Browsing: Biology

For fans of Wesley the Owl and The Soul of an Octopus, the story of a sick baby bird nursed…

With over 2,500 five-star Goodreads ratings: A forensic anthropologist reveals how her career has shaped her understanding of life and death — and how she’s helped solve numerous crimes. “A perceptive study of a subject both deeply uncomfortable and uncommonly engrossing” (Publishers Weekly).

Dive into this “compelling” story (Library Journal) of the vaquita — now the world’s most endangered marine mammal due to illegal fishing practices — and the desperate effort to save the species. “Gripping… A well-told and moving tale” (Kirkus Reviews).

Kate Zell and Brody Carlson have been best friends since elementary school. Their relationship had always been easy. Both of…

Winner of the 2018 National Outdoor Book Award Handcrafted for Northwest caregivers that want to spark a love of nature, 50…

Do we have more in common with animals than we realize? This intriguing, insightful book examines rat friendships, prairie dog vocabularies, and other examples of incredible wildlife intelligence. “Eye-opening reading” (The Christian Science Monitor).

An engaging box set from an author with “unfailing charm… One never tires of his accounts” (Chicago Tribune): English naturalist Gerald Durrell’s family moved to a Greek island when he was a small child, and adventures of all shapes and sizes ensued.

A salty story of friendship, adventure, and the explosive life that teems beneath the ocean   The Lofoten archipelago, just…

Discover the simple, universal laws that govern everything from the human life span to the growth of cities in a theoretical physicist’s “illuminating and entertaining” (Kirkus Reviews) exploration of scale! With over 1,400 five-star Goodreads ratings, this is “an enchanting intellectual odyssey… Provocative and fascinating” (The New York Times).

A New York Times bestseller from an author hailed as “one of the best scientist-writers of our time” (Oliver Sacks): Dive into this account of human evolution to discover the ways biology influences our behavior. “A miraculous synthesis of scholarly domains” (The Guardian).