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Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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In 2012, a New York auction catalogue boasted an unusual offering: "a superb Tyrannosaurus skeleton." In fact, it was T. bataar, a close cousin to the most famous animal that ever lived. The fossils had been unearthed in Mongolia, more than 6,000 miles away. When the gavel sounded the winning bid was over $1 million. 38-year-old Floridian Eric Prokopi was the man who had brought this extraordinary skeleton to market. Prokopi's singular obsession with...
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Language
English
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Description
"Using the historical 'curiosity cabinet' as a backdrop, debut author Posnett follows seven objects from their origin to their use: eiderdown, vicuña fiber, sea silk, tagua, civet coffee, guano, and swiftlet bird nests. Starting at the source, he attempts to peel back each item's commodification to reveal the item itself and its myth, folklore, history, and use. In doing so, he traces each object's meaning and relationship with humanity. Posnett's...
Author
Publisher
Quarry
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Coming home from the beach or a walk in the woods with a fine collection of rocks, shells, pinecones, and seed pods is easy. The trick is to know what to do with them once you get them back to your room. What's fun is that identifying, preserving, and displaying your treasures will let you learn all about them and get you started on becoming a true natural history collector. This book is full of hands-on, kid-friendly projects for the budding naturalist....
14) The beetle
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Language
English
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Description
"First published in 1897, Richard Marsh's classic work of gothic horror, The Beetle, opens with Robert Holt, an out-of-work clerk seeking shelter in an abandoned house. He comes face to face with a fantastical creature with supernatural and hypnotic powers; a creature who can transform at will between its human and beetle forms and who wrecks havoc when he preys on young middle-class Britons. Featuring an introduction by bestselling author Chelsea...
15) Bird taxidermy
Author
Publisher
David & Charles
Pub. Date
[1976]
Edition
[second edition].
Physical Desc
xvii, 67 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
17) Fossils
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Second American edition.
Physical Desc
320 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
NorthWord Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Helps children identify different species, features detailed true-to-life illustrations, has fun activities and projects, and includes scrapbook pages for notes and drawings.
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