Books like 'BBC/Discovery: Cousins'
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The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution by Dougal Dixon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution, 1988, by Dougal Dixon and with a forward by Desmond Morris. Illustrated hardcover book with dust jacket, 120 pages, published by Salem House Publishing... -
![The Bugliest Bug by Carol Diggory Shields]()
The Bugliest Bug by Carol Diggory Shields
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"A rollicking, tongue-in-cheek entree to the entomological world." —PUBLISHERS WEEKLYIn this rousing read-aloud from the creators of SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE DINOSAUR STOMP, all of insect land is abuzz with news of a big contest! The demure Damselfly Dilly — "neither clever nor frilly" — has no thoughts of winning, but she's curious to see who will... -
![An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong]()
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA grand tour through the hidden realms of animal senses that will transform the way you perceive the world --from the Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of I Contain Multitudes. The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields... -
![The Ants by Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson]()
The Ants by Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis landmark work, the distillation of a lifetime of research by the world's leading myrmecologists, is a thoroughgoing survey of one of the largest and most diverse groups of animals on the planet. Hölldobler and Wilson review in exhaustive detail virtually all topics in the anatomy, physiology, social organization, ecology, and natural history of the ants... -
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![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... -
![Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke]()
Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA fierce, funny, and revolutionary look at the queens of the animal kingdomStudying zoology made Lucy Cooke feel like a sad freak. Not because she loved spiders or would root around in animal feces: all her friends shared the same curious kinks. The problem was her sex. Being female meant she was, by nature, a loser... -
![Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel by Carl Safina]()
Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel by Carl Safina
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWeaving decades of field observations with exciting new discoveries about the brain, Carl Safina offers an intimate view of animal behavior to challenge the fixed boundary between humans and nonhuman animals... -
![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... -
![The Human Bone Manual by Tim D. White, Pieter Arend Folkens]()
The Human Bone Manual by Tim D. White, Pieter Arend Folkens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBuilding on the success of their previous book, White and Folkens' The Human Bone Manual is intended for use outside the laboratory and classroom, by professional forensic scientists, anthropologists and researchers. The compact volume includes all the key information needed for identification purposes, including hundreds of photographs designed to show a maximum amount of anatomical information... -
![The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us by Stephen Brusatte]()
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us by Stephen Brusatte
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA sweeping and revelatory new history of mammals, illuminating the lost story of the extraordinary family tree that led to us Though humans claim to rule the Earth, we are the inheritors of a dynasty that has reigned over the planet for nearly 66 million years, through fiery cataclysm and ice ages: the mammals...Categorized as:
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![The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct by Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson]()
The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct by Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsemThe Leafcutter Ants/em is the most detailed and authoritative description of any ant species ever produced. With a text suitable for both a lay and a scientific audience, the book provides an unforgettable tour of Earth's most evolved animal societies. Each colony of leafcutters contains as many as five million workers, all the daughters of a single queen that can live over a decade... -
![Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth by David Burnie]()
Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth by David Burnie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith an extensive catalog at its heart, Prehistoric Life profiles hundreds of fascinating species in incredible detail. The story starts in earnest 3.8 billion years ago, with the earliest-known form of life on Earth, a bacteria that still exists today, and journeys through action-packed millennia, charting the appearance of new life forms as well as devastating extinction events...Categorized as:
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![The Life of Mammals by David Attenborough]()
The Life of Mammals by David Attenborough
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOf marsupials, mice and men. Evolution, and Sir David Attenborough's 23-year sequence of books and BBC television 'Life' films, have culminated in the mammals and the explosion of awareness and intelligence. In the very short period of 100 million years - a mere blink in evolutionary time - the first mammals have arrived at world dominance.This came largely from hair and milk... -
![The Private Life of Plants: A Natural History of Plant Behaviour by David Attenborough]()
The Private Life of Plants: A Natural History of Plant Behaviour by David Attenborough
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBased on the immensely popular six-part BBC program that aired in the United States during the fall of 1995, this book offers what writer/filmmaker David Attenborough is best known for delivering: an intimate view of the natural world wherein a multitude of miniature dramas unfold...Categorized as:
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![The Life of Birds by David Attenborough]()
The Life of Birds by David Attenborough
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBased on the spectacular ten-part program on PBS, The Life of Birds is David Attenborough at his characteristic best: presenting the drama, beauty, and eccentricities of the natural world with unusual flair and intelligence... -
![Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology by Michael J. Benton]()
Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology by Michael J. Benton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOver the past twenty years, the study of dinosaurs has transformed into a true scientific discipline. New technologies have revealed secrets locked in prehistoric bones that no one could have previously predicted. We can now work out the color of dinosaurs, the force of their bite, their top speeds, and even how they cared for their young... -
![Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy McAnulty]()
Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy McAnulty
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Hi, I’m Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome."Prepare to learn all about Earth from the point-of-view of Earth herself! In this funny yet informative book, filled to the brim with kid-friendly facts, readers will discover key moments in Earth’s life, from her childhood more than four billion years ago all the way up to present day... -
![Naturalist by Edward O. Wilson]()
Naturalist by Edward O. Wilson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDescribing the author's growth as a scientist and the evolution of the science he has helped define, 'Naturalist' details how E.O. Wilson's youthful fascination with nature blossomed into a lifelong calling... -
![Living Planet: The Web of Life on Earth by David Attenborough]()
Living Planet: The Web of Life on Earth by David Attenborough
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet . Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities adapt to make the most of ice cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean and volcano... -
![Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages by Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.]()
Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages by Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWRITTEN BY A PROFESSIONAL paleontologist for young readers, this award-winning guide to the complete Dinosauria is packed with enough detail and insider information to satisfy even adult dinophiles! The text includes brief entries on all 800+ "named" species of Mesozoic dinosaurs, as well as chapters on the history of dinosaur discoveries, the science of dinosaur art, dinosaur biology, and much... -
![Dinosaur Art: The World's Greatest Paleoart by Philip J. Currie]()
Dinosaur Art: The World's Greatest Paleoart by Philip J. Currie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA paleoartist is an illustrator who specialises in the science and art of reconstructing ancient animals and their world. In Dinosaur Art, ten of the top contemporary paleoartists reveal a selection of their work and exclusively discuss their working methods and distinct styles... -
![Locked in Time: Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils by Dean R. Lomax, Robert Nicholls]()
Locked in Time: Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils by Dean R. Lomax, Robert Nicholls
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFossils allow us to picture the forms of life that inhabited the earth eons ago. But we long to know how did these animals actually behave? We are fascinated by the daily lives of our fellow creatures―how they reproduce and raise their young, how they hunt their prey or elude their predators, and more... -
![Birding to Change the World: A Memoir by Trish O'Kane]()
Birding to Change the World: A Memoir by Trish O'Kane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this uplifting memoir, a professor and activist shares what birds can teach us about life, social change, and protecting the environment.Trish O’Kane never expected to be a birder. It was a lone red cardinal and a bumptious cast of house sparrows that changed everything for O’Kane after Hurricane Katrina shattered her life in New Orleans...Categorized as:
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![Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved by Darren Naish, Paul Barrett]()
Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved by Darren Naish, Paul Barrett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDinosaurs are one of the most spectacular groups of animals that have ever existed. Many were fantastic, bizarre creatures that still capture our the super-predator Tyrannosaurus , the plate-backed Stegosaurus , and the long-necked, long-tailed Diplodocus . The Ultimate Guide to How They Lived taps into our enduring interest in dinosaurs, shedding new light on different dinosaur groups... -
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![The Machinery of Life by David S. Goodsell]()
The Machinery of Life by David S. Goodsell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Machinery of Life is a journey into the sub-microscopic world of molecular machines... -
![Charles Darwin: Voyaging by Janet Browne]()
Charles Darwin: Voyaging by Janet Browne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1858 Charles Darwin was forty-nine years old, a gentleman scientist living quietly at Down House in the Kent countryside, respected by fellow biologists and well liked among his wide and distinguished circle of acquaintances. He was not yet a focus of debate; his “big book on species” still lay on his study desk in the form of a huge pile of manuscript... -
![Grandmother Fish: A Child's First Book of Evolution by Jonathan Tweet, Karen Lewis]()
Grandmother Fish: A Child's First Book of Evolution by Jonathan Tweet, Karen Lewis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhere did we come from?It's a simple question, but not so simple an answer to explain—especially to young children. Charles Darwin's theory of common descent no longer needs to be a scientific mystery to inquisitive young readers. Meet Grandmother Fish... -
![Charles Darwin: The Power of Place by Janet Browne]()
Charles Darwin: The Power of Place by Janet Browne
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn 1858, Charles Darwin was forty-nine years old, a gentleman scientist living quietly at Down House in the Kent countryside. He was not yet a focus of debate; his "big book on species" still lay on his desk as a manuscript... -
![Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes by Frans de Waal]()
Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes by Frans de Waal
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first edition of Frans de Waal's Chimpanzee Politics was acclaimed not only by primatologists for its scientific achievement but also by politicians, business leaders, and social psychologists for its remarkable insights into the most basic human needs and behaviors. Twenty-five years later, this book is considered a classic... -
![Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus by David Quammen]()
Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus by David Quammen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNational Book Award finalist Breathless tells the story of the worldwide scientific race to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic— a “l uminous, passionate account of the defining crisis of our time.” ( The New York Times )...
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