Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy   

Reviews (22)

Lord God, what a book!
At the risk of sounding blasphemous let me simply say "Lord God, what a book!" This book belongs on your MUST READ list!
Engrossing Non-fiction
I picked this book up based on recommendations from online reader groups who said it would read more like fiction than non-fiction.They were right!Hoose has meticulously researched the plight of the "Lord God Bird", the ivory-billed woodpecker, documenting the efforts to locate the dwindling population and the sad effects of man vs. nature.Well highlighted by photographs, we follow the loss of this magnificent creature as its habitat is swallowed up by man's greed in the first half of the twentieth century.Hoose's writing is vivid and engrossing and caused me to do that rarest of things---go online and research more for myself.Most interesting of all is that just after this book was published, there have been reports of the rediscovery of the ivory-bill!This is a wonderful book appropriate for people of all ages and especially those who are worried about the endangerment of species by mankind's shortsightedness.Recommended!

The Lord God Bird
I thought that this book was well written, reasearched, and thought through. But as a 12 year old I didn't enjoy it quite as much as i think an older person would. I think that the author wrote the stories well, and made them very drawing. This book was not one of my favorite books, partially because it was very hard to read. The other reason was beause to me it was a bit confusing. I could see him doing a kids version of the same book, but making it a bit simpler or shorter. I thought that the author did a great job in writing this book, but I think you should wait to read it until you are a bit older. Some people I know thought it was a great book, but they're older than me. So again I thought that this was an o.k. book, but not a great kid's read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Birds    2. Birds & Birdwatching - General    3. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Endangered species    6. Environmental Studies (Young Adult)    7. Ivory-billed woodpecker    8. Ivory-billed woodpeckers    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Nature    12. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    13. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology    14. Woodpeckers    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / Environmental Science & Ecology   

Reviews (8)

Excellent autobiography for young people as well as adults.
My 8 year old was assigned to do her monthly book report on a biography. She wanted to read about Abraham Lincoln... until she found out she had to dress up as the book's subject! Regrouping with a week to go and a driving vacation looming, I rushed to ...to find a children's biography available in audio download... and stumbled upon this gem. We all listened to the (abridged) audio version on the trip, and I do think that hearing it read by the author added a great deal. My daughter read the unabridged book with fascination when we got home, though I suspect she might have had more difficulty relating to the book had she not heard Jane Goodall speak her own words first. At any rate, the report (outfitted with khakis, a notebook, and a velcro-handed stuffed chimp) was a great success, and my daughter has met a role model of determination, compassion, and wisdom.

A Heart-warming Adventure
An excellent book!Reading about the extraordinary life Jane Goodall has led is fascinating in itself.Add to it the personalities of the chimps you get to know as you read the book and the adventures Jane Goodall has experienced, and you have a fascinating read.Other reviews recommend this book to children, I recommend it for adults as well.I am thirty-something years young and cried when I read parts of this.Dr. Goodall's love for these animals really comes through.

Boring!
This book was so broing I couldn't even get through the whole thing.She was putting me to sleep! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - General    4. Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology    5. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    6. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    7. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    8. Chimpanzees    9. England    10. Gombe Stream National Park    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    14. Primatologists    15. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    16. Tanzania    17. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys   

Reviews (5)

Not for younger kids
I had purchased for my 9 year old (who is a very advanced reader and gifted student) the Usborne World History book.She LOVED that book, and has read it cover to cover several times. I figured that the Usborne Science Encyclopedia would be similarly interesting to her.Wrong.She has barely touched the Science Encyclopedia.The problem with the Science Encyclopedia is that it is very complex and written at a very high level. I wouldn't recommend it for a child less than 14 or 15 and maybe even beyond that.
Science Encyclopedia a wealth of information at low cost.
My wife and I have enjoyed the Science Encyclopedia very much.The interweaving of the internet web sites make this a great information resource.

A Must for All Homeschoolers!
We are classically educating our children at home, and I was a little nervous about teaching chemistry to a 3rd grader.But this book allows you to study your topic in as much depth as you wish.In addition to the helpful websites (some are more helpful than others, admittedly), there are mini experiments and "see for yourself" projects that are fun, safe and educational.Theories are presented as theories, not facts.However, creation or "intelligent design" are not presented at all, which makes this encyclopedia incomplete.Other Christian homeschoolers may have a problem with the "800 million years ago..." jargon, but that's why we homeschool- to weed out the nonsense in our children's education.HOMESCHOOLERS: READ MY OTHER REVIEWS! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Reference - Encyclopedias    5. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy    6. Science & Nature - General   

Subjects:  1. Chemistry - General    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Science    5. Science & Nature - Chemistry    6. Environmental chemistry   

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Five-hoot rating!
I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. It appears to be designed to appeal to kids, but turns out to also have stunning array of fantastic information, often more than you find in "serious" owl books (e.g., "North American Owls", or "Owls the Silent Fliers").Also, maybe less than half of the book is directly about "owl puke", the rest being jam-packed with sections on owl calls, hearing and vision, hunting technique, how they stay cool, mating, digestion, puking in the animal kingdom (that's right, horses can't puke), a recipe for "owl puke" candy, etc.And naturally if your intent is to examine some owl pellets, then of course this is a great book for that too. Despite the great (and accurate) technical content, it would not be intimidating for a youngster to read. And it's sprinkled with humor. Highly recommended (by someone over 40).

