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Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms: The Story of the Animals and Plants That Time Has Left Behind Richard Fortey From one of the world’s leading natural scientists and the acclaimed author of Trilobite!, Life: A Natural History of Four Billion Years of Life on Earth and Dry Storeroom No. 1 comes a fascinating chronicle of life’s history told not through the fossil record but through the stories of organisms that have survived, almost unchanged, throughout time. Evolution, it seems, has not completely obliterated its tracks as more advanced organisms have evolved; the history of life on earth is far older—and odder—than many of us realize.
Scattered across the globe, these remarkable plants and animals continue to mark seminal events in geological time. From a moonlit beach in Delaware, where the hardy horseshoe crab shuffles its way to a frenzy of mass mating just as it did 450 million years ago, to the dense rainforests of New Zealand, where the elusive, unprepossessing velvet worm has burrowed deep into rotting timber since before the breakup of the ancient supercontinent, to a stretch of Australian coastline with stromatolite formations that bear witness to the Precambrian dawn, the existence of these survivors offers us a tantalizing glimpse of pivotal points in evolutionary history. These are not “living fossils” but rather a handful of tenacious creatures of days long gone.
Written in buoyant, sparkling prose, Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms is a marvelously captivating exploration of the world’s old-timers combining the very best of science writing with an explorer’s sense of adventure and wonder. |
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Our Mutual Friend (New Oxford Illustrated Dickens) Charles Dickens Charles Dickens's last completed novel tells the story of a young man who must marry a stranger in order to win his inheritance. Wanting to learn the lady's nature, John Harmon fakes his own death and takes on a new identity. As the complexities of the deceit are revealed, Dickens gives us his most profoundly cynical, yet brilliantly funny, insight into the corruption of wealth on human nature. 40 illustrations. |
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Hawaii's Green Sea Turtles (Science and Nature for Young Readers) Monika Mira Did you know that relatives of sea turtles have been around since the age of the dinosaurs? Or that sea turtles were hunted to the brink of extinction before gaining protection under the Endangered Species Act? Explore the fascinating underwater world of Hawaii’s Green Sea Turtles in the Science and Nature Series for Young Readers. Kids of all ages will enjoy the beautiful photographs while learning how they can help protect these graceful and beloved animals. This book also provides links to FREE MARINE LIFE COLORING SHEETS. |
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Rays! Learn About Rays While Learning To Read - Rays Photos And Facts Make It Easy! (Over 45+ Photos of Rays) Monica Molina Do your kids like Rays? Great! We love them too. Do your kids want or need to learn how to read? Great! This book is jam packed with over 45+ Different Ray Photos With Ray Information.
Have You Ever Said Any Of These Things:
"I would like my kids to learn in a fun way"
"My kids love learning about different animals"
"I would like my kids to learn something, while learning how to read"
"Can my kids learn how to read and also have fun?"
"Can I instantly get some Ray photos in a "learn to read" book format for my kids Right Now?!"
Here is What You Will Get Inside "Rays! Learn About Rays While Learning To Read - Rays Photos And Facts Make It Easy!"...
Rays
Stingrays
Manta Ray
Eagle Ray
Blue Spotted Ray
Yellow Spotted Ray
Southern Stingray
Spotted Eagle Ray
Honeycomb Stingray
Rays Eating
Rays Eyes
Rays Stingers
Ray Camouflage
And Lots More!
