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NEW
LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS FOR MEMBERS'
LENDING
March
-- 2001
California Academy of Sciences Library
Pub. PS3553
.A777 Z464 1986
The Education of Little
Tree / Forrest Carter. Albquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press,
1986 .
Considered by many to be
a classic, this young adult novel chronicles the boyhood of a young boy, part
Cherokee, living with his grandparents in Tennessee. We follow the boy and he
learns about prejudice, tolerance, and life.
Pub. QL667
.N38 2000
Nature's Fading Chorus:
Classic and Contemporary Writings on Amphibians / Edited by Gordon L.
Miller. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2000.
This volume brings together
a collection of 37 writings that range in date from Aristotle in the 4th century
BC to Virginia Morell and Jocelyn Kaiser in 1999. The book is divided into sections:
Interpreting the Cosmos, Reclaiming Paradise, Telling Naturalistic Tales, Remembering
the Earth, and Reading the Signs of the Times, which discusses issues like amphibian
decline and deformity.
The book also contains notes, sources used and consulted, about the authors,
and an index.
Pub. QL623.4
.L68 1996
Probably More Than
You Want to Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast / Milton Love.
Santa Barbara, CA: Really Big Press, 1996.
The author, a marine biologist
(with the tattoos to prove it!) at the Marine Science Institute at the University
of California Santa Barbara, has put together a fantastic book on the fishes
of the Pacific Coast. Both humorous and educational, the book contains an individual
entry for each fish included. Line drawings of each species are also included.
Each entry also contains information on the names of the fish, including the
meaning of the scientific name, identifying characteristics, distribution and
biology, fishery information, and the author's remarks.
The very entertaining and informative book features a section of color plates
and an index.
Pub. QL31
.G58 A28 1999
Reason for Hope: A
Spiritual Journey / Jane Goodall with Phillip Berman. New York: Warner
Books, 1999.
This autobiographical memoir
of Jane Goodall grew out of a series with Phillip Berman. In the book, Goodall
discusses work, her life, and especially her belief in God and its relation
to her science.
The text and photographs in the volume present an intimate glimpse at her life
and beliefs.
Pub. QH91.3
.C66 A3 2000
Swimming with Giants:
My Encounters with Whales, Dolphins, and Seals / Anne Collet. Minneapolis,
MN: Milkweed Editions, 2000.
Anne Collet, the Founder
and Director of the Center for Research on Marine Mammals in La Rochelle, France,
is a marine biologist. In her entertaining book, she details her encounters
with marine mammals in the wild, including right whales in Argentina and beluga
whales in the Arctic Ocean. Detailing her encounters in the oceans around the
world, she presents a look at the fun, joys, sorrows, and excitements in the
life of a scientist.
A glossary and a species list are included.
Pub. PS3501
.U8 Z68 2000
The Wild and the Domestic:
Animal Representation, Ecocriticism, and Western American Literature /
Barney Nelson. Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press, 2000.
The author calls herself
a "genuine crusty old woman from the rural culture. She grew up on a ranch,
had a career as a livestock photojournalist, and became, and is currently, a
college professor at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas where she teaches
English and Literature.
Using anecdotes and research, experiences and scientific readings, the author
discusses animals in the American West, their representation, their reality,
and the reality of dependence on animals and nature. All of these parts make
a compelling read, full of knowledge, and yet easy to read and understand.
Pub. Juv
QE714.5 .R33 2000
The Deep Time Diaries:
As Recorded by Neesha and Jon Olifee and Transcribed by Gary Raham /
Gary Raham. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Resources, 2000.
Written in the guise of
the "discovered" journals of time traveling family, this entertaining
book connects children to science. Journal entries from the son and daughter,
along with their sketches, present factual and theoretical information in an
entertaining and gripping manner. References, resources, maps, and a glossary
are all included in the work.
This is a very clever and entertaining book!
Pub. Juv
QE862 .D5 J69 1998
Dinosaur Bob /
William Joyce. [New York]: HarperFestival, c1998.
In this board book, join
the Lazardo family, and their bodyguard Jumbu, on a journey to find a dinosaur.
And aren't they lucky? They find Bob in Africa, and he wants to come home with
them. It wasn't too much trouble to bring him home. After all, don't all your
friends eat 7,000 hot dogs at one sitting?
Pub. Juv
QE862 .D5 J69 1988
Dinosaur Bob and His
Adventures with the Family Lazardo / William Joyce. [New York]: HarperCollins
Publishers, c1988.
In this entertaining book,
Bob the dinosaur chases cars, plays the trumpet, becomes a sail boat, gets arrested,
and joins a baseball team! Join Bob and the Family Lazardo on their adventures
from Africa to Pimlico Hills.
Pub. Juv
QE862 .D5 A38 1987
Dinosaurs /
Linda Allison. San Francisco, CA: California Academy of Sciences, c1987.
This small volume answers
common questions about dinosaurs. The questions answered include are there any
living, how smart were they, the difference between reptiles and dinosaurs,
and more. The information is presented in easy to read and entertaining manner,
and the illustrations are both educational and fun.