A Real Hoot!,
Owl Puke(TM) is a wonderful hunters tool used for trapping pigeons which feed on the poop and vomit of nighttime owls, which by the way, has plenty of calcium and protein. Just spread this out on the snow and wait a few moments and about one hundred pigeons will fly there instantly. Suggestion: buy about 100 packs of this because actually its rather tasty.
Good gift for a tween boy
Gave this to my husband's 11 year old son.It was received well.He was into it.That's a hard age to buy for and this was a hit. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Birds    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Science & Nature - Biology    6. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology    7. Birds & birdwatching    8. Experiments & science projects    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / Biology   

Reviews (4)

Excellent Book for Kids
This is not only a compelling story, but helps encourage environmental awareness amongst kids. I bought it for my son on a whim and he absolutely devoured it. The characters are believably independent and I really appreciated their investigative styles. Kids need to think for themselves and this is a sweet, lively book that encourages such thinking with some very positive results. I highly recommend it.

This is the worst book EVER!!!!!
i was assigned to read this in 5th grade and i'm still trying to forget the book! if there was a button for -10 star s i would choose that. this book is cheaper than the match i used to burn it with!!! Do Not read this!!

An Eco-Mystery
Environmentalist, ecologist, naturalist, and writer Jean Craighead George, the Rachel Carson for children, will win her audiences once again with this story.The plot revolves around Tony Isidoro, a young biologist who is bent on solving the mystery of the death of his hometown's feathered mascot, Cock Robin.As he uncovers assorted clues strung throughout the town--chemical activity, sudden loss of frogs and birds--Tony must try to convince his naive neighbors that not just one thing is responsible for the bird's death, but many imbalances in the town's ecosystem, which everyone is convinced is the cleanest around.Since it's an eco-mystery, the story is grippingly told in the style of a crime investigation.From the beginning you want to know Who Really Killed Cock Robin: "Cock Robin lay on his back with his feet in the air. . .It was seven minutes past six A.M. on the twenty-fourth day of May.He was dead."There are endless possiblities for the cause of the bird's death, and at times it's a bit unrealistic when Tony immediately dismisses some types of poisons and investigates others.Younger kids may have no idea what DDT, PCB, and 2,4,5-T are, though the author does try to explain them.However, the story, the dedication--"To sunshine, clear water, and sparkling skies and to the kids who are cleaning up the Earth"--and Ms. George's supportive Author's Note in the new paperback version will surely inspire kids to clean up their environment and veer away from the use of harmful, chemical-containing products.If one enjoys this Eco-Mystery, check out the others in the series--THE CASE OF THE MISSING CUTTHROATS; THE FIRE BUG CONNECTION; and THE MISSING 'GATOR OF GUMBO LIMBO.Don't forget Jean Craighead George's eighty or so other remarkable stories--the Julie of the Wolves books, the My Side of the Mountain trilogy, the One Day series. . .the list goes on and on.Each book will deepen readers' respect for nature and our beautiful but threatened planet. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Birds    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Ecology    5. Environment    6. Environmental protection    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories    10. Nature & the Natural World - General    11. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Birds   

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It made the subject interesting.
It was a wonderful book. It explained the subject very well, but it waswritten in a way that made it interesting. The photos were great to. I recomend It and the Other books in the series to anyone who wants afasinating science book. The other titles in this series are Fungi, Plants,and Animals. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Science    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Microbiology    7. Nature - General    8. Prokaryotes    9. Protista    10. Science & Nature - Biology    11. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy    12. Science & Technology - Biology    13. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Juvenile Environmental Studies    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    7. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy    8. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Birds    2. Birds of prey    3. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Ecology    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Nature    9. Nature & the Natural World - Trees    10. Social Issues - Adolescence    11. Social Issues - Community & Neighborhood    12. Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings    13. Social Issues - Peer Pressure   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy   

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I love, love, love this book!
I love this book! It was given to me as a guide for the Roots and Shoots program! Having had some basic Biology in college I was able to grasp everything and translate it for my seven-year-old daughter. The two of us have had a blast learning and relearning some pretty amazing facts about this great planet we call home! I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a fun and informative read! The chapters are broken into small enough parts that you don't feel like you're trudging through lenghty lectures with big scary words and ideas! I love this book!

