collection and preservation

Discusses how to find, identify, collect, and keep insects and suggests a variety of related activities organized by the seasons.

Michael Gabriel struggles to prove his father's theory about an ancient prophecy fortelling humanity's destruction before it's too late.

A comprehensive and revealing guide to unearthing the marvels hidden in the worlds of rocks and fossils.

A how-to-do-it book explaining the technique of pressing and preserving plants, flowers, and leaves, including projects for independent learning.

Cover title: Familiar rocks and minerals, North America. Covers 68 minerals and 12 rocks commonly found in North America.

Explores the scientific rivalry of Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh, and how the work produced by this rivalry influenced the emerging field of paleontology.

David Franco, a skeptical, young scholar at Chicago's Newberry Library, embarks on an adventure that takes him across continents while he races against time to discover and collect a legendary artifact, but while he finds aid from a beautiful Florentine, Franco is pursued by assassins and, ultimately, must face his own worst nightmare.

Color illustrations and text aid in identifying 800 species of insects. Includes instructions for starting a collection.