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"How Flowers Changed the World" in The Immense Journey by Loren Eiseley.
This collection of essays was first published in 1959. Eiseley's poetic writing provides an understanding of complex scientific principles. ISBN 0394701577
Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms by Donald J. Borror
Paperback. 1960. ISBN 0874840538
This book allows you to discover the often surprising meanings behind scientific names. A pronunciation guide is included.
Wildflowers of North America; A Guide to Field Identification by Frank D. Venning (A Golden Field Guide) Paperback, 1984. ISBN 0307136647
This guide presents common or representative wildflowers grouped into plant families.
Song of the Dodo; Island Bigeography in an Age of Extinctions by David Quammen
704 pages, paperback. 1987. ISBN 0684827123
This lengthy, but entertaining combination of travelogue, historical narrative, and first hand examination of scientific field research explores what island biogeography can tell us about evolution and extinctions in an increasingly fragment environment.
Understanding and Collecting Rocks and Fossils by Martyn Bramwell. Usborne Books.
ISBN 0881101591
This is a short, well-illustrated guide to landforms and basic geologic processes, as well as the formation and characteristics of rocks and fossils. The illustrations and captions provide concise descriptions of major principles and features of geology on double-page spreads.
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