Books with author Patricia Barnes-Svarney

For children ages 4-8. This second in the DU series of natural history books for kids tells the story of a family that builds a nest box for Wanda, their favorite wood duck. Her successful nesting becomes a tale of discovery as well as an important lesson in conservation. The book also comes with a bonus: a simple diagram on how to build a wood duck nest box. Since as many as 300,000 ducklings are reared in nest boxes each year-that lesson couldn't be more timely or important to the future of wood duck conservation.

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Ideal for librarians, instructors, and students, this superior, one-stop reference guide makes finding answers to natural history questions or doing research a breeze. More than just an answer book on natural history, this unique guide provides understanding into the history of science itself. Readers get rare insight into the beginnings of a scientific event, how it evolved, and who were some of the key scientists along the way. Recent scientific controversies also are included. Covering the history of earth and its living creatures, this special reference contains 30 chapters on topics in geology, oceanography, climatology, meteorology, biology, paleontology, and anthropology.