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Octopus Books/Hamlyn, 2016. 1st Edition . No Binding. New/No Jacket Issued. Hamlyn. CONDITION: NEW 2016 shrink-wrapped box containing 70 coloring pages with 6 color pencils and a pencil sharpener. Perfect for relaxing and the feeling of artistic accomplishment. CONTENT: Pick up your coloring pencils and escape into the Amazon rainforest. How can you shake off those annoying everyday worries? If you would like to re-focus and re-charge your batteries, try losing yourself in coloring. Simply choose at random from these intricate designs inspired by the Amazon rainforest, and unleash your creativity. Gradually, as you concentrate on the simple act of coloring, you will find your mind clearing and calm returning. Just 5 to 10 minutes of coloring a day is enough to encourage mindfulness. There are no rules. Just choose any colors you like and get going. From cheerful parrots to beautiful butterflies, tribal-inspired patterns to graphic prints, these illustrations provide the perfect escape from… Read More

Black Dog & Leventhal, 2004. 1st Edition 6th Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Meredith Hamilton color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2004 Black Dog & Leventhal large hardcover (decorated boards) and dust jacket, first edition, 6th printing. Light edge wear top & bottom dust jacket edges - even through shrink wrap. Wonderful color illustrations by Meredith Hamilton plus some photos. Decorated end pages. Sealed pack containing Star-finder and stickers attacked to inside front board. Let me say that if there has been a better series of books aimed at educating young America, I don't recall what it would be. CONTENT: Children eight and up will enjoy this conversational but information-packed introduction to astronomy and stargazing, which includes the achievements of the great scientists, the history of space exploration, the story of our solar system, the myths behind the constellations, and how to navigate the night sky. Whimsical color illustrations on… Read More

Pegasus Books, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. 2 era B&W and Color Photo Sections. CONDITION: "AS NEW" - what makes this book As New? Nothing I can pinpoint; it just seems perused. 2017 Pegasus hardcover & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. 2 era B&W and color photo sections. End pages decorated with map of Darwin's travels. CONTENT: An acclaimed geologist leads the reader on an adventure through the landscape that absorbed and inspired Charles Darwin. Everybody knows-or thinks they know-Charles Darwin, the father of evolution and the man who altered the way we view our place in the world. But what most people do not know is that Darwin was on board the HMS Beagle as a geologist-on a mission to examine the land, not flora and fauna. Tracing Darwin's footsteps in South America and beyond, geologist Rob Wesson sets out on a trek across the Andes, repeating the nautical surveys made by the Beagle's crew, hunting for fossils in… Read More

Sterling/Lark, 1998. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Color photos throughout. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1998 Sterling/Lark large paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. Loaded with color photos throughout. Problem: This book belonged to a school and has a school stamp, but it was NOT a library book. CONTENT: Taking care of our environment can be fun, when you do these terrific nature-friendly projects. Recycle objects like newspaper, bottles and eggshells by turning them into papier-mache, vases, and mosaics. Go on a nature walk and gather bark and twigs from the ground for baskets, miniature canoes, and a log cabin planter. A bright bouquet can bloom in a paper bag, and old license plates can become a bird feeder. Make a backyard wetland; put a desert in a jar; create natural cosmetics; and design a potato print shirt. And have fun knowing you are doing your part.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. First Thus 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Color photos & B&W drawings and charts. NEW 2003 Johns HOpkins large soft cover, first thus, 1st printing. Wonderful color photos (sort of creepy, actually) with B&W charts and drawings. Afraid of North Korea? Isis? Oh boy, you will really be afraid after reading this book. BUT you will be informed about the "creatures" living in and on our bodies. Your body has 100 trillion cells, but only 10 trillion are human. The rest belong to the bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites that live on or in us. Some of these tenants are actually beneficial, aiding in the digestion process, for example. The majority of them neither help nor hurt us, but simply coexist with us. A few species, however, from the cholera bacilli to tapeworms and lice, can be dangerous, and sometimes deadly. In Human Wildlife, Dr. Robert Buckman takes readers on a safari through the human body, pointing out the long-term residents, the… Read More

