1001 Questions Answered about Insects

1001 Questions Answered about Insects
Author: Alexander Barrett Klots
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 306
Release: 1977-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780486234700

Discusses the classification, growth, behavior, and senses of insects and describes their characteristics

1001 Questions Answered about the Seashore

1001 Questions Answered about the Seashore
Author: Norman John Berrill
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1976
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780486233666

Presents a wealth of factual information on the seashore environment and the characteristics, habits, and habitats of marine and tidewater creatures

1001 Questions Answered about Flowers

1001 Questions Answered about Flowers
Author: Norman Taylor
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780486290997

Fascinating, authoritative, easy-to-follow guide to flower form and function, orchids, Eastern and Western wildflowers, older cultivated varieties, today’s perennials, annuals and biennials; flowering trees and shrubs, and tropical and subtropical flowers. Includes botanical and common names, places of origin, outstanding characteristics, and practical advice on planting and cultivation.

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis
Author: Alvin Silverstein
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2013-10-21
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0486162966

Easy-to-read book offers a well-illustrated look at how some baby creatures develop from a larval stage into adults that bear no resemblance to their former selves.

Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies

Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies
Author: Arthur Cleveland Bent
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 660
Release: 1963-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780486258317

The definitive study of North American birds (United States, Canada, Mexico), prepared under auspices of Smithsonian Institution. Contains practically everything known about birds: description, habitat, range, life history, habits, relation to man, etc. These books will never be surpassed in fullness and useability. Indispensable to every serious birds watcher. All are fully illustrated. 78 species. Nesting, plumage, courtship, migration, range, etc. 117 black-and-white photographs.

The Book of Beasts

The Book of Beasts
Author: Terence Hanbury White
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1984-01-01
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780486246093

A preeminent medievalist presents a wonderful catalog of real and fanciful beasts, including the manticore, griffin, phoenix, amphivius, jaculus, and many other exotic animals. White's witty, erudite commentary on scientific and historical aspects enhances this survey of proto-zoology on which science is based and pre-scientific perceptions of the earth's creatures. 128 black-and-white illustrations.

Seashore Life of Florida and the Caribbean

Seashore Life of Florida and the Caribbean
Author: Gilbert L. Voss
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2013-03-21
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0486166031

DIVClearly written identification guide illustrates and describes common marine invertebrates and plants from Bermuda and the Bahamas to the West Indies and the Gulf of Mexico. /div

Electricity Experiments for Children

Electricity Experiments for Children
Author: Gabriel Reuben
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 94
Release: 1968-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780486220307

Gives directions for simple experiments which demonstrate the principles of magnetism, electricity, electronics, and nuclear energy.