Books like 'A Spring without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder Has Endangered Our Food Supply'
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Counting Creatures by Julia Donaldson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA gorgeous lift-the-flap counting book that pairs parent animals with their babies, from the bestselling author of Room on the Broom .From a bat and its pup, to a frog and its twelve tadpoles, young readers will delight in counting each creature's babies and learning unusual scientific names for young animals... -
![It's Time To Sleep, My Love by Eric Metaxas]()
It's Time To Sleep, My Love by Eric Metaxas
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs comforting as a soft blanket and warm as a goodnight hug, Eric Metaxas's lullaby is lovingly brought to life by bestselling artist Nancy Tillman (On the Night You Were Born) , whose illustrations celebrate the wonders of the natural world, and the bonds of family... -
![How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird by Jacques Prévert]()
How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird by Jacques Prévert
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA GIFT FOR EVERYONEA child wakes up, puts up an easel, picks up a brush and paints--paints a perch, a tree, the warmth of the sun and the sound of the summer breeze, and eventually a bird comes and sings... -
![Willow and Bunny by Anitra Rowe Schulte]()
Willow and Bunny by Anitra Rowe Schulte
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom a Caldecott Honor winner and New York Times bestselling artist and a Christopher Award–winning author, a beautiful, heartfelt tale of friendship, community, and hope after a difficult experience. Bunny needs a new home. After a long journey, he meets Willow and knows he will be safe beneath her branches. Every day is theirs to share. Just Bunny and Willow, Willow and Bunny... -
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![I'll Follow the Moon by Stephanie Lisa Tara, Lee Edward Födi]()
I'll Follow the Moon by Stephanie Lisa Tara, Lee Edward Födi
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn a quiet, moonlit beach, a baby green sea turtle stirs from a dream of home. Slowly, slowly, with a tap, click, crack, the baby turtle embarks upon a mysterious nighttime journey. Gentle, tender verse and enchanting illustrations carry this tranquil tale from sand to sea... -
![Ocke, Nutta Och Pillerill [Woody, Hazel and Little Pip] by Elsa Beskow]()
Ocke, Nutta Och Pillerill [Woody, Hazel and Little Pip] by Elsa Beskow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSimplified Chinese edition of Woody, Hazel and Little Pip(Ocke, Nutta Och Pillerill,) a Swedish children's book by the the acclaimed writer and artist Elsa Beskow (1874 - 1953, long considered to be Beatrix Potter of Sweden. Beskow's art has enthralled generations of children around the world with the stories she told, many of them classics. Her books have been translated into 15 languages... -
![This is Vegan Propaganda and Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You by Ed Winters]()
This is Vegan Propaganda and Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You by Ed Winters
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEvery time we eat, we have the power to radically transform the world we live in.Our choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today: the climate crisis, infectious and chronic diseases, human exploitation and, of course, non-human exploitation. Undeniably, these issues can be uncomfortable to learn about but the benefits of doing so cannot be overstated... -
![The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley, National Audubon Society]()
The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley, National Audubon Society
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe entire birding world, from expert ornithologists to backyard enthusiasts, has been waiting for Sibley's work to be made available in a field-usable form. Containing the renowned artist's superbly lucid and comprehensive text, this guide features more than 6,500 of his detailed paintings. Full color... -
![The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America by David Allen Sibley]()
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America by David Allen Sibley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Sibley Guide to Birds has quickly become the new standard of excellence in bird identification guides, covering more than 810 North American birds in amazing detail. Now comes a new portable guide from David Sibley that every birder will want to carry into the field. Compact and comprehensive, this new guide features 650 bird species plus regional populations found east of the Rocky Mountains... -
![Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming]()
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTake to the sky with Apis, one honeybee, as she embarks on her journey through life! Now available in paperback.An Orbis Pictus Honor BookSelected for the Texas Bluebonnnet Master ListFinalist for the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon BookA tiny honeybee emerges through the wax cap of her cell... -
![The Photo Ark: One Man's Quest to Document the World's Animals by Joel Sartore]()
The Photo Ark: One Man's Quest to Document the World's Animals by Joel Sartore
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis lush book of photography represents National Geographic's Photo Ark, a major cross-platform initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animals--especially those that are endangered. His powerful message, conveyed with humor, compassion, and art: to know these animals is to save them... -
![The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America by David Allen Sibley]()
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America by David Allen Sibley
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Sibley Guide to Birds has quickly become the new standard of excellence in bird identification guides, covering more than 810 North American birds in amazing detail. Now comes a new portable guide from David Sibley that every birder will want to carry into the field. Compact and comprehensive, this new guide features 703 bird species plus regional populations found west of the Rocky Mountains... -
![Le guide ornitho : Les 848 espèces d'Europe en 4000 dessins by Killian Mullarney, Lars Svensson]()
Le guide ornitho : Les 848 espèces d'Europe en 4000 dessins by Killian Mullarney, Lars Svensson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollowing on from its hugely successful launch in 1999, Collins Bird Guide -- the ultimate reference book for bird enthusiasts -- now enters its second edition. With expanded text and additional colour illustrations, the second edition of the hugely successful Collins Bird Guide is a must for every birdwatcher... -
![Mission Erde – Die Welt ist es wert, um sie zu kämpfen by Robert Marc Lehmann]()
Mission Erde – Die Welt ist es wert, um sie zu kämpfen by Robert Marc Lehmann
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRobert Marc Lehmann ist auf einer Mission: »Mission Erde« - gewidmet dem Erhalt unserer Erde mit ihrer einzigartigen Natur und Tierwelt. Der Meeresbiologe, Fotograf und Umweltschützer ist weltweit in Einsätzen zur Rettung von Wildtieren und im Kampf gegen Umweltkriminalität unterwegs... -
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![The Yorkshire Shepherdess by Amanda Owen]()
