natural history

A field guide to the natural history and ecology of the coast of New England and the Maritime Provinces.

Collects episodes from the television series "Planet Earth," which features high definition filming of the natural world; and episodes from the series "Life," which features micro and macro photography that captures the adaptability and survival tactics of plants and animals.

Discusses various natural wonders from around the world including Angel Falls, Victoria Falls, the Sahara Desert, the Dead Sea, and the Mississippi River.

Thoreau discusses his philosophy of life and observations of nature written while spending two years in a cabin on Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts.

Profiles this incredible habitat, both the forest and the river, including the birds, animals, and insects that live there to the nine South American countries it extends across.

Photographs and text examine the changes that occur in nature during the spring season.

An introduction to earth and life sciences, which are critical to efforts to preserve the environment.

Presents nineteenth-century American writer and social activist Henry David Thoreau's reflections upon living alone among nature for two years on Massachusetts' Walden Pond.

Provides a history of the evolving terrain and animals of the Galapagos Islands.