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Fungi in Folklore, Superstition and Traditional Medicine Explore the wonderful world of some of the most incredible natural forms on our planet - f...

Mind-Altering Plants in Folklore, Superstition and Popular Culture The ancient Aztecs, the cannabis-smoking farmers of Neolithic China and the Wood...

Trees in Magic, Folklore and Traditional Remedies There is more folklore, mythology and magic associated with our trees and forests than with any o...

Plants in Folklore, Magic and Traditional Medicine The Witch's Garden describes over 50 of the world's most powerful, harmful, legendary and storie...

A Movement to Help Migrating Birds Based on the real-life Lights Out movement, this inspirational picture book shows how even the smallest of actio...

A Life of Language Love A celebration of the beauty and mystery of language and how it shapes our lives, our loves, and our world. If there is one ...

As people around the world celebrated man’s first steps on the moon, the astronauts of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission placed a silicon disc containing me...

The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster A New York Times Best Book of the Year - A Time Best Book of the Year - A Kirkus Reviews ...

Bold, gold, the chrysalis gleams. And deep down inside . . . the butterfly dreams. Every year, monarch butterflies migrate to warmer climates for o...

From Acorns to Species and the Tree of Life From ancient acorns to future forests, the story of how oaks evolved and the many ways they shape our w...

Earth's Last Wilderness Award-winning broadcaster and natural historian David Attenborough and longtime collaborator Colin Butfield present a power...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wishtree and The One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate, a touching and lyrical tale about a remarkabl...

A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 - Longlisted for the National Book Award - Winner of the PEN...

Life Lessons from the Animal Penis A wry look at what the astonishing world of animal penises can teach us about male power and dominance. The fal...

All About Air Breathe deep and prepare to sail like the wind, with the sweetest puff of air in all the atmosphere - part of the Science Pals series...

How Light Works The dazzling Ray illuminates how light works - part of the Science Pals series, including Drop: An Adventure through the Water Cycl...

Adventures in Human Anatomy From the New York Times best-selling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the i...

How does an amphibian cross the road? With the help of the Amphibian Migration Team! Learn all about a citizen scientist who acts as a crossing gua...

The Conquest, Ruin, and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie A vivid portrait of the American prairie, which rivals the rainforest in its b...

This new book - written by the beloved author of the international bestsellers The Soul of an Octopus and Of Time and Turtles and enhanced with viv...

The Biological Limits of the Binary Why human biology is far more expansive than the simple categories of female and male Being human entails an as...

The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist One of New York Times' Twelve Books for Feminist Boys and Girls! Nam...

A Sea of Sharks from A to Z Swim through an ocean of facts and fun in Sharkabet, 2nd Edition, newly revised with updated facts and 9 brand new imag...

Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist The uplifting story of a young Black scientist's challenging journey to flourish outside the traditional conf...