THE PERFECT ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION TOOL
That the world we now live in is unsustainable should go without saying. Skyrocketing human populations put enormous pressure on the productive and absorptive capacities of Earth, outstripping her carrying capacity by some twenty percent. As ever more fisheries collapse, forests shrink, rangelands deteriorate, soils erode, species vanish, temperatures rise, rivers run dry, water tables fall, ozone fades and polar ice caps melt, the single most important question humanity has faced resonates ever louder: How can we live sustainably? Rather than naively banking on some techno-fix, Art believes that we must learn about earth systems in order to live in accord with those systems. In other words, he believes humanity must become ecologically literate.
Dr. Art's Guide to Planet Earth
Finally, a book that takes on the Earth Systems instead of a collection of unconnected Earth facts.Dr. Art's talent for describing the big picture through an interconnected systems approach provides the tool I've been waiting for as an educator and as a citizen of the global community. Thisreadable and beautifully illustrated book is going to be the guide mystudents use as they travel the Earth Systems. With Dr. Art's guide mystudents will learn about why the Earth is so extraordinary and whatEarthlings can do when they think globally. I can't wait to share Dr. Art'sGuide to Planet Earth with my fellow teachers and my friends. Thank youDr. Art. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Ecology    4. Environment    5. Environmental sciences    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences    9. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology    10. Cybernetics & systems theory    11. Environmental & ecological science    12. Structure & properties of the Earth    13. The Environment   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Science    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Ecology    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. North America    8. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    9. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology    10. Science & Technology - Environmental Science & Ecology    11. Wetland ecology    12. Wetlands    13. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Science    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Climatic changes    5. Climatology    6. Global warming    7. Greenhouse effect    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences    11. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather    12. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy    13. Science & Nature - General    14. Science & Technology - General    15. Non-Classifiable   

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A Distinguished Mystery Book(siobhan fitzgerald, age 11)
Flush is a mystery book that I would highly recomend for younge readers. Dusty Muleman, is the criminal who is supposidley dumping sewage into the many waters of Thunder Beach to save money. This book also includes fantastic thrills to were Abbey and Noah Underwood come into close incounters of being caught while full filling thier full proof plan. They also have a couple of former crew members to help them capture the crook and save the beach for both wildlife, and themselves.

Hiaasen is fun and fast!
Flush takes place in Florida. Noah Underwood, the main character, is trying to catch Dusty in the act of dumping his casino boat's waste in the water. HIs father knows that Dusty is doing this, so he sunk the boat. Pane Underwood (Noah's father) goes to jail for sinking the boat. This book is hysterical, a must-read, can't-put-down!

Amazing!
This book is amazing!Even though I really didn't get it when I first got this book and there was a fish on the cover of a book called Flush.I read this book and I liked it so much!It was funny, surprising, and daring at the same time. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Audio - Young Adult    2. Children's Books - Young Adult    3. Children's audiobooks    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    6. Environmental protection    7. Family - Parents    8. Fiction    9. General    10. Humorous Stories    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Nature & the Natural World - Ecology    13. Nature & the Natural World - General    14. River boats    15. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Juvenile Environmental Studies    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    7. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy    8. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Energy conservation    5. Juvenile Environmental Studies    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    9. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy    10. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Science    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Earth Sciences (Young Adult)    5. Environmental sciences    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Life Sciences - Ecology    9. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences    10. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology    11. Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects    12. Science Fair Projects (Young Adult)    13. Science projects   

Subjects:  1. Caribbean & West Indies - General    2. Children's 12-Up - History - General    3. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    4. Conservation of natural resour    5. Conservation of natural resources    6. Environmental    7. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    8. Environmental conditions    9. Environmental degradation    10. Environmental protection    11. Latin America    12. Latin America - General    13. Law    14. Science / General   

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This book was so exciting I didnt want to put it down.
Richard Trout is a great writer and this is his best book yet. This book takes place in an Alaskan mountain range. They ride on dog sleds in a blizzard and get chased by bears. My favorite part was when they get trapped in the cabin and a bear breaks in and tries to kill them.

"well written thriller"
This book was greatly written. With great detail, the plot takes you all the way around the world to explore and discover new things. The adventure is one you would be glad to experience. I invite you to read this astounding book. My favorite part is when R.O. attempts to climb to the top of the totem pole.

Highly Recommended
This book is a great adventure story that will keep your attention. It is highly recommendended for young adults by one.I like this book because there is alot of suspense and thrills. I'm not much of a reader but this book was awesome. You won't be able to put the book down. Jacob Miller ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Adventure and adventurers    3. Alaska    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    6. Ecology    7. Fiction    8. General    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Nature & the Natural World - General    11. People & Places - United States    12. Terrorism    13. Adventure stories