Les vint-i-sis històries d'aquest recull tenen orígens molt diversos: Sibèria, Amèrica del Sud i del Nord, l'Índia, el Japó, el Pròxim Orient, Àfrica, Europa.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR ILLUSTRATIVE BOOKSSwoop Sing Perch Paddle brings together 132 screenprints by renowned wildlife artist Carry Akroyd, celebrating British birds in all their colour and charm.
In 'The Incredible Travel Tales of John Muir (Illustrated Edition)', readers are taken on a vivid journey through the adventures of the renowned naturalist and conservationist, John Muir.
One of the world's most peculiar dogs, perhaps, is the Chinese Shar-Pei, known for distinctive wrinkles, his blue black tongue, and his extremely harsh coat.
WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITINGFINALIST IN THE GARDEN MEDIA GUILD AWARDSFive years after writing her first nature memoir, The Bumblebee Flies Anyway, Kate Bradbury has a new garden.
Drawing on letters, illustrations, engravings, and neglected manuscripts, Christopher Iannini connects two dramatic transformations in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world the emergence and growth of the Caribbean plantation system and the rise of natural science.
Fährtenarbeit mit Hund – unkompliziertes und artgerechtes Hobby mit Spaßgarantie für Hund und HalterIhr bester Freund ist im Alter nicht mehr ganz so sportlich, freut sich aber trotzdem über Herausforderungen?
When Bill Leikam (aka the Fox Guy) first discovered the presence of gray foxes along San Francisco Bay, he decided to take up a daily vigil in a place he would come to call Fox Hollow.
Everything puppy parents need to care for and raise your new family member Bringing home a brand new puppy is an exciting adventure-but between potty training, playtime, and proper nutrition, puppies can be quite a handful.
Tsotsil-Maya elder, curer, singer, and artist Maruch Mendez Perez began learning about birds as a young shepherdess climbing trees and raiding nests for eggs to satisfy her endless hunger.
From the longest running column in Scientific American's history comes this collection of fascinating projects for amateur astronomersFor over seventy years, "e;The Amateur Scientist"e; column in Scientific American has helped people explore their world and make original discoveries.
The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographsnow revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!
Reveals how we can learn from the intelligent communities of trees and plants*; Shares breakthrough research on how tree and plant communities function, revealing a holistic, interconnected, communal, and sentient new world *; Examines the attributes we share with trees and plants and how the behaviors of altruism, cooperation, and community are genetically coded in our beings *; Looks at how to learn to see, think, imagine, and live with holistic eco-centric awareness and the benefits that come from working with our plant allies Breakthrough research is not only revealing a brilliant green world with amazing attributes like dispersed intelligence but also that humanity, like the tree and plant kingdom, thrives on innate cooperation, sharing, altruism, and community.
In The Little Wild Library: Dandelion, discover what makes this little burst of sunshine and fluff so special, with a host of recipes and makes to try throughout the year.
The most complete guide to viewing eclipses-including details on every solar and lunar eclipse through 2017Want to observe the most fleeting eclipse phenomena, take dramatic photos, and keep a detailed record of the experience?
Discover the pleasures of watching insects with this fun, informative, and marvelously illustrated how-to guideInsects are the most abundant wildlife on the planetbut also the least observed.
In diesem Buch stellt die bekannte polnische Wissenschaftsjournalistin Karolina Głowacka dem renommierten Astrophysiker Jean-Pierre Lasota gewitzte und auf den Punkt gebrachte Fragen, auf die Jean-Pierre Lasota verständlich, aber fundiert, aus seinem reichen Wissensschatz schöpfend, antwortet.
Featuring folklore, symbology and practical rituals alongside ancient crafts and modern techniques this beautifully illustrated book contains over 50 creative ways to use the gifts of the natural world to make charms, talismans, amulets, altars and much more.
When Frenchmen Charles Blondin became the first daredevil to tightrope walk across Niagara Falls in June 1859, he opened the doors of imagination for all sorts of human ingenuity (and stupidity) for which the Falls became famous for more than a century.
'Carri Westgarth's unique combination of scholarship and practical experience with dogs will make this the go-to book for every enquiring dog owner' Dr John Bradshaw, bestselling author of In Defence of DogsWhat if your dog could teach you a few new tricks for living a happier, healthier life?
A beautifully illustrated guide to the marvellous and varied world of trees, and a fascinating introduction to the hidden secrets of 52 British species.