The Yorkshire Shepherdess by Amanda Owen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAmanda Owen has been seen by millions on ITV's The Dales, living a life that has almost gone in today's modern world, a life ruled by the seasons and her animals. She is a farmer's wife and shepherdess, living alongside her husband Clive and seven children at Ravenseat, a 2000 acre sheep hill farm at the head of Swaledale in North Yorkshire... -
![Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens by Douglas W. Tallamy]()
Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens by Douglas W. Tallamy
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs development and subsequent habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations. But there is an important and simple step toward reversing this alarming trend: Everyone with access to a patch of earth can make a significant contribution toward sustaining biodiversity... -
![Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees by Roger Fouts]()
Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees by Roger Fouts
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor 30 years Roger Fouts has pioneered communication with chimpanzees through sign language--beginning with a mischievous baby chimp named Washoe. This remarkable book describes Fout's odyssey from novice researcher to celebrity scientist to impassioned crusader for the rights of animals... -
![Permaculture: A Designers' Manual by Bill Mollison]()
Permaculture: A Designers' Manual by Bill Mollison
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPermaculture (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way... -
![Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation by Sunaura Taylor]()
Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation by Sunaura Taylor
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA beautifully written, deeply provocative inquiry into the intersection of animal and disability liberation—and the debut of an important new social criticHow much of what we understand of ourselves as “human” depends on our physical and mental abilities—how we move (or cannot move) in and interact with the world? And how much of our definition of “human” depends on its difference from...Categorized as:
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![The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies by Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson]()
The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies by Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Superorganism promises to be one of the most important scientific works published in this decade. Coming eighteen years after the publication of The Ants, this new volume expands our knowledge of the social insects (among them, ants, bees, wasps, and termites) and is based on remarkable research conducted mostly within the last two decades... -
![Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife by D.K. Publishing]()
Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife by D.K. Publishing
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUnrivaled in its breadth and visual impact, this unique guide sets out to illustrate, describe, and explain the incredible range of creatures that make up the animal kingdom. Exceptional Coverage. This authoritative volume starts with a clear introduction to the animal world, examining the reasons for the apparently infinite variety of animal forms and major evolutionary developments... -
![Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb]()
Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and Editors' Choice • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2023 • A Smithsonian Staff Favorite of 2023 • A New Yorker Best Book of 2023An eye-opening account of the global ecological transformations wrought by roads, from the award-winning author of Eager... -
![The Democracy of Species by Robin Wall Kimmerer]()
The Democracy of Species by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn twenty short books, Penguin Classics brings you the ideas that have changed the way we think and talk about the living Earth. Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration...Categorized as:
outdoors politics animals non-fiction philosophy indigenous-mc pollution-climate-change earth -
![The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior by David Allen Sibley]()
The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior by David Allen Sibley
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Once in a great while, a natural history book changes the way people look at the world. In 1838, John ames Audubon’s Birds of America was one...In 1934, Roger Tory Peterson produced Field Guide to the Birds...Now comes The Sibley Guide to Birds... -
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![Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet by George Monbiot]()
Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet by George Monbiot
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"This remarkable book, staring curiously down at the soil beneath our feet, points us convincingly in one of the directions we must travel. I learned something on every page." --Bill McKibbenFor the first time since the Neolithic, we have the opportunity to transform not only our food system but our entire relationship to the living world...Categorized as:
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![Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life by Todd Oldham, Charley Harper]()
Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life by Todd Oldham, Charley Harper
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe definitive monograph of artist Charley Harpers work, lovingly edited by Todd Oldham... -
![Ravenous: How to get ourselves and our planet into shape by Henry Dimbleby, Jemima Lewis]()
Ravenous: How to get ourselves and our planet into shape by Henry Dimbleby, Jemima Lewis
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Brilliant - a must read' Tim SpectorYou may not be aware of this - not consciously, at least - but you do not control what you eat. Every mouthful you take is informed by the subtle tweaking and nudging of a vast, complex, global one so intimately woven into everyday life that you hardly even know it's there.The food system is no longer simply a means of sustenance... -
![A Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America by Roger Tory Peterson]()
A Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America by Roger Tory Peterson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRoger Tory Peterson had already made his mark with his innovative field guide when he conducted DDT research during World War II. His friend and fellow naturalist Rachel Carson built on these efforts and eventually wrote Silent Spring, a landmark text that, along with Peterson’s field guide, jump-started the modern environmental movement... -
![National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic Society]()
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic Society
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis 5th edition features all species known to breed in North America, more than 960 in all. It is lavishly illustrated with specially-commissioned full-colour illustrationss, plus newly updated range maps and detailed descriptions... -
![Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy]()
Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDouglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, sparked a national conversation about the link between healthy local ecosystems and human well-being. In Nature's Best Hope, he takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots, home-grown approach to conservation...
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