The Field looks at the eco-system of an arable field, complete with photographs from crops, trees, hedgerows and wildflowers, to the wide variety of animals, farmland birds, insects, butterflies and moths that they support; and how they depend on each other; and are all vital for the wonderful environment we need to thrive and enjoy. The book focuses on the relationship between these key species, how they work together and interact with their environment...

Cities pose formidable obstacles to nonhuman life. Vast expanses of asphalt and concrete are inhospitable to plants and animals; traffic noise and artificial light disturb natural rhythms; sewage and pollutants imperil existence. Yet cities teem with life: In rowhouse neighborhoods, tiny flowers bloom from cracks in the sidewalk. White clover covers lawns, its seeds dispersed by shoes and birds. Moths flutter and spiders weave their webs near electric...

"A love poem to the living things that inhabit the mountains and rivers of Washington, coastal Oregon, and southwestern British Columbia." -Saul Weisberg, executive director, North Cascades Institute   More than just a field guide, Cascadia Revealed is the essential trailside reference for naturalists, hikers, and campers. With engaging prose and precise science, Dan Mathews brings the mountains alive with stories of their formation and profiles...

Fruits and vegetables both come from plants. Fruits have seeds. Vegetables do not. Let's learn more about fruits and vegetables. Paired to the fiction title Planting Seeds.

Animals do not brush their teeth, but they still have ways to keep their teeth clean. Read to find out how. Paired to the fiction title Going to the Zoo.

Bees buzz. They buzz when they fly to a flower to find food. They buzz when they fly to their hive to sleep. Find out about the life of bees. Paired to the fiction title What Do You See.

"Highlights more than 325 familiar and distinctive plants and animals and dozens of the state's outstanding natural attractions." --Back cover.

It'd be pretty boring if every part of the world was the same. This is also true of the game of Minecraft! Just like the real world, a Minecraft world has many different biomes, with different features, plants, and animals in each one. In this intriguing book, young readers will learn more about Minecraft's biomes and how they compare to real-world biomes and their climates, animals, and plant life. Colorful illustrations show the resemblances and...

Describes the Mayan civilization which flourished in southern Mexico and Central America from 250 to 850.