The author relates to the thought processes and deeds of an average person who constantly seeks improvement in the way the human mind and the world works.
The survey of wild swans is a study of their social family life over years to describe their annual circle of mating, nesting, feeding, caring, and protecting the cygnets.
This brilliantly illustrated childrens book delights its readers with unexpected twists that tickle the imagination while capturing the comical nature of jungle life.
Oscar the Osprey is one of those must-read children's chapter books that teach kids how to get over embarrassment and humiliation, inspire others, and understand what self-acceptance means.
Through this love story of two people from very different cultures, Frances Chavarria takes the reader on an engrossing journey of the contrasting lives of a rich, Manhattan socialite and a humble Costa Rican environmental attorney.
Craddock has taken themes of nature, time, cosmic consciousness, mysticism, transcendentalism, personalism (which Walt Whitman explored in his esteemed volume of poetry Leaves of Grass) and has pursued their meaning with contemporary scientific discoveries.
Travel to Mauritius on a quest to save endangered species with the British naturalist whose work inspired Masterpiece production The Durrells in Corfu.
"e;First-rate entertainment"e;: The author of the Corfu Trilogy recounts his expedition to Madagascar and search for the elusive, endangered aye-aye (Publishers Weekly).
Part of the trilogy of memoirs that inspired the television show The Durrells in Corfu: A naturalist's adventures with animals-and humans-on a Greek island.
The follow-up to My Family and Other Animals and the inspiration for The Durrells in Corfu: A naturalist's memoir of his family's time on a Greek island.
The touching true story of an indefatigably loyal dog While James Percy FitzPatrick was working as a transport rider in South Africa, 1 of his companion dogs—a well-bred Staffordshire Bull Terrier—had a litter of 6 puppies.
This international bestseller that changed the way we look at wolves "e;opens new horizons in understanding animal nature and intelligence"e; (Newsday).
While living in Thailand, the Brannon children's imaginative interaction with live toads dressed in costume later inspired Janice to follow in their footsteps .
In this ';deeply personal and lyrical book' (Publishers Weekly) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Horse, Wendy Williams explores the lives of one of the world's most resilient creaturesthe butterflyshedding light on the role that they play in our ecosystem and in our human lives.
Witty, shrewd, and always a joy to read, John Gierach, ';America's best fishing writer' (Houston Chronicle) and favorite streamside philosopher, has earned the following of ';legions of readers who may not even fish but are drawn to his musings on community, culture, the natural world, and the seasons of life' (Kirkus Reviews).
As Celtic navigates his way through the city to try and lead a group of dogs to safety, he realizes the importance of daily walks, and the fun things dogs can do when they are not chained to a leash.