Tea Parties, and, of course, the Sunflower House. Plus, from garden lovers, stories of favorite flowers. Throughout are the artist's warm and appealing watercolors of a life in gardening remembered.

A Life In Hand: Creating the Illuminated Journal


Hannah Hinchman - 1991
    < **Postponed Till Spring 99"**

Dear Greenpeace


Simon James - 1991
    Full of imagination and humour, with clear illustrations which will appeal to the under fives.

Winter: Notes from Montana


Rick Bass - 1991
    Bass and his friend Elizabeth discovered the Yaak valley in northwest Montana. It was remote -- with no electricity or phone service, only erratic radio reception, and reachable by a gravel-and-dirt road that required four-wheel drive. There was one saloon, a general store and a handful of year-round residents. The nearest town, Libby, was 40 miles away. As caretakers of a defunct hunting lodge, the couple settled into their winter idyll. Bass writes exuberantly about their season in the wilderness: blizzards, woodchopping, wildlife, the occasional social gatherings at the Dirty Shame Saloon. He speaks to the wildness and freedom of valley people, the slow-motion quality of life, and the the physical and psychological hardships of wilderness living. This charming celebration will give readers a fresh perception of winter.

History Ends in Green: Gaia, Psychedelics and the Archaic Revival


Terence McKenna - 1991
    Recounting his fortuitous presence in Berkeley- "ground zero of the cultural explosion" - in the 1960's leads into a brief examination of how the psychedelic utopian wave form was overcome by "prepotent forces" resulting in the anti-psychedelic dystopia we find ourselves in now.

A Year Around the Great Oak


Gerda Muller - 1991
    In the fall, Robin takes them to see his favorite tree -- a giant oak that is 300 years old. The children build a den under the oak tree's giant branches and watch the squirrels hide acorns in its wide trunk.In the winter they ski through the forest and meet the foresters who chose which trees will become firewood this year -- but not their beautiful oak tree!In the spring the children go searching for badgers and see many animals that live in the forest -- nesting birds, gentle deer and shy rabbits. One night, the tree helps Benjamin when he discovers a creature he didn't expect. How can the children say thank you?A beautifully detailed, seasonal story from Gerda Muller, who gave us the beloved Seasons board books and Where Do They Go When it Rains? Children will love to spot the realistic animals and birds that live in the great oak's forest.

The River of the Mother of God: and Other Essays


Aldo Leopold - 1991
    This book brings together the best of Leopold's essays.

The Quest: One Man's Search for Peace, Insight, and Healing in an Endangered World


Tom Brown Jr. - 1991
    The author relates his search for spiritual enlightenment in the wilderness under the guidance of an Apache shaman and explores humanity's mystical relationship with nature.

The Curious Naturalist: Nature's Everyday Mysteries


Sy Montgomery - 1991
    Award-winning author Sy Montgomery takes you on an exploratory adventure through the seasons, into the woods, along the seashore, over frozen lakes, and right outside the back door.

Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children


Joseph Bruchac - 1991
    As the stories unfold and the activities come to life, the importance of our connections to animals became apparent. Features traditional Native American stories. Includes field-tested activities appropriate for all ages. Connects wildlife ecology and environmental issues. Fosters creative thinking and the synthesis of knowledge and experience.The stories in this book present some of the basic perspectives that Native North American parents, aunts and uncles use to teach the young. They are phrased in terms that modern youngsters can understand and appreciate, along with eye-catching illustrations and photographs throughout.Look for other Fulcrum books in this series: Keepers of the Earth, Keepers of Life and Keepers of the Night.

On the Spine of Time: A Flyfisher's Journey Among Mountain People, Streams & Trout


Harry Middleton - 1991
    He had to live through treacherous mountain roads, the cloud of airborne industrial toxins that shrouds the range for most of the year, an occasional blast of lightning, and, worst of all, a helping of rancid potato salad at a roadside diner. Like Norman MacLean in A River Runs Through It, Middleton makes fly-fishing a religion with its own vision of nirvana, and if it takes an occasional descent into the nether regions to attain it, the author isn't afraid to supply the grisly details. This graceful, funny memoir belongs in every angler's library.

The Bluebird Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting Bluebirds


Donald Stokes - 1991
    Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, this large format paperback book contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need -- to attract bluebirds to their yards.

