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9781491443415 | Edge Books, August 1, 2015, cover price $7.95
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9781491442654 | Edge Books, August 1, 2015, cover price $27.32 | About this edition: How can massive stones slide across the desert untouched?
A naturalist/scientist introduces unusual creatures and their surprising habits, in a study that emphasizes the wealth of variety in the animal kingdom rather than the 'freakishness' of the uncommon
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9780385263276, titled "The Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature" | Reprint edition (Anchor Books, June 1, 1989), cover price $9.50 | also contains The Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature | About this edition: A naturalist/scientist introduces unusual creatures and their surprising habits, in a study that emphasizes the wealth of variety in the animal kingdom rather than the 'freakishness' of the uncommon
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9781926973746 | Reprint edition (Owlkids, March 12, 2013), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Be amazed by the real-life size of the world's largest spider; discover which animal can jump the equivalent of a human leaping over a skyscraper; measure the length of a blue whale in buses, people, and basketball courts; and more!
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9781607104285 | Portable Pr, June 1, 2012, cover price $18.95
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9781423622246, titled "A Nature Lover's Almanac: Kinky Bugs, Stealthy Critters, Prosperous Plants & Celestial Wonders" | Gibbs Smith, March 1, 2012, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: Did you know that : We all have follicle mites living on our faces?
Discover the most amazing places on the planet! Find out
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9780778799290 | Crabtree Pub Co, December 15, 2010, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Discover the most amazing places on the planet!
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9780778799085 | Crabtree Pub Co, December 15, 2010, cover price $26.60
Here young children can see fluffy chicks, scuttling crabs, and waddling ducks, feathery ferns, thorny roses and many other enticing photographs that will teach them all about nature.
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9780756658465 | Dk Pub, June 20, 2011, cover price $12.99 | also contains Nature
9781842152829 | Southwater Pub, February 1, 2001, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Here young children can see fluffy chicks, scuttling crabs, and waddling ducks, feathery ferns, thorny roses and many other enticing photographs that will teach them all about nature.
9781842152829 | Southwater Pub, February 1, 2001, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Here young children can see fluffy chicks, scuttling crabs, and waddling ducks, feathery ferns, thorny roses and many other enticing photographs that will teach them all about nature.
9780789415486 | Board book edition (Dk Pub, April 1, 1997), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Labeled color photographs on board pages introduce first words and concepts about nature.
9781561733224 | Pubns Intl, June 1, 1993, cover price $4.98 | About this edition: Brief presentation of facts about a wide variety of natural phenomena, including weather, the ocean, plants, and the threat to nature caused by pollution.
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9781896933603 | Ill edition (Cethial & Bossche, March 1, 1998), cover price $2.95 | About this edition: These books provide accurate career information in a two-color format designed specially to appeal to students.
9780891348078 | North Light Books, September 1, 1997, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: These books provide accurate career information in a two-color format designed specially to appeal to students.
9789282640883 | European Communities, October 1, 1992, cover price $25.00
9780839532859 | Revised edition (Boy Scouts of Amer, July 1, 1952), cover price $2.40 | About this edition: A handbook for earning the Boy Scout merit badge in nature.
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9780894343964 | Ferguson Pub, September 1, 2001, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Explores different careers in nature with information on typical responsibilities, needed education, salary, employment outlook, and where to find more information on the subject.
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9781422215623 | Mason Crest, September 15, 2009, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Full of lots of in-depth facts for kids, based on the questions kids ask, the books in this series cover topics like the natural world, history, the universe and how we live.
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9780393058055, titled "Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science & Nature" | Rev exp edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, March 30, 2008), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A new edition of the author's first work of nonfiction traces his journeys throughout natural regions of the world to pose such lively questions as the redeeming merits of mosquitoes and the potential for cloning, in a volume complemented by the author's popular 'Natural Acts' columns.
9780805239676 | Schocken Books, April 1, 1985, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Essays discuss bats, octopuses, crows, snakes, cockroaches, dinosaurs, bisons, animal rights, hypothermia, sea cucumbers, black widow spiders, and mosquitoes
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9780393333602 | Reprint edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, March 29, 2009), cover price $15.95
9781585742622 | Lyons Pr, April 1, 2001, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Essays discuss bats, octopuses, crows, snakes, cockroaches, dinosaurs, bisons, animal rights, hypothermia, sea cucumbers, black widow spiders, and mosquitoes
9780440556961 | Reprint edition (Dell Books, September 1, 1986), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Essays discuss bats, octopuses, crows, snakes, cockroaches, dinosaurs, bisons, animal rights, hypothermia, sea cucumbers, black widow spiders, and mosquitoes
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9780939643288 | Audio Pr, May 1, 1990, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A revised and expanded edition of Quammenâs first book of nonfiction, including the best of his recent work.
