Great French entomologist's charming essays on insect life combine scientific rigor with the style of a literary classic. Beautifully written passages reveal the intricate, fascinating worlds of the beetle, cicada, praying mantis, glow-worm, wasp, grub, cricket, locust, and other creatures as they hunt, build nests, feed families, and more. Rare volume will delight any naturalist.
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The Life of the Bee by Maurice Maeterlinck, Alfred Sutro, Edwin Way Teale From their amazingly intricate feats of architecture to their intrinsic sense of self-sacrifice, the Nobel Prize winner takes a "bee's-eye view" of the most orderly society on Earth.
Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee: The Classic Beekeeper's Manual by L. L. Langstroth The first descriptive treatise of modern bee management, this influential guide explains and illustrates techniques still employed today. Reader-friendly and enthusiastic in tone, it addresses every aspect of beekeeping. 25 plates.
The Holy Earth: Toward a New Environmental Ethic by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Norman Wirzba Written by the Father of American Horticulture, this 1915 work offers timeless reflections on the earth's intrinsic divinity. Its application of scientific principles to horticulture exercised enormous influence on environmental protection programs.
The Book of Green Quotations by James Daley Timely and thought-provoking, this volume comprises many hundreds of quotations by presidents, scientists, activists, and other public figures on conservation, ecology, environmentalism, wilderness, global warming, pollution, nature, and other subjects.
How Animals Talk by William J. Long, Charles Copeland, William Young This pioneering study explores communication and powers of premonition among wild and domesticated animals. Based on field observations by a famous naturalist, it examines phenomena that will interest every animal lover.