About Birds: A Guide for Children


Cathryn Sill - 1991
    A simple and colorful introduction to birds and bird behavior, accompanied by beautifully detailed illustrations from noted wildlife illustrator John Sill.

Billy's Beetle


Mick Inkpen - 1991
    The fun is made even greater by pull-out pages and children will enjoy spotting the wayward beetle on every page. This is a classic picture book from Mick Inkpen, creator of Kipper and Wibbly Pig.

Chasing the Dragon's Tail: The Struggle to Save Thailand's Wild Cats


Alan Rabinowitz - 1991
    It was hoped his research would help protect the many species that live in that fragile reserve, which was being slowly depleted by poachers, drug traffickers, and even the native tribes of the area. Chasing the Dragon's Tail is the remarkable story of Rabinowitz's life and adventures in the forest as well as the streets of Bangkok, as he works to protect Thailand's threatened wildlife.Based on Rabinowitz's field journals, the book offers an intimate and moving look at a modern zoologist's life in the field. As he fights floods, fire-ant infestations, elephant stampedes, and a request to marry the daughter of a tribal chief, the difficulties that come with the demanding job of species conservation are dramatically brought to life. First published in 1991, this edition of Chasing the Dragon's Tail includes a new afterword by the author that brings the story up to date, describing the surprising strides Thailand has made recently in conservation.Other titles by Alan Rabinowitz include Beyond the Last Village and Jaguar.

A Sacred Unity: Further Steps to an Ecology of Mind


Gregory Bateson - 1991
    In his new collection of essays, Bateson, author of the enormously influential book Steps to an Ecology of Mind, takes readers further along the pathways by which he arrived at his now-famous synthesis, and continues to illuminate such diverse fields as biology, anthropology, psychiatry, and linguistics.

Hannah: The Complete Story


Hannah Hauxwell - 1991
    

The Year of the Turtle: A Natural History


David M. Carroll - 1991
    Presents the fascinating life history of freshwater turtles, looking at their yearly cycle and the flora and fauna that share their habitat.

Season at the Point: The Birds and Birders of Cape May


Jack Connor - 1991
    Each autumn millions of migrating birds converge here on their annual flight to wintering grounds as far away as Brazil and Peru. Season at the Point, the rich and telling story of the birds and birders of Cape May, evokes the sense of mystery and excitement that pervades the Cape as birders gather to count owls by the hundreds, hawks by the tens of thousands, and shorebirds and songbirds by the hundreds of thousands.

The Way of the Wolf


L. David Mech - 1991
    An engaging overview of wolf behavior and biology. Nature Book Society Feature Selection; Outdoor Life Book Club Selection.

Whisper from the Woods


Victoria Wirth - 1991
    . . Listen to the woods. In this elegant edition, Victoria Wirth and Scott Banfill reveal for us the secret lives of woodland trees. Wirth's sparse, honest text narrates the eternal cycle of nature--birth, growth, death, and joyous rebirth--through the events that occur to a generation of trees. Beautifully detailed and passionately dramatic, Banfill's breathtaking paintings imbue the trees with character and personality. Full color.

The Idea of Wilderness: From Prehistory to the Age of Ecology


Max Oelschlaeger - 1991
    An intellectual history, it draws together evidence from philosophy, anthropology, theology, literature, ecology, cultural geography, and archaeology to provide a new scientifically and philosophically informed understanding of humankind’s relationship to nature. Oelschlaeger begins by examining the culture of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, whose totems symbolized the idea of organic unity between humankind and wild nature, and idea that the author believes is essential to any attempt to define human potential. He next traces how the transformation of these hunter-gatherers into farmers led to a new awareness of distinctions between humankind and nature, and how Hellenism and Judeo-Christianity later introduced the unprecedented concept that nature was valueless until humanized. Oelschlaeger discusses the concept of wilderness in relation to the rise of classical science and modernism, and shows that opposition to “modernism” arose almost immediately from scientific, literary, and philosophical communities. He provides new and, in some cases, revisionist studies of the seminal American figures Thoreau, Muir, and Leopold, and he gives fresh readings of America’s two prodigious wilderness poets Robinson Jeffers and Gary Snyder. He concludes with a searching look at the relationship of evolutionary thought to our postmodern effort to reconceptualize ourselves as civilized beings who remain, in some ways, natural animals.

