Juvenile Natural History Books

New York: HarperCollins, 1970. 96pp. photos. A young boy keeps a diary recording the characteristics and habits of the reptiles he catches, with information on keeping reptiles in captivity. Readable introduction to herp keeping for kids. Illustrated with many black & white photographs. Glossary, bibliography, list of herpetological organizations. Very hard to find such a nice copy, not ex-library.. Laminated Cover. Very Good. 8vo.. (more information)

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New York: Dodd Mead, 1956. Photos, 95pp. Dustjacket with some chipping and small rips.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. (more information)

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New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1990. 192pp. b&w photos. An introduction to the natural history of the black bear, and the work of wildlife biologists who study them. Classified as juvenile literature, readable by anyone. Bibliography, index.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. (more information)

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New York, NY: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1981. 64pp. Discusses varieties of birds that burrow underground to nest, including penguin, puffin, kookaburra, shearwater, kiwi, common shelduck, burrowing owl, crab plover, and blue-crowned motmot. Full-page b&w drawings illustrate each species. Price-clipped dj. Library edition. (Not an ex-library book). Juvenile.. Cloth. Library Binding. As New/As New. Illus. by Schick, J. (illustrator). 8vo.. (more information)

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College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press, 1989. Louise Lindsey Merrick Texas Environment Series, #9. 80pp. color photos. Material which originally appeared in Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine, attractively arranged as an introduction to bird life for young people. Covers feathers, eggs, song, bird houses & feeders, and 10 species groups (primarily western). . Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 4to.. (more information)

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New York, NY: William Morrow & Co., 1981. Unpaged. ills. The Bermuda petrel, or cahow, was believed to be extinct by 1620. In 1906 the bird reappeared. This book describes for young readers the successful campaign to bring the bird back from near extinction, spearheaded by Bermudian David Wingate. Illustrated with evocative ink-wash drawings. Price-clipped dj.. Cloth. Library Binding. As New/As New. Illus. by Lewin, Ted (illustrator). 8vo.. (more information)

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