ecology

"Follow along as [explorer Carsten Peter] heads into extreme places and reveals the science and background behindseemingly unexplainable natural places and phenomenon. Underlying each of his adventures is a dose of ... science, ... history, ... images, tips, gear & gadget advice, and more to help kids learn about the Earth and how they can help preserve the planet."--Publisher.

Traces the story of globalization through travel, trade, colonization, and migration from the fifteenth century to the present, documenting the historical impact of such influences as potatoes, the rubber plant, and malaria.

Examines quantitative models and methods in ecology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology and conservation; explores the core concepts shared by these related fields using tools and practical skills such as experimental design, generating phylogenies, basic statistical inference, and persuasive grant writing.

Discusses how polar bears help us see the effects of climate change, pollution, and habitat destruction.

Children from various cultures express their love for animals, plants, and other parts of the natural world. Presented in Spanish and English.

The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rain forest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.

By shining a light behind some of the pages, readers can see hidden wonders of a habitat, from worms wriggling among roots to birds nesting high in branches.

Follow a traveller's diary of a trip along the entire length of the Amazon, discovering all about the unusual animal and plant life, landscape features, climate, industry and peoples.

Angry and frustrated that his entire family is considered to be poor trash, fourteen-year-old Harry defies his father and attempts to prove that a factory is polluting their small Adirondack community.