Trek: A Classic Adventure Story of Disaster and Survival in the Sahara


Paul Stewart - 1991
    A group of four acquaintances set out to drive from Nairobi to London, via the Sahara desert, in a 8 horse-power Morris Traveller. Under the leadership of Alan Cooper, a down-on-his-luck farmer, the group was made up of a worldly field biologist who recorded the whole trip on her 8mm cine camera, a genteel schoolmistress of uncertain age in search of romance, and a 17-year-old boy whose mother had insisted that the trip would make a man of him. What united them was a desire for adventure.As they set off through Equatorial Africa the omens seemed against them. The Mau Mau uprising against British rule in Kenya was at it's height and the days of colonial rule were ending. Their journey was to take them through an Africa that very soon would cease to exist. But it was the desert that turned their joyride into a nightmare. What began as an adventure ended as a desperate fight for life in the blazing sands of the Sahara. Trek brings this story to dramatic life and is a classic account of survival against the odds.

Blind Courage: Journey of Faith


Bill Irwin - 1991
    Blind hiker's story of an eight-month thru-hike with his seeing-eye dog.

Land Circle: Writings Collected from the Land


Linda M. Hasselstrom - 1991
    Essays and poems on one woman's responsibility for the land borne out of love for it.

The Big Tree


Bruce Hiscock - 1991
    Follows the development of a large old maple tree from its growth from a seed during the American Revolution to its maturity in the late twentieth century.

The Natural History of Puget Sound Country


Arthur R. Kruckeberg - 1991
    This thoughtful and eloquent natural history of the Puget Sound region begins with a discussion of how the ice ages and vulcanism shaped the land and then examines the natural attributes of the region--flora and fauna, climate, special habitats, life histories of key organisms--as they pertain to the functioning ecosystem. Mankind's effects upon the natural environment are a pervasive theme of the book. Kruckeberg looks at both positive and negative aspects of human interaction with nature in the Puget basin. By probing the interconnectedness of all natural aspects of one region, Kruckeberg illustrates ecological principles at work and gives us a basis for wise decision-making.The Natural History of Puget Sound Country is a comprehensive reference, invaluable for all citizens of the Northwest, as well as for conservationists, biologists, foresters, fisheries and wildlife personnel, urban planners, and environmental consultants everywhere. Lavishly illustrated with over three hundred photographs and drawings, it is much more than a beautiful book. It is a guide to our future.

The Random House Book of Perennials, Volume 2: Late Perennials


Roger Phillips - 1991
    Some 5,000 of the world's favorite flowering plants are depicted.

Foundations of Ecology: Classic Papers with Commentaries


Leslie A. Real - 1991
    Whether by posing new problems, demonstrating important effects, or stimulating new research, these papers have made substantial contributions to an understanding of ecological processes, and they continue to influence the field today. The papers span nearly nine decades of ecological research, from 1887 on, and are organized in six sections: foundational papers, theoretical advances, synthetic statements, methodological developments, field studies, and ecological experiments. Selections range from Connell's elegant account of experiments with barnacles to Watt's encyclopedic natural history, from a visionary exposition by Grinnell of the concept of niche to a seminal essay by Hutchinson on diversity. Six original essays by contemporary ecologists and a historian of ecology place the selections in context and discuss their continued relevance to current research. This combination of classic papers and fresh commentaries makes Foundations of Ecology both a convenient reference to papers often cited today and an essential guide to the intellectual and conceptual roots of the field. Published with the Ecological Society of America.

Plant Form: An Illustrated Guide to Flowering Plant Morphology


Adrian D. Bell - 1991
    An understanding of plant form-plant morphology-is essential to appreciating the wonders of the plant world and to the study of botany and horticulture at every level. In this ingeniously designed volume, the complex subject becomes both accessible and manageable. The first part of the book describes and clearly illustrates the major plant structures that can be seen with the naked eye or a hand lens: leaf, root, stem, reproductive organs, and seedlings; special sections focus on vegetative propagation, and the morphology of grasses, orchids, and cacti. However, plants are dynamic organisms, constantly growing, changing, and becoming more elaborate, and understanding the development of a plant or plant part is as important as describing its final form. Part II focuses on how plants grow: bud development, the growth of reproductive organs, leaf arrangement, branching patterns, and the accumulation and loss of structures. This classic book, now revised and expanded to include the latest information on plant morphology, more than 1000 exquisite line drawings including 119 that are new to this edition, and nearly twice as many photographs as the previous edition, is remarkable for its user-friendly organization, high-quality illustrations, and extensive cross-referencing. Aimed at students of botany and horticulture, enthusiastic gardeners and amateur naturalists, it functions as an illustrated dictionary, a basic course in plant morphology, and an intriguing and enlightening book to dip into.

