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NEW
LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS FOR MEMBERS'
LENDING
April
-- 2002
California Academy of Sciences Library
Pub. QH369
.D5
After Man: A Zoology
of the Future / Dougal Dixon. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1981,
1998.
What kind of creatures will
come in the future? How will evolution and survival of the fittest change the
animals that we're familiar with today? Dixon takes these questions on, and
using current scientific knowledge and history, theorizes on what the future
will bring. Then he illustrates his theories with fabulous drawings.
Charts, images, an index, a glossary, and explanations are all included.
Pub. QL696
.P288 B47 2001
The Bluebird Monitor's
Guide to Bluebirds and Other Small Cavity-Nesters / Cynthia Berger,
Keith Kridler, and Jack Griggs. New York: HarperResource, 2001.
Bluebirds and small cavity-nesters
live coast to coast and in all the provinces of North America. This book gives
instructions in attracting these birds to your yard, and making sure that they
thrive once they get there. Once they get to your yard, how do you monitor them?
That's another question that this book answers. Individual species that might
take up residence in the birdboxes are identified with a color photograph and
a map of their range.
How to build a home for your visitors is covered in the text, along with helpful
plans and images. Other helpful advice is included throughout the volume. An
index and a resource list separated by state is provided.
Pub. QL164
.S74 2000
California Wildlife:
A Practical Guide / Tom Stienstra. Emeryville, CA: Foghorn Outdoors,
2000.
This guide provides information
on wildlife in California, ranging from mammals, to birds, to fish, to lizards,
to snakes, to spiders, and more. Each entry includes a range map to indicate
where the creatures are likely to be found. Along with some anecdotal information,
biological and natural history information are provided. The best places to
see the organisms California are listed out by animal.
A content index and an index to wildlife viewing stations are included.
Biodiv.
QH75 .F45 2001
Designing Field Studies
for Biodiversity Conservation / Peter Feinsinger. Washington, D.C.:
Island Press, 2001.
Scientific inquiry is the
star of this book that offers comprehensive and practical advice on conducting
field studies. Everything from formulating a question to selecting a sample
size to interpreting data is covered in clear and easy to understand language.
Examples are given throughout the volume to increase the reader's understanding.
A guide to cited literature, an index, and notes by chapter are provided.
Pub. GV838.673
.M415 M23 2001
Diving & Snorkeling
Maldives / Casey Mahaney & Astrid Witte Mahaney. Melbourne; Oakland,
CA: Lonely Planet Publications, 2001.
This great guide book from
Lonely Planet follows the same patterns as their other dive and snorkel
books. The volume begins with a brief introduction to the Maldives, including
how to get there, where to stay, what to bring, and more. The guide then provides
a detailed accounts of 78 of the best sites to dive and snorkel, including color
photographs. Common marine life is identified in full color, along with species
that you should avoid.
Pub. QL676.8
.C65 2001
Hope is the Thing
with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds / Christopher
Cokinos. New York: Warner Books, 2001.
The author, a former head
of the Kansas Audubon Council, tells the stories of 6 birds that were driven
to extinction, who tried to save them, who tried to kill them, and more. In
telling the stories he brings to life birds that we will never see again, vividly
painting images of their lives and habitats. Birds detailed in the book include
the Carolina Parakeet, Passenger Pigeon, Heath Hen, Great Auk, Labrador Duck,
and, a bird that has been making a great deal of news recently because people
are still hopeful that they still exist, the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker.
Pub. QH105
.C2 N425 1998
Natural State: A Literary
Anthology of California Nature Writing / Selected and edited by Steven
Gilbar. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1998.
The selections in this anthology
cover more than 100 years of California nature. The book is divided in regions,
with sections on hills and valley, deserts, the coast, and more. A brief biographical
sketch is given for each author at the beginning of the selections, and the
authors included are as diverse as John Steinbeck, Susan Zwinger, Jack Kerouac,
Joan Didion, and Mark Twain.
Pub. Juv
QE861.5
.B37 1990
Bones, Bones, Dinosaur
Bones / Byron Barton. [New York]: HarperCollins Publishers, [1995] c1990.
Bright and colorful illustrations
are featured in this book about paleontologists who dig up dinosaur bones so
that they can be reassembled in a natural history museum. We follow them into
the field as they find, dig, wrap, pack, and assemble their treasures.
No titles yet for April.
Biodiv.
S661 .P33 2001
The Worm Guide: A
Vermicomposting Guide for Teachers. Sacramento, CA: California Integrated
Waste Management Board, 2001.
"Vermicomposting is
the process of using worms to process organic food waste into nutrient-rich
soil." This curriculum guide introduces the concept, tells you how to set
up your own worm bin, and provides lessons and objectives for you to use in
your classroom. Designed for elementary teachers and students, the guide has
a K-3 and a 4-6 module.
All of the materials above are available for loan to Academy members.
This page will not be complete until the end of April. Please check back for more materials and reviews.
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Last update: April 29, 2002
