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English
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A Harvard evolutionary biologist presents an engaging discussion of how the human body has evolved over millions of years, examining how an increasing disparity between the needs of Stone Age bodies and the realities of the modern world are fueling a paradox of greater longevity and chronic disease.
2) The Lorax
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1971.
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English
Description
The Once-ler describes the results of the local pollution problem.
3) Camels
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English
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"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of camels, hump-backed, furry desert-dwellers. Also included is a story from folklore explaining how camels got their humps." --
5) Sea lions
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English
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"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of sea lions, oceanic mammals related to seals. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why Japanese fishers respected sea lions." --
7) Adaptation
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Publisher
Capstone Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Find out how plants and animals in a variety of habitats have changed over time, and how this has helps them survive.
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English
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"A natural history of cheating from selfish genes to lying politicians. Nature is rife with cheating. Possums play possum, feigning death to cheat predators. Crows cry wolf to scare off rivals. Amphibians and reptiles are inveterate impostors. Even genes and cells cheat. The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars explores the evolution of cheating in the natural world, revealing how dishonesty has given rise to wondrous diversity. Blending cutting-edge...
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Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
Description
Introduces readers to the ways in which living things adapt to survive on Earth. Find out how plants and animals change to suit their environment, learn about evolutionary processes, and discover how pollution and natural disasters can affect living things.
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English
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"In his three previous books-Feathers, The Triumph of Seeds, and Buzz-Thor Hanson has taken his readers on unforgettable journeys into nature, rendered with great storytelling, the soul of a poet, and the insight of a biologist. In this new book, he is doing it again, but exploring one of the most vital scientific and cultural issues of our time: climate change. As a young biologist, Hanson by his own admission watched with some detachment as our...
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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
We may regard ourselves as the most advanced species on the planet, but have we really reached our optimum design' Isn't there always room for improvements' Before you answer, let noted evolutionary biologist George C. Williams remind you of both the exquisite adaptations and absurd maladaptations nature has bestowed upon us, the self-proclaimed "pinnacle of evolution."Picking up where Darwin left off, Williams combines philosophical perspective and...
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Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Readers will learn about the different eyes of animals and how pupil shape helps animals survive. The title will look at prey and predator animals and their round, horizontal, vertical, or other shaped pupils"--Publisher.
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Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
Description
"One of the master naturalists of our time" (American Scientist) reveals how evolutionary theory explains and affects not just the natural world but our society--and its future.
Evolution has outgrown its original home in biology and geology. The Evolutionary World shows how evolution--descent with modification--is a concept that organizes, explains, and predicts a multitude of unconnected facts and phenomena. Adaptation plays a role not only in...
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Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"An ecologist takes the uniquely positive--yet realistic--position that we can adapt and persist despite the inevitable effects of climate change. In Finding Higher Ground, Amy Seidl brings us emerging stories of adaptation from both the natural world and human communities, offering examples of how ecosystems, plants, and animals are responding on behavioral and genetic levels to environmental change. Reducing our carbon footprint is vital, but climate...
