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Author
Series
Sigma Force novels volume 14
Language
English
Description
"Arriving home on Christmas Eve, Commander Gray Pierce discovers his house ransacked, his pregnant lover missing, and his best friend's wife, Kat, unconscious on the kitchen floor. With no shred of evidence to follow, his one hope to find the woman he loves and his unborn child is Kat, the only witness to what happened. But the injured woman is in a semi-comatose state and cannot speak-until a brilliant neurologist offers a radical approach to "unlock"...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Barely surviving an expedition to the Amazon, working class biologist William Adamson returns home, where he is forced to accept the charity of an affluent, upper-class family. Falling deeply in love with his benefactor's captivating daughter, he sees his fondest wish come true when she agrees to become his wife. Unwittingly attracting the affections of a bright household servant, William tries to continue his scientific studies. But all of William's...
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Shares the life of the French naturalist, including his childhood in the French countryside, his life-long interest in insects, and how he eventually met the president of France.
9) Mimic
Publisher
Dimension Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998?]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A team of scientists discover a miracle cure that stops the spread of a deadly disease only to find three years later that something has gone terribly wrong! Their creation has taken on a horrifying life of its own, able to mimic and destroy its every predator-- even man! And now, it threatens to wipe out an entire city unless they stop it in time.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
690L
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
There are more than one million different kinds of insects in the world ... and curious young minds seem to have just as many questions about them! This book is set up in a child-friendly, question-and-answer format, and has lots of wonderful images, too. Children will learn how real scientists observe insects, capture them to study up close, and release them back into the wild.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
268 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), charts ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Few biologists in the long history of that science have been as productive, as ground-breaking and as controversial as the Alabama-born Edward Osborne Wilson. At 91 years of age he may be the most eminent American scientist in any field. Fascinated from an early age by the natural world in general and ants in particular, his field work on them and on all social insects has vastly expanded our knowledge of their many species and fascinating ways of...
13) Shoofly pie
Author
Series
Bug man novels volume 1
Publisher
Howard Pub
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
371 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A gorgeous picture book based on the true story of a scientist who solves the mysteries of monarch butterfly migration with the help of school children! A perfect story for nature lovers of all ages from the Caldecott Honor winning author of The Noisy Paint Box."--Publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 418 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The nineteenth century was a transformative period in the history of American science, as scientific study, once the domain of armchair enthusiasts and amateurs, became the purview of professional experts and institutions. In Mischievous Creatures, historian Catherine McNeur shows that women were central to the development of the natural sciences during this critical time. She does so by uncovering the forgotten lives of entomologist Margaretta Hare...
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