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"On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twenty-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History. Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose gorgeous feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xv, 169 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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"This book takes the readers behind the scenes to learn how the American Museum of Natural History innovated visitor digital engagement through a public-facing iterative design process while highlighting design techniques used both there and at museums around the world"--
Pub. Date
[2001-]
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volumes : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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Ask investigates the world with past and present inventors, artists, and thinkers, and scientists. From the publishers of Click, Ask offers cartoons, contests, projects, Web experiments, games, and puzzles for kids ages 7 to 10 (grades 2 - 4).
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Pub. Date
2021.
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341 p. (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
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"In this scientifically informed account of the changes occurring in the world over the last century, award-winning broadcaster and natural historian shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vision for the future. See the world. Then make it better. I am 93. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary. As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an...
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Series
Ladybug Girl volume 9
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
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Lulu, who likes to dress in a ladybug costume, wants to learn everything when she visits the natural history museum with Grandpa, but as she moves from exhibit to exhibit, she discovers that sometimes you have to slow down to appreciate the wonder of what is around you.
9) Grand Canyon
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"An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain."--
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 57 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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After nearly thirty years of being shut away from the public, the stuffed animals of Paris's Natural History Museum are about to see the light of day agin. In Animals and more animals, Nicolas Philibert and his unobtrusive crew are there to chronicle the 1994 preparations for the animals' return. It's a glimpse into the world behind the displays of a major museum, focusing on the fascinating work of the taxidermists.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Planet California is a celebration of California's wildlife and wild places, and their coexistence with the 40 million people who call it home. Best known for its beaches and Hollywood, California is a wellspring of biodiversity.
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Pub. Date
2016.
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96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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The newest volume in Black Dog's bestselling, award-winning Child's Introduction series is a fun, information-packed journey through our natural world, from fossils and prehistoric animals to butterflies and bears, all brought to life by full-color photographs and charming illustrations. In the tradition of Black Dog's best-selling Child's Introduction books, which include 'The Story of the Orchestra' and 'A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky,'...
Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Journey to three of the most exotic, mysterious, and remote islands on Earth: Madagascar, Borneo, and Hawaii. These isolated and iconic tropical islands harbor remarkable wildlife and human castaways found nowhere else on Earth. In a rapidly changing world, these fragile islands are a vital gauge for the health of the planet.
16) The mysteries
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
[72 pages] : chiefly illustrations (black & white) ; 21 x 21 cm
Description
"In a fable for grown-ups by cartoonist Bill Watterson, a long-ago kingdom is afflicted with unexplainable calamities. Hoping to end the torment, the king dispatches his knights to discover the source of the mysterious events. Years later, a single battered knight returns" --
From Bill Watterson, bestselling creator of the beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, and John Kascht, one of America's most renowned caricaturists, comes a mysterious and...
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Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
111 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
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Discover the beauty and diversity of America's great outdoors in this tour of its most iconic national parks. Explore Florida's river-laced Everglades, travel down the white water rapids of the Grand Canyon, trek across the deserts of Death Valley and scale the soaring summits of the Rocky Mountains with this book that brings you up close to nature's greatest adventures. Packed with mapsÂÆand fascinating facts about the flora and fauna unique to...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles. Breakthroughs in filmmaking technology bring you up close with a cast of unforgettable characters. Told with humor, intimacy and a jaw-dropping sense of cinematic splendor.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The "End of Illness comes" an ingenious guide to what our fellow animals can teach us about living longer, healthier, happier lives. Mother nature has a lot to teach us, if only we open our eyes. Pigeons and dolphins offer creative strategies for preserving our memories and warding off dementia, while squirrels and pigs harbor secrets for managing chronic pain. Rhinoceroses demonstrate the subtle power...
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