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The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea Callum Roberts A Silent Spring for oceans, written by "the Rachel Carson of the fish world" (The New York Times) Who can forget the sense of wonder with which they discovered the creatures of the deep? In this vibrant hymn to the sea, Callum Roberts—one of the world’s foremost conservation biologists—leads readers on a fascinating tour of mankind’s relationship to the sea, from the earliest traces of water on earth to the oceans as we know them today. In the process, Roberts looks at how the taming of the oceans has shaped human civilization and affected marine life. We have always been fish eaters, from the dawn of civilization, but in the last twenty years we have transformed the oceans beyond recognition. Putting our exploitation of the seas into historical context, Roberts offers a devastating account of the impact of modern fishing techniques, pollution, and climate change, and reveals what it would take to steer the right course while there is still time. Like Four Fish and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, The Ocean of Life takes a long view to tell a story in which each one of us has a role to play. |
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Aquaponic Gardening: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising Vegetables and Fish Together Sylvia Bernstein Aquaponics is a revolutionary system for growing plants by fertilizing them with the waste water from fish in a sustainable closed system. A combination of aquaculture and hydroponics, aquaponic gardening is an amazingly productive way to grow organic vegetables, greens, herbs, and fruits, while providing the added benefits of fresh fish as a safe, healthy source of protein. On a larger scale, it is a key solution to mitigating food insecurity, climate change, groundwater pollution, and the impacts of overfishing on our oceans. Aquaponic Gardening is the definitive do-it-yourself home manual, focused on giving you all the tools you need to create your own aquaponic system and enjoy healthy, safe, fresh, and delicious food all year round. Starting with an overview of the theory, benefits, and potential of aquaponics, the book goes on to explain: - System location considerations and hardware components
- The living elements--fish, plants, bacteria, and worms
- Putting it all together--starting and maintaining a healthy system
Aquaponics systems are completely organic. They are four to six times more productive and use ninety percent less water than conventional gardens. Other advantages include no weeds, fewer pests, and no watering, fertilizing, bending, digging, or heavy lifting--in fact, there really is no downside! Anyone interested in taking the next step towards self-sufficiency will be fascinated by this practical, accessible, and well-illustrated guide. Sylvia Bernstein is the president and founder of The Aquaponic Source and the Vice Chairman of the Aquaponics Association. She also manages AquaponicsCommunity.com, the largest US-based online community site dedicated to aquaponic gardening. An experienced speaker and internationally recognized expert on aquaponic gardening, Sylvia writes and blogs on the subject for the Aquaponic Gardening Blog, Growing Edge and more. Her inspiration is a large, thriving aquaponic setup in her backyard greenhouse in Boulder, CO powered by tilapia, catfish, and other creatures-that-swim. |
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Great White Sharks! Learn About Great White Sharks While Learning To Read - Great White Sharks Photos And Facts Make It Easy! (Over 45+ Photos of Great White Sharks) Monica Molina Do your kids like Sharks? Great! We love them too. Do your kid want or need to learn how to read? Great! This book is jam packed with over 45+ Different Shark Photos With Shark Information.
Have You Ever Said Any Of These Things:
"I would like my kids to learn in a fun way"
"My kids love learning about different animals"
"I would like my kids to learn something, while learning how to read"
"Can my kids learn how to read and also have fun?"
"Can I instantly get some Shark photos in a "learn to read" book format for my kids Right Now?!"
Here is What You Will Get Inside "Great White Sharks! Learn About Great White Sharks While Learning To Read - Great White Sharks Photos And Facts Make It Easy!"...
Great White Sharks
Great White Shark Bodies
Great White Sharks Swimming
Great White Shark Teeth
Great White Shark Eyes
Great White Sharks Swimming
Great White Shark Facts
Great White Shark Photos
And Lots More!
How Can I get some Shark photos and facts into my kid's hands quick?
Other Things inside of "Great White Sharks! Learn About Great White Sharks While Learning To Read - Great White Sharks Photos And Facts Make It Easy!":
This book has photos and info on different Shark facts.
This book is for beginners who are serious about looking at Sharks and learning how to read.
You will walk away with some awesome Shark photos in a book!
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Buy the book "Great White Sharks! Learn About Great White Sharks While Learning To Read - Great White Sharks Photos And Facts Make It Easy!" Today! You won't be disappointed. |
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Hammerhead & Tiger Sharks! Learn About Hammerhead & Tiger Sharks While Learning To Read - Hammerhead & Tiger Sharks Photos And Facts Make It Easy! (Over 45+ Photos of Sharks) Monica Molina Do your kids like Sharks? Great! We love them too. Do your kid want or need to learn how to read? Great! This book is jam packed with over 45+ Different Hammerhead & Tiger Sharks Photos.
Have You Ever Said Any Of These Things:
"I would like my kids to learn in a fun way"
"My kids love learning about different animals"
"I would like my kids to learn something, while learning how to read"
"Can my kids learn how to read and also have fun?"