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9780439908887 | Scholastic Reference, December 1, 2008, cover price $12.99
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9780007281800 | Harpercollins Pub Ltd, October 1, 2008, cover price $13.90
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9781848100718 | Miles Kelly Pub, October 1, 2008, cover price $6.95
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9780393321500 | W W Norton & Co Inc, June 1, 2001, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Addresses questions regarding the strange, bizarre, trivial, and odd facets of nature, animals, geological features, outer space, and humans.
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9781435286597 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 22, 2008), cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Join longtime Outside editor and contributor Hampton Sides as he rollicks through the fascinating, quirky questions readers ask about the world around them.
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9780060890797 | Perennial, May 1, 2007, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Presents step-by-step instructions for different outdoor activities, including making birdhouses, rain gauges, and bird baths.
A whimsical collection of essays on the natural world draws on the knowledge of scientists, outdoors specialists, and professors and offers insight into numerous scientific curiosities, from the causes of a bat's crooked flight to the reasons why woodpeckers do not get headaches. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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9780393061574 | Countryman Pr, November 1, 2005, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A whimsical collection of essays on the natural world draws on the knowledge of scientists, outdoors specialists, and professors and offers insight into numerous scientific curiosities, from the causes of a bat's crooked flight to the reasons why woodpeckers do not get headaches.
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9781842360613 | Miles Kelly Pub, April 1, 2004, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Presents a collection of facts and statistics about animals, insects, fish and plants, along with color illustrations and photographs.
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9780276426148 | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 2002, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Combines photographs and illustrations with facts and scientific principles in a volume that covers nature's great events, animals, microscopic marvels, heavenly amazements, and forces of nature.
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9780753455418 | Kingfisher, September 15, 2002, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Collects questions about topics of interest to children, such as astronomy, ancient civilizations, and transportation, and includes quizzes at the end of each section to test knowledge gained.
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9780890513675 | Master Books, July 1, 2002, cover price $4.99
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9780385295925, titled "Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature" | Delacorte Pr, June 1, 1988, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A naturalist/scientist introduces unusual creatures and their surprising habits, in a study that emphasizes the wealth of variety in the animal kingdom rather than the 'freakishness' of the uncommon
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9780684836263 | Reprint edition (Scribner, February 1, 1998), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A naturalist/scientist introduces unusual creatures and their surprising habits, in a study that emphasizes the wealth of variety in the animal kingdom rather than the 'freakishness' of the uncommon
9780385263276 | Reprint edition (Anchor Books, June 1, 1989), cover price $9.50 | also contains Scooby-Doo! Unmasks Monsters: The Truth Behind Zombies, Werewolves, and Other Spooky Creatures | About this edition: A naturalist/scientist introduces unusual creatures and their surprising habits, in a study that emphasizes the wealth of variety in the animal kingdom rather than the 'freakishness' of the uncommon
Answers scientific questions inspired by the outdoors, including 'why does it smell so fresh after it rains?', 'why do dandelions turn white and fluffy?', and 'what's that white line in the sky?'
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9781895688443 | Owl Communications, March 1, 1997, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Answers scientific questions inspired by the outdoors, including 'why does it smell so fresh after it rains?
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9780613275736 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 1997, cover price $15.25 | About this edition: Answers scientific questions inspired by the outdoors, including 'why does it smell so fresh after it rains?
An outdoor walk provides a fun-filled setting for a question-and-answer introduction to nature and the outdoors, offering such familiar puzzles as 'Where do puddles go?' and 'What's a shadow?'
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9781895688436 | Maple Tree Pr, March 1, 1997, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Answers scientific questions inspired by the outdoors, including 'why does it smell so fresh after it rains?
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9780809232505 | Contemporary Books, November 1, 1996, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A collection based on the nationally syndicated column 'Our Fascinating Earth' features amazing-but-true science stories
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9780789411204 | Dk Pub, October 1, 1996, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Provides answers to childrens' questions about animals, plants, and the world around them
Gathers brief anecdotes about unusual animals, plants, natural events, weather phenomena, and cultures
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9780809232499 | Lrg sub edition (Contemporary Books, April 1, 1996), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Gathers brief anecdotes about unusual animals, plants, natural events, weather phenomena, and cultures
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