Songs of the Fluteplayer: Seasons of Life in the Southwest


Sharman Apt Russell - 1991
    She, along with her husband, chose to leave a faster lane in order to find a way of life not possible in a larger urban area: building their own adobe home, giving birth to their first child at home, and developing self-reliance and a deepening commitment to each other. Her reverence for the land, its history, and native inhabitants always informs her writing, and her intelligence and strong narrative voice ring clearly throughout this remarkable work. Like the best personal memoirs, the book is also about the events, people, myths, and emotions that define the days and seasons. Songs of the Fluteplayer, called an ”enchanting book” by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, marks an exciting literary debut.

Heaven is Under Our Feet


Don Henley - 1991
    Filled with moving, personal essays by concerned celebrities and thinkers, edited by Don Henley and Dave Marsh, it is a call to arms for anyone who cares about the environment and the future of the earth.

Wings for My Flight: The Peregrine Falcons of Chimney Rock, Updated Edition


Marcy Cottrell Houle - 1991
    With no phone or running water, she and her research parmer immerse themselves in the study of a pair of endangered peregrine falcons that return to their ancestral nesting site on Chimney Rock.Coming to know these birds intimately while sharing their home, Houle develops an abiding devotion to them. She observes their breathtaking flight, their indomitable character, and their urgent will to survive.Before me a peregrine falcon emerged from the cliff with a fierce beauty; with utmost ease and perfect control it spun in a dizzying dive to the earth. Talons outstretched, it lightly grazed the object of its attention -- a trespassing prairie falcon who had slipped across the peregrine's invisible territorial line.... Its flight was a gust of pure energy.While conducting her research, Houle learns that Chimney Rock is the site of an Anasazi ruin slated for commercial development. She meets the unexpected resistance and hostility of townspeople who resent the obstacle the endangered birds pose to potential tourist dollars. Houle uncovers the depth and complexity of the issue that leads this community -- and so many others like it in today's growing world -- to an angry impasse. With compassion, insight, and fairness, Houle explores the dilemma between environmentalists and developers, both of whom value the land, but in different ways.Wings for My Flight is the story of one biologist who, through the help of another species, comes to a greater understanding of her own. As a Colorado press, Pruett Publishing is proud to reissue thisaward-winning book that addresses issues vital to Coloradans and Westerners.

The Litany of the Great River


Meinrad Craighead - 1991
    Meinrad Craighead includes 30 new paintings in this spiritual book.

Letters from Honeyhill: A Woman's View of Homesteading, 1914-1922


Cecilia Hennel Hendricks - 1991
    "While there have been many published accounts of a woman's life in the West, rarely if ever have they been executed by such a literate scribe."

Physics Of The Plasma Universe


Anthony L. Peratt - 1991
    This book addresses the growing need to apply these complementary discoveries to astrophysics. Today plasma is recognized as the key element to understanding the generation of magnetic fields in planets, stars and galaxies, the accel- eration and transport of cosmic rays, and many other phenomena occurring in interstellar space, in radio galaxies, stellar atmospheres, quasars, and so forth.

In the Tall, Tall Grass


Denise Fleming - 1991
    You'll see ants and bees and birds--hip-hopping bunnies too. You'll even hear the sounds some of them make.Crunch, munch,caterpillars lunch...Crack, snap, wings flap...Beginning as the sun is high in the sky and ending as fireflies blink and the moon rises above, this backyard tour is one no child will want to miss.In the Tall, Tall Grass is a 1992 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Honor Book for Picture Books.

