Loaded with aerial plants and the millions of creatures dependent upon them, tropical tree crowns are the last and greatest ecological frontier. Hundreds of species - earthworms, frogs, lichens, flowers - never descend to earth during their lifetimes. Eight out of ten remain unnamed and unclassified by science. Donning rock-climbing gear to join ...
You're two inches away from a poison dart frog. You're lying on the rainforest floor as she hops toward you, utterly fearless. This deadly "terribilis" frog has nothing to fear; "your" fear is that any accidental contact with your skin could mean death! Let Mark W. Moffett, winner of the 2006 Lowell Thomas Medal for Exploration, show you around ...
Description: Natalie Fobes; Cary Wolinsky. Alaska's Big Spill--Can the Wilderness Heal? by Bryan Hodgson, photographs by Natalie Fobes; New Evidence Places Peary at the Pole, by Rear Adm. Thomas D. Davies; The Kremlin and Its Treasures, by Jon Thompson, photographs by Cary Wolinsky; Nest Gatherers of Tiger Cave, by Eric Valli and Diane Summers; Dance of the Electronic Bee, by Mark W. Moffett. Perfect bound, condition Good or better. Maps and other inserts may be missing. read more
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Ellis, William S.; Moffett, Mark W.; Swerdlow, Joel L.; Fasquelle, Ricardo Agurcia; Fash, William L., Jr.; Poten, Constance J.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Date Published: 1991
Description: Ludwig, Gerd; Luster, Bill; Garrett, Kenneth; Azel, Jose. The Morning After: Germany Reunited: Wrenched apart after World War II, Germany is again one nation. But the merger of diverse political and economic systems is challenging the ingenuity of the German people. All Eyes on Jumping Spiders: They leap on unsuspecting prey in midair. They boast see-all panoramic vision. They are the remarkable jumping spiders--one of the most colorful and acrobatic families of arachnids. A New Kind of ... read more
Binding: Magazine
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Date Published: 1989
Description: Near Fine. National Geographic Society 1989 light tip wear to cover, Clean tight bright color illustrated pages. Includes: Retracing the First Crusade; The Shakers' Brief Eternity; Opening a Boxful of History; Malawi, Faces of a Quiet Land; A Sanctuary for the Himalaya; Samurai Aphids Defend Their Kind. read more
Binding: Magazine
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Date Published: 1989
Description: Very Good. National Geographic Society 1989 light wear to cover, mended spine tears, Clean tight bright color illustrated pages. Includes: Retracing the First Crusade; The Shakers' Brief Eternity; Opening a Boxful of History; Malawi, Faces of a Quiet Land; A Sanctuary for the Himalaya; Samurai Aphids Defend Their Kind. read more
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Michael McRae; Dugald Bremner; Ian Darragh; Maggie Steber; Mark W. Moffett; Lida Suchy; Miso Suchy; Jim Brandenburg; Robert...
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Gardner (Editor) (Judith Moffett; Mark W. Teidemann; Connie Willis; Sharon N. Farber; Lawrence Person; Cherry Wilder; Bridget...
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