What's Inside a Flower?
And Other Questions About Science & Nature
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2022 Green Earth Book Award, Long-listed
From the creator of the New York Times best seller Women in Science comes a new nonfiction series ready to grow young scientists by nurturing their curiosity about the natural world - starting with what's inside a flower.
Budding backyard scientists can start exploring their world with this stunning introduction to these flowery show-stoppers - from seeds to roots to blooms. Learning how flowers grow gives kids beautiful building blocks of science and inquiry.
In the launch of a new nonfiction book series, Rachel Ignotofsky's distinctive art style and engaging, informative text clearly answers any questions a child (or adult) could have about flowers.
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 81
There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field. From the tallest to the smallest, trees inspire wonder in all of us, and in The Tree, Colin Tudge travels around the world - throughout the United States, the Costa Rican rain forest, Panama and Brazil, India, New Zealand, China, and most of Europe - bringing to life stories and facts about the trees around us.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not the book described in the Audible summary
- De E. Miller en 04-28-17
De: Colin Tudge
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Song of Increase
- Listening to the Wisdom of Honeybees for Kinder Beekeeping and a Better World
- De: Jacqueline Freeman
- Narrado por: Jacqueline Freeman, Robin Wise
- Duración: 6 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 133
The most joyful emanation produced by a colony of bees is known as the "song of increase" - declaring that the hive is flourishing and the bees are happy in its abundance. Song of Increase takes us inside the world of the honeybee to glean the wisdom of these fascinating creatures with whom humanity has shared a sacred bond for millennia. Within these minutes is a bee-centric approach to living with honeybees, rather than advice for simply maximizing the products they provide.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Couldn't Get Past the First Few Chapters
- De Stephen Hopper en 06-10-17
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Teaming with Microbes
- The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web
- De: Jeff Lowenfels, Wayne Lewis
- Narrado por: Chris Lutkin
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 339
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 276
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 272
When we use chemical fertilizers, we injure the microbial life that sustains plants and then become increasingly dependent on an arsenal of toxic substances. Teaming with Microbes offers an alternative to this vicious circle and details how to garden in a way that strengthens, rather than destroys, the soil food web. You’ll discover that healthy soil is teeming with life - not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Poor delivery
- De Brian C. en 06-05-20
De: Jeff Lowenfels, y otros
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Gods, Wasps and Stranglers
- The Secret History and Redemptive Future of Fig Trees
- De: Mike Shanahan
- Narrado por: James Cameron Stewart
- Duración: 4 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29
They are trees of life and trees of knowledge. They are wish-fulfillers, rain forest royalty, more precious than gold. They are the fig trees, and they have affected humanity in profound but little-known ways. Gods, Wasps and Stranglers tells their amazing story. Fig trees fed our prehuman ancestors, influenced diverse cultures, and played key roles in the dawn of civilization.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible research in a wonderful story
- De Alonsa Guevara en 11-24-22
De: Mike Shanahan
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The Triumph of Seeds
- How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses & Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
- De: Thor Hanson
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,696
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,505
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,511
We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life, supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and the humble peppercorn drove the Age of Discovery, so did coffee beans help fuel the Enlightenment and cottonseed help spark the Industrial Revolution. And from the fall of Rome to the Arab Spring, the fate of nations continues to hinge on the seeds of a Middle Eastern grass known as wheat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightfully simplistic!
- De Adrian en 03-30-16
De: Thor Hanson