Great Cats


John Seidensticker - 1991
    A global look at all 37 species--including tigers, pumas, lions, cheetahs, leopards, jaguars, snow leopards, and bobcats. The work of 40 experts from around the world, this knowledgeable text discusses how the cats live, socialize, breed, eat, and more. Over 200 color illustrations.

Dinosaur!


David Norman - 1991
    "From cover to cover, this openly invites the reader to discover the delights of dinosaurs. The visual appeal is impressive. The text is informative. Fossilization, skeleton reconstruction, and a superb time scale round out a stunning and compelling book. Complete, authoritative, exact, and imaginative, it is sure to survive when other dinosaur books become extinct."--(starred) "Science Books & Films."

Audubon's Birds (The Natural History Museum Library)


John James Audubon - 1991
    In the Mega Square Audubons Birds, 120 types of birds are presented with a description for each type. The plates chosen are the most well-known, thus people will easily find their favorite bird. The Mega Square's small and practical format is bound to make a perfect gift.

I'll Gather My Geese


Hallie Crawford Stillwell - 1991
    Hallie's father, considering this a dangerous place for a young woman of nineteen to live alone, told her he thought she was going on a wild goose chase. "Then I'll gather my geese," she told him, with determination and independence. These traits stayed with Hallie all her life, and were indispensable in her role as a ranch wife. Raised as a "proper" Southern woman, Hallie was not prepared for the difficulties she faced when she moved to her new home, the Stillwell Ranch, in 1918. But she quickly became an invaluable part of the workings on the ranch. She watched and learned from her husband, Roy Stillwell, and she adjusted to the new life-style that she grew to love. The ranch hands, who thought she would only last six months, came to respect her and her abilities to do as much work as any man on the ranch. They became a family. Then Roy and Hallie started a family of their own. Three children were a handful, and the Stillwell family split its time between the ranch and a home in town. On the ranch outside Marathon, near the Mexican border, work was hard and joy came in the simple things. After working cattle all day, relaxing under the arbor in front of the house was a pleasure. Hallie had a favorite rock out behind the house, and she often sat on it to watch the sun set, take a break from her energetic youngsters, or otherwise gain some tranquility and perspective.The ranch and its inhabitants survived two world wars, the depression, droughts, an influenza epidemic, as well as the everyday troubles of ranching in the Big Bend country. Hallie's story, told in a personal and engaging way, is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the history of pioneering ranching in Texas.

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs (A Salamander Book)


Peter Wellnhofer - 1991
    the flying reptiles of the Mesozoic Era, were contemporaries of the dinosaurs, but whereas dinosaurs were the masters of the land, pterosaurs secured the air as their ecological niche. In this exciting new book Peter Wellnhofer provides a thoroughly up-to-date and comprehensive study of the appearance, lifestyle, and relationships of all known pterosaurs, the first vertebrates to develop the power of active flight in evolutionary history.Opening chapters explain what pterosaurs were, analyzing their origins and relationships, their place in the animal family tree, and reveal the narure of their body forms and the way in which their physiology was adapted to flight. The discovery of pterosaur fossils worldwide, from the time of the identification of the first pterosaur remains from Solnhofen by Cosimo Alessandro Collini in 1784 to the present day, is provided in a succinct history.The central chapters of the book describe all known pterosaurs from the three Periods of the Mesozoic Era: the Triassic, the Jurassic, and the Cretaceous. These chapters are lavishly illustrated with color photographs of fossil specimens, black and white skeletal drawings, and most spectacularly, with 16 superb color artworks of the major genera painted by John Sibbick. These paintings may be recognized as some of the finest restorations of pterosaurs in their landscapes yet published. Additional color diagrams reveal the location of fossil finds, the length of time that each pterosaur flourished, and its size in relation to man.The conduding chapters treat the reader to a thorough exploration of the likely lifestyles of the pterosaurs and the possibie reasons for their extinction, a history of all the major pterosaur reconstructions and models that have been created around the world, and a comparative analysis of the other vertebrates that have mastered flight - birds and bats. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs combines autoritative text for the general reader with perhaps the finest selection of artworks and photographs assembled on these fascinating animals. This fabulous volume is sure to become an essential populär reference book for many years to come.

Lebek: A City of Northern Europe Through the Ages


Xavier Hernàndez - 1991
    Describes the development of a fictional city in Northern Europe through the ages.