Pub. Juv
E99 .C85 D4 1996
The Legend of the
Bluebonnet: An Old Tale of Texas / Tomie dePaola. New York: The Putnam
& Grosset Group, 1996.
This lovely book is a retelling
of the origin of the Texas state flower, the bluebonnet. She-Who-Lives-Alone
and the rest of people in Comanche tribe are in trouble. Drought and famine
have taken the lives of many of their people. The people ask the Great Spirits
for help, and are told that only through giving up that which they love will
their land be restored. Only one person is brave enough to give up her most
prized possession, and in doing so she becomes One-Who-Dearly-Loved-Her-People.
Find out what she gives up, what happens when she does, and why she is alone.
Pub. Juv
PZ7 .R7196 Li 1991
Lily and the Bears
/ Christine Ross. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991.
Have you ever wanted to
be something bigger and braver than a child? Lily did, and so she put on her
wild bear suit. One day during a field trip to the zoo, a zoo keeper makes a
mistake, and she finds out that being a wild bear may not be so much fun after
all!
Pub. Juv
QL49 .C37 1998
The Mixed-Up
Chameleon / Eric Carle. New York: HarperFestival, 1998.
The poor chameleon! He wasn't
happy with what he was. He wanted to be white like a polar bear, see far like
a giraffe, be smart like a fox, and more. Unfortunately, when you change like
that, you can't be yourself!.
Enjoy this board book, and find out what happens to the chameleon, and how he
learns to love himself.
Pub. Juv
QH91.16 .T94 1990
Oceans: A Fact-Filled Coloring Book
/ Diane M. Tyler and James C. Tyler, Ph.D. Philadelphia, PA: Running
Press, 1990.
Split into sections through
themes, this coloring book contains informational text and pictures for coloring
about topics relating to oceans, including maps, habitats, scientific study,
whales, fish, and more.
Pub. Juv
QL676.55 .M4 L37 1997
She's Wearing a Dead
Bird on Her Head! / Kathryn Lasky. New York: Hyperion Paperbacks for
Children, 1997.
When Harriet and her cousin
Minna noticed that fashion in 1896 meant women wearing hats that had dead birds
on them, they knew that they needed to do something to change the style and
save the birds! But women in 1896 didn't have much power, so what could they
do? They did plenty, and in doing so they created a powerful force that has
worked since then to protect birds and the environment.
Find out about
these brave, intelligent, and independent women by reading this charming book
filled with fun, facts, and fantastic illustrations.
Pub. Juv
QL452.2 .C37 1995
The Very Busy Spider / Eric Carle. New York: Philomel Books, 1995.
Once this spider gets started,
she doesn't stop for anything! She won't play in the mud with the pigs, she
won't run in the meadow with the sheep, she won't take a nap with the cat, and
won't eat grass with the cow because she's too busy spinning her web. By the
time the owl asks who built such a great web, the spider is fast asleep with
a full stomach.
Read this board book and find out how she catches her dinner, and what animal
helps her do it!
Pub. Juv
QL544.2 .C38 1994
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
/ Eric Carle. New York: Philomel Books, 1994.
He might be little when
the board book starts out, but the very hungry caterpillar quickly eats his
way through plums, oranges, berries, chocolate cake, and even a pickle before
he becomes a not-very-hungry-caterpillar with a stomachache! Of course, he's
hungry for a reason, and at the end of the book, he, and you, get a big surprise!
Pub. AV&M
QE747 .W8 F67 1980z
Fossil Lake: Paleontology
and Preparation at Fossil Butte National Monument / Jensen, UT: Dinosaur
Nature Association, 198-.
Although short at a mere
17 minutes, this video manages to pack a great deal of information into a small
amount of time. Experts on Fossil Lake, a paleontologist from the Field Museum
in Chicago and a sedimentologist from Loma Linda University, bring the viewers
to a greater understanding the wonderful scientific resource at Fossil Lake
in Wyoming.
The scientists discuss how they are attempting to get a clearer picture of natural
history by coming fossil information and sediment information and how they can
look at the layers of sediment and remnants to examine different periods of
the lake's existence. Also discussed in the video is field collection. In fact,
a fun portion of the video is watching a fossil marked off with a ruler and
then removed by chainsaw and chisel to be taken back to the lab for further
study.
Pub. AV&M
QL638 .S2 R47 1995
The Return of the
Salmon: Restoring the Fish to Rivers and Watersheds / Corvallis, OR:
Oregon Sea
Grant, 1995.
This 30 minute video on
salmon is appropriate for ages ranging from middle school to adult. The video
was produced to encourage understanding of the complicated problems facing natural
resources and the possible solutions.
The video gives a scientific background, including what a watershed is and how
salmon fit into them, information on the current situation, historic information,
and possible solutions to the current problems. While not meant to be a comprehensive
take on the situation, the video presents a good introduction.
No titles in March.
All of the materials above are available for check-out to Academy members.
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