Natural Sciences
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From  Learning to ThinkMirroring the Other From: The Biology of Wonder |
This chapter explores cognition in infants, toddlers, and animals. | Andreas Weber | 30 | 2016 | $3.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Lest Living Lose Its ZestFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Sixteen focuses on Louise’s attempts to write about her first husband Gleb and their time in Russian. The chapter discusses the professional writing process during Louise’s … | Merilyn Simonds | 19 | 2022 | $1.90 Add |
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From NEW! Like the White Wings of AngelsFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Seven focuses on the connections Louise had been making during the Second World War while Len was away. The chapter explores Louise’s relationship with Murray and Doris Speirs, her … | Merilyn Simonds | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |
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From Melody of the SoulFrom: The Biology of Wonder |
In this chapter, Weber explores natural beauty through birdsong and music | Andreas Weber | 25 | 2016 | $2.50 Add |
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From NEW! Never a Day Alike to the OtherFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Eighteen wraps up the story of Louise’s life by reflecting on her accomplishments. The chapter includes the author’s last encounter with Louise, reflections on her legacy, and … | Merilyn Simonds | 28 | 2022 | $2.80 Add |
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From Not One, But AllFrom: The Biology of Wonder |
This chapter examines the connections between microbial ecosystems in the ocean and human symbiosis with microbes. | Andreas Weber | 20 | 2016 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! Nothing Happens HaphazardlyFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Eight explores Louise’s journey writing her "Little Bird Book." The chapter follows the writing and publishing of her first book and Len’s homecoming from the war. | Merilyn Simonds | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Part IProspectors and Promoters From: Ring of Fire |
In Part I the author recounts the formation of rock deposits in the James Bay Lowlands, and recounts a history of initial mining activity in the area. This section includes: Introduction – … | Virginia Haffernan | 69 | 2023 | $6.90 Add |
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From  NEW! PrefaceFrom: Saved by Science |
Dr. Mark J. Poznansky | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add | |
 NEW! Runaway ClimateWhat the geological past can tell us about the coming climate change catastrophe |
56 million years ago our planet experienced rapid, intense warming known as the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum, resulting in a global temperature increase of about 7°C. Runaway … | 256 | View | ||
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NEW! Saved by ScienceThe Hope and Promise of Synthetic Biology |
How can we accelerate the development of vaccines? How do we feed three billion people when 12 million died of hunger in 2019? Does synthetic biology hold the answer? With all the advances in … | Dr. Mark J. Poznansky | 226 | 2020 | View |
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From  Spring: The Greening Season |
Spring usually begins as a tug-of-war with winter. Just when we think warmer weather is here to stay, we are hit with another blast of cold and snow. However, the change of season is always … | Drew Monkman; Jacob Rodenburg | 62 | 2016 | $6.20 Add |
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From  Steel City MeltdownFrom: Boom, Bust and Crisis |
John Peters | 18 | 2012 | $2.70 Add | |
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From Summer: The Cresendo |
The preparations of spring bear fruit in summer. Eggs become fledged birds, flowers become ripe berries and tadpoles transform into small frogs and toads. Summer is a treat for all of our senses. … | Drew Monkman; Jacob Rodenburg | 62 | 2016 | $6.20 Add |
The Big Book of Nature ActivitiesA Year-Round Guide to Outdoor Learning |
The average child can identify over 300 corporate logos, but only 10 native plants or animals—a telling indictment of our modern disconnection from nature. Soaring levels of obesity, high … | 387 | View | ||
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From NEW! The Bighorn BasinFrom: Runaway Climate |
The Bighorn Basin: (early Eocene in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming). The life and times of the first equid Sifrhippus. Overview of the late Cenozoic climate and the dramatic changes that took … | Steven Earle | 14 | 2024 | $1.40 Add |