Key Guide to Australian Mammals


Leonard Cronin - 1991
    This book, the third in the Cronin's Key Guide series, is packed with information about the behavior, development, food, and habitat of Australia's remarkable mammals. Each entry fully describes a species and its way of life; it even includes clues for finding certain obscure, often nocturnal, creatures by the telltale traces they leave behind. Colorfully illustrated throughout with detailed artwork and with maps showing where each animal occurs, this is a handy family reference or a perfectguide for the bushwalker or traveler.

The Book of the Toad: A Natural and Magical History of Toad-Human Relations


Robert M. DeGraaff - 1991
    Here is a uniquely insightful and engaging look at how humans through the ages have responded to and been influenced by their amphibian neighbors.

Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates


James H. Thorp - 1991
    Each chapter contains ecological and morphological information and a key to genera (or family, for insects). The text has been aimed at researchers, upper-undergraduates and graduate students. The book also includes information on taxa distributed in Canada.

A Tree in a Forest


Jan Thornhill - 1991
    Presents the life story of a 200-year-old maple tree.

The Great Auk


Allan W. Eckert - 1991
    He is destined to be long remembered by whoever reads about his life. His is a great auk.The great auks were the only flightless species of North Atlantic bird. Their tiny wings were not capable of raising their large bodies into the air. Yet these ridiculous flipper-like appendages—pumping in perfect harmony with the vast splayed feet with their tough rubbery webbing—could propel the birds on or beneath the billowing ocean surface faster than six strong men could row a boat. When standing upright, the great auks resembled penguins.These noble birds have been extinct for more than one hundred years, but they live again in this amazing novel that follows them and their last leader from their North Atlantic summer mating grounds on Eldey Island south top the Carolinas. On the island and along three-thousand-mile migration route lurk many perils—storms, killer whales, fishhooks, scientists, and the "terrible tune of swishthump" that marks the onslaught of profiteering hunters with their murderous clubs. Before the story is finished, we witness the growth of the young great auk from the dramatic moment of hatching, into his adventures as a timorous fledgling, until the time when he himself becomes the monarch of hi dwindling flock. As the seven remaining birds begin their return to Eldey Island, the reader fears what he knows is inevitable, that these great auks are the last, that there will be no more. Such is the power of Allan Eckert's novel and its remarkable characters.

Tiny Game Hunting: Environmentally Healthy Ways to Trap and Kill the Pests in Your House and Garden


Hilary Dole Klein - 1991
    But are these poisons really necessary? This book, appealing to the hunter in us all, shows how to triumph in combat with pests without losing the war to toxic chemicals. Tiny Game Hunting, written in a lively and entertaining style and illustrated with detailed drawings, gives more than two hundred tried-and-true ways to control or kill common household and garden pests without using toxic pesticides.

Goatwalking: a Guide to Wildland Living


Jim Corbett - 1991
    Corbett has spent much of his life as a cowboy, goat herder, range analyst, and teacher of wildland symbiotics. Now he offers a wealth of backcountry knowledge, illuminated by his strongly felt philosophy.

A Canoeist's Sketchbook


Robert Kimber - 1991
    Part philosopher, part humorist, and an outstanding canoiest, Kimber reveals the heart and soul of the wilderness experience. Along the way he reveals a host of practical tips on how to camp and canoe in remote places.

Your Own Best Secret Place


Byrd Baylor - 1991
    Considers the pleasures to be found in one's very own private place, whether it be a hollow in a tree, a sandy gully, or a secret sand dune.

No Room for Bears: A Wilderness Writer's Experiences with a Threatened Breed


Frank Dufresne - 1991
    Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

The Rediscovery of North America


Barry Lopez - 1991
    This provocative and superbly written book gives a true assessment of Columbus's legacy while taking the first steps toward its redemption. Even as he draws a direct line between the atrocities of Spanish conquistadors and the ongoing pillage of our lands and waters, Barry Lopez challenges us to adopt an ethic that will make further depredations impossible. The Rediscovery of North America is a ringingly persuasive call for us, at long last, to make this country our home.

Nature Alberta: An Illustrated Guide to Common Plants and Animals


James Kavanaugh - 1991
    Full-color illustrations confirm your findings as you discover the wonders of Alberta's rich natural heritage.

