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Author
Series
Bug man novels volume 4
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Dogs have long been man's best friend, but the Bug Man's friends is a rare breed... the cadaver dog. All roads lead to the White House for John Henry Braden, the charismatic senator from Virginia aristocracy whose beautiful wife Victoria is the talk of Washington and the crown jewel of Endor, her backwoods Virginia hometown. But when bodies turn up on Braden's propertyùthe site of a multimillion dollar construction project he's spearheadingùthe...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In this eye-opening and entertaining work of popular science in the spirit of The Mosquito, Entangled Life, and The Book of Eels, a leading behavioural ecologist transforms our understanding of wasps, exploring these much-maligned insects' secret world, their incredible diversity and complex social lives, and revealing how they hold our fragile ecosystem in balance.
Author
Series
Bug man novels volume 5
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nick Polchak must stop a terrorist from causing a global ecological nightmare. Two beautiful women from Nick's past are competing for his heart. He's not sure which impending disaster makes him more nervous. When forensic entomologist Nick Polchak is called to the scene of a murder on a small organic farm in North Carolina, he is astonished to find that, the victim's estranged wife is an old friend, a woman he once worked with a woman he once had...
Author
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In 1885, determined to uphold her father's legacy, Nora Shipley joins an entomology research expedition to India. In this spellbinding new land, Nora is torn between saving a young Indian girl and saving her career, and between what she's always thought she wanted and the man she's come to love"--
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed scientist and author Bernd Heinrich has returned every year since boyhood to a beloved patch of western Maine woods. What is the biology in humans of this deep in the bones pull toward a particular place, and how is it related to animal homing? Heinrich explores the fascinating science chipping away at the mysteries of animal migration: how geese imprint true visual landscape memory; how scent trails are used by many creatures, from fish...
Author
Series
Bug man novels volume 3
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
When a national disaster strikes, "first the living" is the rule. Unless you're the Bug Man. When Hurricane Katrina strikes New Orleans, forensic entomologist Nick Polchak signs up to help with the recovery effort. He is known as the Bug Man for his knowledge of insects and what they can reveal about the dead. The government's mandate is clear-rescue the living first, recover the dead later. But something is very wrong in the toxic soup-bowl of post-Katrina...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An award-winning entomologist and conservationist, drawing on thirty years of research, examines the evidence of an alarming drop in insect numbers around the world, which could cause an ecological disaster.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
12) Insect
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Provides an overview of insects, using macrophotography and 3-D graphics.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees Most of us are aware of the hive mind--the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities. He shows that they are profoundly smart, have distinct personalities, can recognize...
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
One of the United Kingdom's most respected conservationists and the founder of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Goulson combines lighthearted tales of a child's growing passion for nature with a deep insight into the crucial importance of the bumblebee. He details the minutiae of life in the nest, sharing fascinating research into the effects intensive farming has had on our bee population and the potential dangers if we are to continue down this...
18) Shoofly pie
Author
Series
Bug man novels volume 1
Publisher
Howard Pub
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
19) Bug catchers
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Best friends and fellow bug catchers Dirt and Bugsy gather supplies and make a structure to shelter their insects from an incoming storm.
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