"Can I instantly get some Shark photos in a "learn to read" book format for my kids Right Now?!"
Here is What You Will Get Inside "Hammerhead & Tiger Sharks! Learn About Hammerhead & Tiger Sharks While Learning To Read - Hammerhead & Tiger Sharks Photos And Facts Make It Easy!"...
Sharks
Shark Bodies
Sharks Swimming
Hammerhead Shark
Tiger Sharks
Shark Teeth
Shark Eyes
Swimming with Sharks
Shark Facts
Shark Photos
And Lots More!
How Can I get some Shark photos and facts into my kid's hands quick?
Buy the book "Hammerhead & Tiger Sharks! Learn About Hammerhead & Tiger Sharks While Learning To Read - Hammerhead & Tiger Sharks Photos And Facts Make It Easy!" Today! You won't be disappointed. |
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Shark 4-Pack! Learn About Sharks While Learning To Read - Sharks Photos And Facts Make It Easy! (Over 150+ Photos of Sharks) Monica Molina Do your kids like Sharks? Great! We love them too. Do your kids want or need to learn how to read? Great!
eBook Title #1:
Whale Sharks! Learn About Whale Sharks While Learning To Read - Whale Shark Photos And Facts Make It Easy!
eBook Title #2:
Great White Sharks! Learn About Great White Sharks While Learning To Read - Great White Sharks Photos And Facts Make It Easy!
eBook Title #3:
Nurse Sharks! Learn About Nurse Sharks While Learning To Read - Nurse Sharks Photos And Facts Make It Easy!
eBook Title #4:
Hammerhead & Tiger Sharks! Learn About Hammerhead & Tiger Sharks While Learning To Read - Hammerhead & Tiger Sharks Photos And Facts Make It Easy!
Here is What You Will Get Inside "Shark 4-Pack! Learn About Sharks While Learning To Read - Sharks Photos And Facts Make It Easy!"...
Sharks
Shark Bodies
Sharks Swimming
Hammerhead Shark
Tiger Sharks
Shark Teeth
Shark Eyes
Swimming with Sharks
Shark Facts
Shark Photos
Whale Sharks
Whale Shark Bodies
Whale Sharks Swimming
Whale Shark Teeth
Whale Shark Eyes
Swimming with Whale Sharks
Whale Shark Facts
Whale Shark Photos
Great White Sharks
Great White Shark Bodies
Great White Sharks Swimming
Great White Shark Teeth
Great White Shark Eyes
Great White Sharks Swimming
Great White Shark Facts
Great White Shark Photos
And Lots More!
Buy the book "Shark 4-Pack! Learn About Sharks While Learning To Read - Sharks Photos And Facts Make It Easy!" Today! You won't be disappointed. |
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Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World Mark Kurlansky The codfish. Wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been spurred by it, national diets have been based on it, economies and livelihoods have depended on it, and the settlement of North America was driven by it. To the millions it has sustained, it has been a treasure more precious than gold. Indeed, the codfish has played a fascinating and crucial role in world history.
Cod spans a thousand years and four continents. From the Vikings, who pursued the codfish across the Atlantic, and the enigmatic Basques, who first commercialized it in medieval times, to Bartholomew Gosnold, who named Cape Cod in 1602, and Clarence Birdseye, who founded an industry on frozen cod in the 1930s, Mark Kurlansky introduces the explorers, merchants, writers, chefs, and of course the fishermen, whose lives have interwoven with this prolific fish. He chronicles the fifteenth-century politics of the Hanseatic League and the cod wars of the sixteenth and twentieth centuries. He embellishes his story with gastronomic detail, blending in recipes and lore from the Middle Ages to the present.
And he brings to life the cod itself: its personality, habits, extended family, and ultimately the tragedy of how the most profitable fish in history is today faced with extinction.
From fishing ports in New England and Newfoundland to coastal skiffs, schooners, and factory ships across the Atlantic; from Iceland and Scandinavia to the coasts of England, Brazil, and West Africa, Mark Kurlansky tells a story that brings world history and human passions into captivating focus.
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