The third mystery in the acclaimed series from the author of Trace Elements. Calista travels to Arizona to join her son Charley and a friend on an archaeological dig, and soon becomes embroiled in the mystery of a strange New Age cult that's buying up miles of seemingly worthless desert.
Readers are introduced to the work of primatologist Alison Jolly, who studies and lives with lemurs on the tropical island of Madagascar. Illustrated with color photographs.
A photographic account of the tale of a turtle which is washed up on a Cape Cod beach, USA. The turtle appears to be dead, but he is taken to the New England Aquarium which specializes in reviving ill turtles. With expert care, the turtle is gradually resuscitated, and returned to the sea.
An exploration of the life cycle of the migrating monarch butterfly. During their lifetime these tiny butterflies typically travel more than 2,000 miles from birthplaces in Maine to winter habitats in Mexico and California. Other topics covered include the efforts of environmentalists to protect the butterflies habitats. Illustrated with color ...
Meet Calista Jacobs, widow of Tom Jacobs, an astrophysicist who met his untimely death in the Nevada desert--from a rattlesnake bite. A slender chain of evidence leads Calista and her son into the murky realms of politics and murder.
At fifty-two, newly widowed, children grown, Knight realizes most of the decisions of her life have been made by others. The time has come for growth, self-discovery, and for finding her own way home from Oz.
A fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder tells of one special summer vacation when she and her family visited many of the places described in the "Little House" books. Illustrated with color photographs.
An award-winning writer-photographer team combines a compelling text and magnificent, full-color photographs to describe the dirty, sweaty, and exciting work of excavating fossils.
Describes the formation, naming, and colonization of the twenty-seven-year-old volcanic island Surtsey and how the first animals and plants became established there.
"(Kathryn) Lasky and (Christopher G.) Knight contribute a sense of immediacy and intimacy to their description of how and why the Days of the Dead are celebrated in a Mexican village. . . . a memorable portrait".--Booklist. Full color.
A fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder tells of one special summer vacation when she and her family visited many of the places described in the "Little House" books. Illustrated with color photographs.
Description: Novels feature protagonist Calista Jacobs, a young widow and award-winning children's illustrator who has a teeange son who is a computer whiz-kid. 4 paperback vols., 1986-1944. All in good cond. List of individual titles upon request. Own the whole series; read them all in sequence! read more
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