Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Skywatching
de David H. Levy(Ed. Time Life Education) Isbn : 0737000791
16.1 €
Levy, a noted comet hunter and amateur astronomer, provides the text for this volume in a new guidebook series. Profusely illustrated, Skywatching has been well designed to advise and encourage the potential "backyard" astronomer. Brief background explanations speed the reader through relevant topics such as the history of astronomy, types of stars and other celestial objects of interest to skywatchers, and techniques and equipment for the amateur. The core of the book features a series of seasonal sky charts to be used in conjunction with a generous alphabetical arrangement of constellation maps. Viewpoints for both northern and southern hemispheres are represented, with the sky's offerings accessible through binoculars, small telescope, and the naked eye clearly set out for any approxima...

Bird Watching for Cats: An Entertainment Guide for Indoor Felines
de Kit Harrison, George H. Harrison(Ed. Willow Creek Press) Isbn : 1572231890
18.52 €
Let's face it: indoor cats may get bored when their owners are away or otherwise occupied. No more. This user-friendly, step-by-step guide takes owners through the process of establishing successful bird-watching windows for the endless enjoyment of their cats - and without harming (in fact, benefitting) the birds on the other side. The vividly illustrated chapters describe how to set up appropriate window feeders, birdbaths and even birdhouses for your home or apartment. Suggestions for planting natural cover outside windows, one-way viewing, bird videos, outside speakers, and special toys - all for the pleasure of cats - are also included. This remarkable book by renowned bird experts (and lifelong cat owners) George and Kit Harrison is sure to be a valuable resource - for both you and y...

Shake Them 'Simmons Down
de Janet Lembke(Ed. The Lyons Press) Isbn : 1558213503
21.8 €
Lembke (Skinny-Dipping Other Vital Adventures, LJ 7/94), whose collections of nature essays center on her homes on the Neuse River (North Carolina) and the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, examines here more than a dozen native American trees, such as the sassafras, sweet gum, catalpa, yellow poplar, and persimmon ('simmon). Each essay is an entertaining mix of personal recollections, the history of how the tree has been used since Colonial times, interesting botanical lore, and the occasional recipe. Various chapters describe topics like the first national Pawpaw conference and a fantastically poisonous (and mythical) Javan tree. Lembke blends her impressive scholarship with a fond respect for the backwoods wisdom of her friends. The result is a convincing and down-to-earth approach t...

A Bird Shall Carry The Voice
de Leigh Farris(Ed. Trafford Publishing) Isbn : 1412043921
17.49 €
Leigh Farris has devoted many years to promoting greater awareness of animal and enviromental concerns, and has contributed to a variety of publications on their behalf. In A Bird Shall Carry the Voice she espouses Albert Schweitzer's concept of Reverence for Life as the clearest non-sectarian guide for the ethical issues that confront all human beings. Much of this background figures in her true account of living with one of the most aware and intelligent species of birds on earth. As her memoir develops, ways to reconcile rancorous and divisive points of view on the issues of Reverence for which Life can be found in Leigh's study of this vital topic. So enveloping an experience was that which she recounts in this, her first full-length book to be published, that Leigh has also authored a...

Accretion Processes in Star Formation
de Lee Hartmann(Ed. Cambridge University Press) Isbn : 0521435072
94.5 €
Lee Hartmann is currently Professor of Astronomy at the University of Michigan and a vice-president of the American Astronomical Society. He is an expert on star formation and protoplanetary disk evolution.

Supersoft X-Ray Sources: Proceedings of the International Workshop Held in Garching, Germany, 28 February-1 March 1996
de Jochen Greiner(Ed. Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH Co. K) Isbn : 3540613900
54.07 €
Lecture Notes in Physics. Proceedings held February 28-March 1, 1996 in Garching, Germany.

Birds: Peterson Field Guide Coloring Book
de Roger Tory Peterson, Peter Alden(Ed. Houghton Mifflin Juvenile Books) Isbn : 0395325218
7.51 €
Learning about nature has never been so much fun -- or so easy. Anyone, young or old, who can hold a pencil, brush, or crayon can quickly learn to identify nature with these coloring books based on the famous Peterson Field Guides. Once you have actually identified and colored an image, its filed marks will be engraved in your memory.

Training Birds of Prey
de Jemima Parry-Jones(Ed. David Charles) Isbn : 0715312383
17.7 €
Learn how to train birds of prey correctly and safely. Jemima Parry-Jones, owner of the National Birds of Prey Centre, covers the five family groups in detail: eagles, hawks, falcons, buzzards and owls.

Training Birds of Prey
de Jemima Parry-Jones(Ed. David Charles) Isbn : 071530142X
21.24 €
Learn how to train birds of prey correctly and safely. Jemima Parry-Jones, owner of the National Birds of Prey Centre, covers the five family groups in detail: eagles, hawks, falcons, buzzards and owls.

The Wildlife Gardener's Guide to Hummingbirds and Songbirds from the Tropics
de Jack Griggs(Ed. Collins Reference) Isbn : 0062737422
14.2 €
Learn how to provide the habitat that attracts the birds of summerSusan Day, who has her own three-acre wildlife garden certified as a Backyard Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation, surveyed dozens of other BWH participants to learn how these experienced wildlife gardeners succeed in attracting orioles, warblers, grosbeaks, tanagers, and all the other summer songbirds.Discover the best flowers for attracting hummingbirds to your yardHummingbird gardener Ron Rovansek contributes the most complete and detailed information available on the best plants for attracting hummingbirds, including twelve he deems the«dozen dazzlers»for their superior qualities.Find out how to choose foods and feeders for the birds of summerBWH participants pass on their tips about feeders, where to pl...