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Seventy-five articles selected from the popular magazine's 109-year existence. Although heavily illustrated, the periodical contains scholarly articles about the planet…
and its people. Contributors include Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Lindberg, Maya Angelou, Tad Szulc, and Shelby FooteA life on our planet: my witness statement and a vision for the future
Par David Attenborough. 2020
Naturalist in his 90s reflects on his decades as a science communicator and the changes to the planet he has…
witnessed since his early days in the field. Presents policies for addressing issues like climate change and bettering the world to pass on to the next generation. 2020The information superhighway
Par Martin Gay. 1996
Provides an overview of the services of the Internet. Introduces issues of government control, trade and business, education, and privacy.…
Also discusses electronic mail, listservs, and personal communication. Problems such as piracy, copyright infringement, and obscenity on the Internet are presented briefly. For junior and senior high readersAn exposition of parenting in the animal kingdom. The author illuminates the similarities and differences between the interaction humans have…
with their offspring and the maternalistic and paternalistic tendencies of insects, fish, and other mammalsOur fascinating earth
Par Philip Seff. 1996
A collection of almost 180 articles presenting unusual scientific facts and information on natural wonders. Each of the nine chapters…
covers a variety of topics such as wolves, scorpions, the Kohinoor diamond, the pyramids, dinosaurs, rivers, carnivorous plants, hurricanes, even garlic. For junior and senior high and older readersKids on-line: 150 ways for kids to surf the net for fun and information
Par Marian Salzman. 1995
This young persons' guide to searching the Internet covers such topics as getting connected; sending electronic mail; using bulletin boards…
and "chat rooms"; downloading games, graphics, and other free software; and finding information on various topics using on-line resources and databases. For grades 5-8Wood-notes wild: walking with Thoreau
Par Henry Thoreau. 1995
Scenes from nature described by Thoreau on his long daily walks during a twenty-four-year period. The selections are arranged by…
season, giving sensory impressions of the woodland plants, earth, and animals that the nineteenth-century philosopher encounteredAn unspoken hunger: stories from the field
Par Terry Williams. 1994
A collection of eighteen essays by a naturalist who draws attention to the earth and reminds readers that they are…
part of the environment. The author urges people to become more intimate with natureA handmade wilderness
Par Donald Schueler. 1996
In 1968, Schueler and his companion, Willie Brown, set out to homestead the "least worst land" they could find. Schueler…
recounts their twenty-five-year struggle to restore a despoiled eighty-acre tract in southern Mississippi and tells of Brown's death from AIDS in 1987The weather companion: an album of meteorological history, science, legend, and folklore
Par Gary Lockhart. 1988
A compendium of weather facts and fables, from ancient myths to modern research. Discusses weather cycles, phenomena, forecasting tools, and…
even Noah's ark. Tells the best time to go fishing. For junior and senior high and older readersJobs vs. the environment: can we save both?
Par Nathan Aaseng. 1994
Aaseng rejects the claim that environmentalists negatively impact the economy, yet also proposes ways to protect the Earth that would…
disrupt workers' lives least. He provides an overview of the issue from 1681 to the 1990s. For junior and senior high and older readersNaked Earth: the new geophysics
Par Shawna Vogel. 1995
Nearer nature
Par Jim Arnosky. 1996
The noted naturalist and artist shares his observations of tracking wildlife in and around his Vermont farm over the course…
of one winter and spring. He scrutinizes animal tracks in the snow, attends the birth of lambs, notes the feeding habits of porcupines, and observes a fox stalking a vole. For grades 5-7Supercomputers: shaping the future
Par Charlene Billings. 1995
Billings details the workings of the world's fastest and most powerful computers. She explores the wide-ranging uses of supercomputers in…
such areas as weather, medicine, and agricultural research; industry and design; virtual reality; superconductors; and the modeling of new materials. For junior and senior high and older readersEssays on human coexistence with the changing natural environment. Explores such issues as acid rain, global warming, destruction of the…
Amazon rain forest, and the debate between preservationists and developers. Presses the theme that society and nature exist in an inexorable, mutually dependent relationshipla reine d'une ère nouvelle (Elizabeth II #1)
Par Robert Hardman. 2022
Elizabeth Windsor n'était pas née pour être reine. Pourtant, depuis son accession au trône en 1952 à l'âge de 25…
ans, elle s'est révélée une figure astucieuse, déterminée, menant sa famille et son peuple à travers plus de sept décennies de changements sociaux sans précédentEndangered plants
Par Elaine Landau. 1992
Certain species of plants become endangered because of development such as shopping malls and highways, from overcollecting by plant suppliers,…
or from overgrazing by both livestock and wild animals. The author describes at-risk plants and tells what is being done to protect them. For grades 4-7The time before history: 5 million years of human impact
Par Colin Tudge. 1996
The British science writer presents the lengthy history of human activity on the planet. He details the formation of the…
earth, the evolution of the animals, and the development of human beings. Tudge cites evolutionary advantages that have made humans uniquely destructive and proposes ways to save the earth, the remaining animals, and ourselvesSteve Wozniak--inventor of the Apple computer
Par Martha Kendall. 1994
Biography of a man called the father of the computer age. When Wozniak was a boy, he was very good…
at math and electronics. He later dropped out of college to work in the field of computers and at twenty-six founded a computer company called Apple, which produced a "small, easy-to-use, and affordable home computer." The now very wealthy Wozniak volunteers to teach children about computers. For grades 6-9A pocket tour of music on the Internet
Par Colin Berry. 1995
A music journalist and disc jockey discusses the basics of the Internet, necessary hardware and software, different providers, and lingo.…
He provides electronic addresses and brief descriptions of sites, newsgroups, and mailing lists for different aspects of music