USA: 1st Books, 2002. Revised 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. CONDITION: NEW 2002 1st Books hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), revised, first printing. Wonderful cover art but no credit given. Important look at saving one of the world's most important resources. CONTENT: Who cares about the rain forest? One boy does, and he works to save it with magic. After a disastrous attempt to scare the Outsiders from the rain forest, the animals seek help from Yoiweta, an old medicine man or Shaman. Approaching manhood, Yoiweta's grandson, Abado, and the animals are sent on a journey to a secret mountain. Guided by a magic emerald and helped by the animals, Abado hopes to find the Wise One, an omnipotent being who grants a unique power to all new Shamans. Abado may ask for any power but only wants a way to save the rainforest. The Joining Tree combines action, danger, romance, and supernatural powers with compassion for the native people and animals of the rain forest. Although written for the young adult, the… Read More

Scholastic, 2013. 1st Paperback Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Richard hillard color illustrations; photos. CONDITION: NEW c. 2013 Scholastic paperback, 1st paperback edition, 2nd printing. Color illustrations by Richard Hilliard with photos of artifacts. CONTENT: Who were the first humans to reach North America? When and how did they arrive? Noted author David L. Harrison explores the various theories of North America's first people: Some evidence suggests that they walked across the land bridge that once connected Siberia and Alaska. Elsewhere, a growing number of archaeologists believe that at least some, if not most, of our forefathers arrived by boat along North America's northwest coast, possibly from Southeast Asia or Japan. Other archeologists speculate that humans reached the continent by boat, crossing the frigid North Atlantic waters from Europe. With archeological field photographs and realistic illustrations by Richard Hilliard, the author demonstrates how… Read More

Penguin/Random House, 2019. 1st American Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Color photos throughout. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Penguin/Random House large paperback, first American edition it appears (2018 British publication), first printing. Wonderful color illustrations/photos throughout. CONTENT: "Did you know the melting point of gallium is so low that it will melt in your hand because of your body heat? Or that four new man-made elements were officially named as recently as 2016? Packed with striking new photography, Eyewitness Periodic Table walks you through all 118 elements in the periodic table. From the history of when the periodic table was first created to the scientific classification of the elements into groups, Eyewitness Periodic Table is an exhaustive guide to everything elemental. The book details what elements are and explains what lies at the core of each one of them. It then delves into the origin of every element (both naturally occurring and synthetic), where they… Read More

Voyageur Press, 1995. First Thus 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Douglas Penhale. CONDITION: UNREAD 1995 Voyageur Press large soft cover, first printing. wonderful B&W illustrations by Douglas Penhale. Some birds get more coverage (i.e., the Hummingbird) but all are represented. Easy text but geared to about late elementary school to junior high (or even adults). CONTENT: Imagine pelicans that turn their pouches inside out. Quails that march up and down mountains. And hummingbirds that beat their wings five million times without rest. These are a few of the birds Swanson writes about in this book. She looks at ten of the most amazing North American birds, and discusses their extraordinary abilities and environments. Hummingbirds; Turkey Vultures; Jays; Forest Hawks; Puffins; Quails; Woodpeckers; White Pelicans; European Starlings; and Swans. Junior High Adult, IMHO.

Square Fish/Frances Foster Books, 2016. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Peter Sis color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2016 Square Fish large paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. "Loose end pages." Color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: Darwin was, above all else, an independent thinker who continues even now to influence the way we look at the natural world. His endless curiosity and passion for detail resulted in a wealth of notebooks, diaries, correspondence, and published writings that Peter Sís transforms into a visual treasure trove. A multilayered journey through Darwin's world, The Tree of Life begins with his childhood and traces the arc of his life through university and career, following him around the globe on the voyage of the Beagle, and home to a quiet but momentous life devoted to science and family. Sís uses his own singular vision to create a gloriously detailed panorama of a genius… Read More