Natural history
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Douglas Fir: The Story of the West’s Most Remarkable Tree
$21.95 Read moreWesterners familiar with their forests may think they know the Douglas fir–but how well do they? Douglas firs are found in the continental northwest from British Columbia to as far south as Oaxaca, M… [more below]
- Author: Arno, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1680511998
- Language: English
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Innumerable Insects: The Story of the Most Diverse and Myriad Animals on Earth
$35.00 Add to cartThe images . . . are the stars of this work, which will delight every entomophile who turns its pages.” — Publishers Weekly
A fascinating look at the world’s most numerous inhabitants, illustrated wi- Series: Natural Histories
- Author: Engel, Michael S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 09 2018
- ISBN10: 1454923237
- Language: English
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Gods, Wasps and Stranglers: The Secret History and Redemptive Future of Fig Trees
$24.95 Add to cart“If you’re looking for a dose of wonder in your reading life, I recommend this beautiful book about the magic of fig trees.”–Book Riot
Over millions of years, fig trees have shaped our world, influen
- Author: Shanahan, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 12 2018
- ISBN10: 1603587977
- Language: English
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A Thousand Trails Home: Living with Caribou
$28.95 Add to cart2023 Independent Publisher Book Award GOLD in Environmental/Ecology
“A Thousand Trails Home is a book of supernal majesty, a book
2022 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Natural History Literature- Author: Kantner, Seth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1594859701
- Language: English
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Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees
$19.99 Add to cartAs seen on PBS’s American Spring LIVE, the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers presents a natural and cultural history of bees: the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go ro… [more below]
- Author: Hanson, Thor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 154169953X
- Language: English
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Curiositree: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature – Jacket Unfolds Into a Huge Wall Poster!
$27.99 Add to cartThe award-winning Curiositree: Natural World explores, through 67 exquisitely illustrated charts, the myriad ways in which plants and animals have adapted to survive.
Discover the interconnectedness- Series: Curiositree
- Author: Wood, Aj
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 12 2016
- ISBN10: 1847807828
- Language: English
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My Encyclopedia of Very Important Oceans
$24.99 Add to cartA charming children’s encyclopedia that takes you on a journey into the deep blue to discover the wonders of the world’s oceans!
The world is so much bigger than young minds can fathom and there is al- Series: My Very Important Encyclopedias
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0744034930
- Language: English
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Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
$19.99 Add to cartThis New York Times bestseller “elegantly weaves evidence and insights . . . into a single, accessible historical narrative” (Bill Gates) and presents a captivating history of the universe — from the… [more below]
- Author: Christian, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 21 2019
- ISBN10: 0316392014
- Language: English
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Beetles of the World: A Natural History
$32.00 Add to cartA richly illustrated guide to the astonishing variety of beetles around the world
Beetles make up about a quarter of known animal species and are arguably the most diverse group of organisms on Earth:- Series: Guide to Every Family #7
- Author: Barclay, Maxwell V. L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0691240736
- Language: English
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Brighter Than a Thousand Suns: A Personal History of the Atomic Scientists
$21.99 Add to cartAn account of the remarkable scientists who discovered that nuclear fission was possible and then became concerned about its implications. Index. Translated by James Cleugh.
- Author: Jungk, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 23 2010
- ISBN10: 0156141507
- Language: English
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Crabs: A Global Natural History
$29.95 Add to cartA richly illustrated natural history of the world’s crabs that examines their diversity, ecology, anatomy, behavior, and more
This lavishly illustrated book offers a remarkable look at the world’s cra- Author: Davie, Peter J. F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0691201714
- Language: English
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The Curious Human Knee
$166.67 Add to cartWinner, 2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
Bronze Winner, 2024 Nonfiction Book Awards
Where would we be without the knee? This down-to-earth joint connecting the thigh and the lower leg doesn’t rec- Author: Yu, Han
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0231207026
- Language: English
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Deep: Delve Into Hidden Worlds
$16.95 Add to cartSHORTLISTED FOR THE EVE POWNALL CBCA AWARD 2023.
What hidden worlds lie beneath your feet? Or in the deepest parts of the ocean, where not even sunlight can reach? Come on a journey to meet glowing dee… [more below]
- Author: McGeachin, Jess
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1803380152
- Language: English
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Wildflowers of Hells Canyon
$20.00 Add to cartThis easy-to-use field guide contains more than a hundred full-color photos of wildflowers found in and around Hells Canyon, North America’s deepest river gorge. Look up plants by family, common name,
- Author: Hohmann, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1956530053
- Language: English
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Stone Desert
$21.95 Add to cart“Few writers can better express the strange vitality of desert landscapes than Childs.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Originally published over twenty-five years ago, Stone Desert brings the wonder and wildness o… [more below]
- Author: Childs, Craig
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 220
- Publish Date: November 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1948814714
- Language: English
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The Lives of Beetles: A Natural History of Coleoptera
$35.00 Add to cartA richly illustrated introduction to the incredible world of beetles
With some 400,000 species, beetles are among the largest and most successful groups of organisms on earth, making up one-fifth of a- Series: Lives of the Natural World #3
- Author: Evans, Arthur V.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0691236518
- Language: English
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Sloth
$22.00 Add to cartA richly illustrated cultural and natural history of the lethargic animal–from prehistoric ancestry to modern-day memes.
Sloths are perhaps the most recognized and loved Central and South American a- Series: Animal
- Author: Rauch, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1789147999
- Language: English
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30 Animals That Made Us Smarter: Stories of the Natural World That Inspired Human Ingenuity
$29.00 Read moreDid you know that mosquitoes’ mouthparts are helping to develop pain-free surgical needles? Who’d have thought that the humble mussel could inspire so many useful things, from plywood production to a … [more below]
- Author: Aryee, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1642832677
- Language: English
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Horizon
$21.00 Add to cartONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:
From pole to pole and across decades of lived experience, National Book Award-winning author Barry Lopez delivers his most fa
THE NEW YORK TIMES – NPR – THE GUARDIAN- Author: Lopez, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: January 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0375708472
- Language: English
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Picture Puzzler: A Natural History Hide-And-Seek
$19.99 Add to cartIn author Rachel Williams and illustrator Ksenia Bakhareva‘sPicture Puzzler: A Natural History Hide-and-Seek, step into the world’s wildest places to solve 72 picture riddles and search for camouflage
- Author: Bakhareva, Ksenia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 02, 2024
- ISBN10: 1419771353
- Language: English
