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The Diversity of Species

Product Description: This book explains how the diversity of life on Earth developed through gradual processes of change occurring over millions of years. It looks in depth at biological adaptation over time and how it might continue in the future. It covers topics such as genetic mutation, environmental change, extinction, and theories of evolution...read more

By Michael Bright

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Hardcover:

9780431064710 | Gardners Books, September 26, 2008, cover price $25.40 | About this edition: This book explains how the diversity of life on Earth developed through gradual processes of change occurring over millions of years.

Paperback:

9781432916596 | Not Applicable, September 15, 2008, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: How has the Earth and life on it changed?

Library:

9781432916534 | Heinemann/Raintree, September 15, 2008, cover price $33.50 | About this edition: How has Earth and life on it changed?

The Distribution of Species

Product Description: How has Earth and life on it changed? Why do plants and animals adapt to live in extreme conditions? What is ballooning? 'The Distribution of Species' explains why and how things live where they do from scalding hydrothermal vents to the coldest glaciers...read more

By Michael Bright

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9781432916602 | Not Applicable, September 15, 2008, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: How has Earth and life on it changed?

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9781432916541 | Heinemann/Raintree, September 15, 2008, cover price $33.50 | About this edition: How has the Earth and life on it changed?

Extinctions of Living Things

Product Description: How has Earth and life on it changed? What is a living fossil? Why did the dinosaurs become extinct? Extinctions of Living Things looks into the evolution of living things and the disappearances of species, the effect humans have on extinctions, and how modern scientists are striving to protect threatened species...read more

By Michael Bright

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9781432916619 | Not Applicable, September 15, 2008, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: How has Earth and life on it changed?

Library:

9781432916558 | Heinemann/Raintree, September 15, 2008, cover price $33.50 | About this edition: How has the Earth and life on it changed?

Geological and Fossil Evidence

Product Description: How has Earth and life on it changed? What can fossils tell us? Where can you find dinosaur footprints? Geological and Fossil Evidence looks at how evidence of Earths history can be found by studying different rocks and layers of Earth...read more

By Michael Bright

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Paperback:

9781432916626 | Not Applicable, September 15, 2008, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: How has Earth and life on it changed?

Library:

9781432916565 | Heinemann/Raintree, September 15, 2008, cover price $33.50 | About this edition: How has Earth and life on it changed?

Wild Caribbean: The Hidden Wonders of the World's Most Famous Islands

Product Description: In our minds the Caribbean is the embodiment of Paradise. We need only close our eyes to see clearly the sparkling turquoise waters, white beaches, and lush tropical forests. Yet hidden just beyond this familiar scene is another worldâthe wild Caribbean, where attentive travelers may encounter butterflies with see-through wings or colorful bird colonies, prehistoric iguanas or silver waterfalls, smoking volcanoes or secret orchids in the forest...read more

By Michael Bright

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9780300125498 | Yale Univ Pr, September 30, 2007, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: In our minds the Caribbean is the embodiment of Paradise.

Beasts of the Field: The Revealing Natural History of Animals in the Bible

Did the whale swallow Jonah, or could the culprit have been a great white shark? What kind of animals were Leviathan and Behemoth? What sort of lions confronted Daniel in the Den and from where did they originate? What were gledes, cankerworms, pygargs, ossifrages and palmerworms? Did the great plagues of Egypt really happen? Why are.

By Michael Bright

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9781861058317 | Trafalgar Square, January 30, 2007, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Did the whale swallow Jonah, or could the culprit have been a great white shark?

Weather: Essential Facts About the Earth's Weather

Product Description: How do hurricanes form? Where is the world's hottest location? Which American city has the largest average snowfall? Readers can find facts on major hurricanes and typhoons of recent decades and the tracks they have taken. They will also find information on reading and understanding weather maps, climate variations around the world, the global warming problem, and much more...read more

By Michael Bright

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9780764134982 | Poc edition (Barrons Educational Series Inc, September 1, 2006), cover price $10.99 | About this edition: How do hurricanes form?

Natural History: Essential Facts About the Earth

Product Description: Which is the world's highest mountain peak, and how high is it? Can you name and locate the world's longest river? The geology, geography, flora, and fauna of our planet Earth are the subjects of this fascinating volume, with answers to these questions and many more...read more

By Michael Bright

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9780764135026 | Poc edition (Barrons Educational Series Inc, September 1, 2006), cover price $10.99 | About this edition: Which is the world's highest mountain peak, and how high is it?

