Early in 2004, Sergeant Jonathan Tronern-Trend of the Connecticut National Guard began a year's deployment in Iraq. During his free time on base and on trips "outside the wire," he watched birds and
This volume in the John Muir Library Series chronicles the famed naturalist's walk shortly after the Civil War from Louisville, Kentucky, to Florida and is one of his best-loved books. Originally pub
What do a clothesline, a locally grown tomato, and a microchip have in common? They’re all ordinary things that can have an extraordinary impact in the fight against global warming. Carbon diox
How can creatures as different as the great white shark and the tiny minnow both belong to the same class of animals? A clear, staightforward text and beautifully detailed full-color art, together wit