Kingfisher Field Guide to the Wildlife of Britain and Europe (Field Guides)
Kingfisher Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe
by D.A. Sutton
Prehistoric World (Junior Illustrated Encyclopaedia S.)
by Michael Benton
The Earth (Our world wallcharts, pack 11) (The Macmillan colour library)
by Keith Lye
Critical Perspectives on Natural Disasters (Scientific American Critical Anthologies on Environment and)
The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology
by Sarina Peterson and Brianna Rapini
Join The Amoeba Sisters in this Fun Science Book for Kids (Ages 14-16)Biology doesn’t have to be hard. With The Amoeba Sisters, teachers and students alike can learn basic concepts of biology through easy-to-learn mnemonics, illustrations, comparisons, and so much more! This isn’t your basic biology book. Over 1 million people have tuned into The Amoeba Sisters YouTube channel to learn science and biology facts in a whole new way. In their debut science book for kids, you can dive deeper into b...
What does living green mean? For some, it means making a commitment to reduce, reuse, and recycle every day. For others, it also means respecting and conserving our natural resources, so they will be available in the future. In Living Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide, readers learn why protecting the environment is such a crucial undertaking and why and how young adults should take up this important cause. Living Green demonstrates how reckless indifference to our planet's needs jeopardizes not o...
In It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going, Chelsea Clinton tackles some of the biggest challenges facing our world today, especially for kids. Using data, charts and stories she unpacks challenges related to Poverty, Climate Change, Gender Equality, Health, Endangered Species and more. She also talks about what's being done to make a difference in each area, particularly by kids and teenagers. With lots of suggestions and ideas for action, Chelsea Clinton shares her passion for...
This series is designed to give children an insight into the world of science and technology. Each book explores and explains recent scientific knowledge and is illustrated with explanatory diagrams. Based on current knowledge, this book speculates on the way in which science and technology may affect man's future and discusses what the world might be like in the 21st century. The topics covered include astronomy, space exploration, the environment, medicine, industry, engineering, transport, co...
Pollution monitoring with lichens (Naturalists' Handbooks, Vol. 19)
by D. H. S. Richardson
Lichens make excellent material for field studies throughout the year and are valuable for the detection and mapping of pollution. This book provides an overview of the value of lichens for monitoring a range of potentially harmful substances including sulphur dioxide, fluorides, PCBs, metals and radioactive elements. In each section background information is provided and case studies briefly described to enable the reader to appreciate the potential applications of lichens for monitoring each...
This book on language is one of a series which looks at the quest for scientific solutions to the mysterious, unanswered questions which surround us in our everyday lives. The book explains how people have sought to explain the mystery of language, throughout history and across different cultures. It examines the recent advances in language research and the thought-provoking conclusions they suggest: that humans are uniquely able to learn language, that we are born with the special ability to le...
The ecology of tropical forests that grow at high altitudes is described through the eyes of scientists who live and work at the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in Costa Rica.
What Is the Future of Wind Power? (Future of Renewable Energy (Reference Point))
by Andrea C. Nakaya