A Field Guide to the Pine Barrens of New Jersey : Its Flora, Fauna, Ecology, and Historic Sites


Howard P. Boyd - 1991
    While the bulk of the book (over 300 pages) contains listings and illustrations of the plant and animal species that live and grow with the Pine Barrens, Boyd begins his book by explaining and defining what makes this sandy soiled, wooded habitat so diverse and so unusual. But just as the title suggests, the essence of this text is its devotion to identifying, classifying, characterizing and illustrating every living creature, from the whirligig beetle to the large-toothed aspen, that makes its home in the Pine Barrens. Over 700 species, listed first under their common then scientific nomenclatures, are included. Each entry gives a detailed, non-technical description of a Pine Barren plant or animal, indicating when and where it is most likely to appear. Complementing most listings is an original ink drawing that will greatly aid the reader in the field as they search for and try to identify specific flora and fauna.

The Big Book of Questions and Answers


Leslie Feierstone Barna - 1991
    It is written for children ages 3 and up, answering the questions they ask in a way that they will understand. Beautifully illustrated, it will also teach your children in a way that will be fun for the whole family.The Big Book of Questions & Answers has hundreds of questions on:* Animals* Nature* Food* Things That Go* The Human Body* Everyday People & ThingsIf you want to answer your children's questions and encourage their curiosity, read to them from The Big Book of Questions & Answers.

The Bird of Light


John Hay - 1991
    Describes the characteristics and behavior of terns, compares and contrasts them with humans, and discusses our coexistence with the natural world.

Sermons in Stone: The Stone Walls of New England and New York


Susan Allport - 1991
    The historical record makes clear that many were built by slaves, Indians, indentured servants, and children.Sermons in Stone is the surprising history of the walls, a story that begins in the Ice Age and has been shaped by the fencing dilemmas of the nineteenth century, by conflicts between Native Americans and colonists over land use, by America's waves of immigration and suburbanization. Beautifully illustrated by David Howell, this is an illuminating and entertaining work of the first rank.

The Classic Guide to Fly-Fishing for Trout: The Fly-Fisher's Book of Quarry, Tackle, & Techniques


Charles Jardine - 1991
    Hundreds of full-color photographs and a text by one of the world's most celebrated fly-fishermen make this the ultimate angling sourcebook.

Hand-Taming Wild Birds at the Feeder


Alfred G. Martin - 1991
    In this engaging book. Al Martin explains the techniques he developed over more than fifty years to gain the trust of wild birds. Many of Al's visitors, young and old alike, experienced the thrill of birds landing on them to receive the food they had been trained to expect! And readers of this book may look forward to similar experiences.

Conversations on the Dark Secrets of Physics


Edward Teller - 1991
    By simplifying the math and forgoing the often-confusing technical jargon, Teller helps the reader break through physic's bewildering formulas and equations and get to the wonders of our physical universe. A timeless and personal explanation of the importance of physics in our life, Conversations on the Dark Secrets of Physics is certain to become a classic.

Robert Frost--Fire and Ice


June August - 1991
    Many of Frost's poems are presented, including "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening".

Last Stand: Logging, Journalism, and the Case for Humility


Richard Manning - 1991
    Manning's articles won his paper an award, but cost him his job. This courageous book is his story as well as a report on the destruction of America's woodlands and its cover-up.

Seeds of Change: A Quincentennial Commemoration


Herman J. Viola - 1991
    Simultaneous.

Noah John Rondeau: Adirondack Hermit


Maitland C. De Sormo - 1991
    Rondeau was known as the Mayor of Cold River (population 1) in the heart of the Adirondack High Peak section of Essex County. During his days at his Cold River hermitage, Rondeau kept a diary-much of it in code. He also wrote numerous lengthy letters and practiced his own matchless brand of poetry. Extensive selections from both are included.

The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells


Hans Meinhardt - 1991
    This fascinating and beautifully illustrated book conveys the intuitive appeal and the "touch of magic" that accompany the current research. A diskette, packaged with the book, contains the algorithms and simulations necessary to replicate the results. 150 illustrations.

Come and Get It


Edna Ferber - 1991
    This is the classic saga of Barney Glasgow and his family, vividly told by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edna Ferber.

