naturalists

Introduces children to the life of Charles Darwin, describing how his innovative theories on evolution changed how people view the world.

In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery.

"The famed naturalist hiked through the rural American South in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, chronicling the Spanish moss, plamettos, magnolias, and other botanical wonders he encountered along the way"--OCLC.

"Reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world--and in the process created modern environmentalism"--Dust jacket.

"[A nonfiction graphic work that presents] the story of John Muir's adventurous life, from his wild and playful boyhood in Scotland to his legendary exploits in America, where he became an inventor, a global explorer, and the first modern environmentalist"--Back cover.

When Travis finds an abandoned baby squirrel, he brings him home and names him Fluffy. But Mother isn't so sure that Fluffy is such a great family pet---and neither is Thud, the cat. Will Fluffy be able to steer clear of these two and find a home in the Tate household?.

In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery.

"'Darwin and the True Story of the Dinosaurs' tells the story of the brilliant naturalist who changed humankind's understanding of its origins"--.

"When the Tate family dog, Ajax, has a run-in with a porcupine, things get prickly. It'll take Callie's quick thinking and all her veterinary skills to save her beloved pet"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of Henry David Thoreau that discusses his childhood, education, writing career, time spent living alone in the woods, and involvement with the Underground Railroad.