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China covers about 7% of the earth's land surface and encompasses a hugely diverse range of habitats. As a result, it boasts a rich and diverse avifauna, including some of the most spectacular and fascinating birds to be found anywhere in the world.
Building on the...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2021-11-30
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'A book that will make the night sky your lifelong passion. An invitation to immerse yourself in the nature around you and the universe beyond.' - Professor Brian CoxThe Secret World of Stargazing is the ultimate astronomy book to set you on your epic journey around the...
Editeur :
Yellow Kite
Parution :
2021-11-25
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As the planet warms, winter is shrinking. In the last fifty years, the Northern Hemisphere lost a million square miles of spring snowpack, and high-elevation snowpacks in the western United States have decreased by nearly half since 1982. On average, winter has shrunk...
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Wildfire
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2021-11-18
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Dogology explores the bizarre and very funny world of canine science.Vital questions answered include:Why do dogs fart (but cats don’t)?Do dogs feel guilt, love, happiness or jealousy?What does it mean when a dog wags its tail more to the right or the left?Why do dogs...
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Quadrille
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2021-11-11
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“An inspiring reminder of the incredible resource that is our public lands.” —Brendan Leonard, author of The Camping Life and Surviving the Great Outdoors Across 193 million acres of forests, mountains, deserts, watersheds, and...
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Timber Press
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2021-11-09
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La colección Libro-Juego Azul es especial, un verdadero amigo con el que, además de divertirte jugando y coloreando, podrás aprender tus primeras palabras en inglés, conocer mejor a los animales que viven en la granja, los secretos que guarda la naturaleza e infinidad...
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De Vecchi Ediciones
Parution :
2021-11-07
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'A cosy and delightful book - a real joy to behold.' Daily Mail'A gorgeous book to be treasured' BBC CountryfileA beautifully illustrated guide to nature through the seasons by much-loved printmaker Angela Harding.This stunning work, the first book that is solely...
Editeur :
Sphere
Parution :
2021-11-04
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From the renowned naturalist Stephen Moss comes the must-have gift for bird lovers this Christmas. 'Wherever there is a stretch of water for them to find food and make their nest, you will come across swans' With beautiful illustrations throughout, this...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2021-11-04
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This book brings together an international group of authors to discuss the outdoor environmental education (OEE) theory and practice that educators can use to support teaching and learning in higher education. The book contents are organised around a recently...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-11-01
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Editeur :
Gaia
Parution :
2021-10-28
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Part field guide, part history, part ornithology primer, and altogether fun. Fact: Pigeons are amazing, and until recently, humans adored them. We’ve kept them as pets, held pigeon beauty contests, raced them, used them to carry messages over battlefields,...
Editeur :
Workman Publishing Company
Parution :
2021-10-26
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This third of the three volume series highlights the intricate relationship in the handloom industry between its culture and the various areas of sustainability. While there have been major disruptions in this age old industry, this volume presents the design,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-10-26
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Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry
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A beautiful and accessible seasonal guide to herbalism from the historic botanic garden.Discover the best times of the year for growing specific healing herbs and also when and how to forage for wild medicine, such as water mint, St John's Wort, hawthorn berries and...
Editeur :
Aster
Parution :
2021-10-21
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CPG
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A NEW SCIENTIST BOOK OF THE YEAR'A true hero' Greta ThunbergA legendary conservationist.A lifetime spent fighting for nature. An indispensable message of hope. In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope?Looking at the headlines – the worsening climate...
Editeur :
Viking
Parution :
2021-10-21
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'Do not miss this book' NAOMI KLEIN, author of This Changes EverythingThe history of the nutmeg is one of conquest and exploitation - of both human life and the natural environment - and the origin of our contemporary climate crisis.Tracing the threats to our future to...
Editeur :
John Murray
Parution :
2021-10-14
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We got ourselves into this. Here's how we can get ourselves out.We know the problem: the amount of biodiversity loss, the scale of waste and pollution, the amount of greenhouse gas we pump into the air... it's unsustainable.We have to do something. And we are...
Editeur :
Bbc Digital
Parution :
2021-10-14
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Inspired by insights gained in spaceflight, a NASA astronaut offers key lessons to empower Earthbound readers to fight climate changeWhen Nicole Stott first saw Earth from space,...
Editeur :
Seal Press
Parution :
2021-10-12
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This book contains seven chapters written by leading experts in the areas and discusses means to revive some of the cultures that are on the verge of closing/shutting down.This second of the three book series highlights the intricate relationship in the handloom...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-10-08
Collection :
Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry
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"How to describe the ecstatic song of larks? How the writers and poets have tried..."Skylarks are the heralds of our countryside. Their music is the quintessential sound of spring. The spirit of English pastoralism, they inspire poets, composers and farmers alike. In...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2021-10-07
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Leaves are one of nature's marvels. We watch them turn red in Autumn, make medicine from them, invent folklore around them, and mark the passing of time by them.But how do they grow? Why are they the shapes they are? What makes an evergreen, evergreen?The Lives of...
Editeur :
Two Roads
Parution :
2021-09-30
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