The Artful Cat


Mark Bryant - 1991
    Quotations or verses enhance the mood of each piece, creating a magnificent, appealing collection for all cat lovers.

Devils Tower: The Story Behind the Scenery


Stephen L. Norton - 1991
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Encyclopedia of Birds (Natural World)


Joseph M. Forshaw - 1991
    Humans are perhaps most in awe of birds' ability to fly. Flight has enabled them to colonize virtually every habitat. Birds also display a great diversity of color and form. They are united by the possession of feathers-the defining characteristic of birds. Many species are threatened by habitat destruction and extinction, and their survival is dependant on our appreciation and understanding and the preservation of their habitats. This beautifully illustrated book, with more than 200 magnificent color photographs and 150 original paintings, maps, and diagrams, presents an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of the natural history of birds. The authoritative text has been written by the world's leading ornithologists and includes the most recent scientific findings in a stimulating presentation. Features: * Magnificently illustrated in full color * Includes hundreds of color photographs and meticulously researched diagrams and maps * Written by an international team of world recognized authorities

When The Woods Hum


Joanne Ryder - 1991
    Full-color illustrations.

Crane Music: A Natural History of American Cranes


Paul A. Johnsgard - 1991
    The sandhill, most often seen, is within easy reach of bird-watchers in the center of the continent. Less visible is the whooping crane, struggling back from near extinction. Paul Johnsgard follows these elegant birds through a year’s cycle, describing their seasonal migrations, natural habitats, breeding biology, call patterns—angelic to the bird-lover’s ear—and fascinating dancing.The largest and most spectacular migratory concentration of cranes happens each spring when the Platte River valley becomes the staging ground for an amazing gathering of four hundred thousand to five hundred thousand sandhills en route from the South to the Arctic tundra. Johnsgard describes this incredible event as well as memorable personal encounters with the cranes. His knowledge of them transcends natural history, covering their importance in religion and mythology.

The Avian Ark: Tales from a Wild-bird Hospital


Kit Chubb - 1991
    Chubb's black-and-white illustrations of many of these feathered creatures add charm to her funny, sad, incredible but true tales.

Gary Snyder: Dimensions of a Life


Jon Halper - 1991
    

City on the Sand: Ocean City, Maryland, and the People Who Built It


Mary Corddry - 1991
    The story of how that feat was achieved is the heart of Mary Corddry's absorbing book. It is also the tale of opposites: the special affection thousands of Marylanders have for this unique place and the growing concern over the dune and marsh ecology and the effect of high density development on it.Here is a narrative of shifting sands and shifting fortunes, recounting how Ocean City has weathered natural and economic setbacks to become, every summer, Maryland's second-largest city.

Meant to Be Wild: The Struggle to Save Endangered Species through Captive Breeding


Jan Deblieu - 1991
    Jan DeBlieu's landmark work on captive breeding is a riveting analysis of one of the most controversial issues of our time.

The Atlas Of Parrots Of The World


David Alderton - 1991
    

Heliconia: An Identification Guide


Fred Berry - 1991
    Many cultivated varieties are available from florists as cut flowers or potted plants in regions where they cannot be grown outdoors and others are commonly used as ornaments for landscaping in the tropics.Fully illustrated with color photographs that capture the reds, yellows, greens, and pinks of long-lasting heliconia blooms, this field guide is the definitive source for easy and efficient identification of 200 species, varieties, hybrids, and cultivars of the genus Heliconia. Botanical and horticultural names are given for each species, along with a brief description of morphological features, blooming time, habitat, and geographic distribution.

Sightings: A Maine Coast Odyssey


Peter Ralston - 1991
    In this collection of his photographs -- at once straightforward and subtle -- Ralston has captured every aspect of Maine's coastal culture.

Sanibel Island


Lynn M. Stone - 1991
    From sea to shining sea, Voyageur has the illustrated travel and regional interest titles your customers want, whether for travel planning or keepsake. So, plan ahead and create a travel show-case and promotion--including our books--geared towards the summer traveler, and you won't be disappointed with the results.

Walking The Green World


Colin Fletcher - 1991
    Included are selections from The Secret World of Colin Fletcher, The Man Who Walked Through Time, and The Winds of Mara.

Plant Physiology


Frank Salisbury - 1991
    It presents principles and results of previous and ongoing research throughout the world.