Hunters: Encyclopedia Of Nature's Predators In The Wild

Product Description: This book gives a remarkable insight into the survival of the fittest and the strongest in the wild.

By Michael Bright, Jen Green, Robin Kerrod, Rhonda Klevansky and Barbara Taylor

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Hardcover:

9780754815068 | Lorenz Books, June 1, 2005, cover price $24.99 | About this edition: This book gives a remarkable insight into the survival of the fittest and the strongest in the wild.

1000 Maravillas De La Naturaleza / 1000 Wonders Of Nature

An informative science reference combines more than 1,300 photographs and illustrations with fascinating facts and scientific principles in a volume that covers Nature's Great Events, Amazing Animals, Microscopic Marvels, Heavenly Amazements, and Forces of Nature.

By Beatriz E. Avalos Chavez (editor), Michael Bright (editor), Arturo Ramos Pluma (editor) and Reader's Digest

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9789682803550 | Readers Digest, November 4, 2004, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Combines photographs and illustrations with facts and scientific principles in a volume that covers nature's great events, animals, microscopic marvels, heavenly amazements, and forces of nature.

Giants of the Ocean

Product Description: This enthralling full-color book explores the fascinating undersea civilizations of some of man's oldest and most intelligent neighbors.

By Michael Bright and Robin Kerrod

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9781842159897 | Southwater Pub, September 15, 2004, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: This enthralling full-color book explores the fascinating undersea civilizations of some of man's oldest and most intelligent neighbors.

1001 Natural Wonders: You Must See Before You Die

A virtual circumnavigation of the globe offers tourists, nature lovers, and armchair travelers profiles of the world's most beautiful natural sites from every continent, from Angel Falls in Venezuela to the Rhine Valley in Germany.

By Michael Bright (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780764162336, titled "1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die" | Barrons Educational Series Inc, August 1, 2009, cover price $35.00

9780764158179 | Barrons Educational Series Inc, May 1, 2005, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: A virtual circumnavigation of the globe offers tourists, nature lovers, and armchair travelers profiles of the world's most beautiful natural sites from every continent, from Angel Falls in Venezuela to the Rhine Valley in Germany.

Paperback:

9781844034123 | Gardners Books, January 1, 2004, cover price $33.75 | About this edition: A breathtaking journey, taking in the most incredible natural wonders of the world, 1001 Natural Wonders is the definitive guide to the stunning features of nature.

Nature's Predators

Product Description: Squeezing like a snake, swooping like a bird of prey, snapping a crocodile, attacking like a shark--learn how some of the strongest and most feared animals in the wild use their specialist survival skills.

By Michael Bright

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9780754812494 | Lorenz Books, October 1, 2003, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Squeezing like a snake, swooping like a bird of prey, snapping a crocodile, attacking like a shark--learn how some of the strongest and most feared animals in the wild use their specialist survival skills.

Large Mammals: Discover How Nature's Most Impressive Animals Live and Survive in the Wild

Describes the characteristics and behavior of various animals, including elephants, bears, pandas, whales, dolphins, and big cats.

By Michael Bright, Robin Kerrod, Rhonda Klevansky and Barbara Taylor (editor)

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9780754812036 | Lorenz Books, May 1, 2003, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Describes the characteristics and behavior of various animals, including elephants, bears, pandas, whales, dolphins, and big cats.

Hunters of the Wild

Product Description: Take a journey into some of the wildest places on Earth and discover the secrets of nature's most powerful predators.

By Michael Bright, Jen Green, Robin Kerrod, Rhonda Klevansky and Barbara Taylor

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9780754811046 | Lorenz Books, January 1, 2003, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Take a journey into some of the wildest places on Earth and discover the secrets of nature's most powerful predators.

1000 Wonders of Nature: Amazing Facts About the Earth Above, Around, and Below Us

By Michael Bright (editor) and Reader's Digest (corporate author)

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9780276426148 | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 2002, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Combines photographs and illustrations with facts and scientific principles in a volume that covers nature's great events, animals, microscopic marvels, heavenly amazements, and forces of nature.

Animals of the Tropical Seas

Describes the animals and plants that live in and around tropical seas. (view table of contents)

By Michael Bright and Ross Watton

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9780761328155 | Copper Beech Books, August 1, 2002, cover price $23.90 | About this edition: Describes the animals and plants that live in and around tropical seas.

Amazing Animal Journeys

Describes the migratory habits of a variety of marine mammals, fish, and shorebirds, explaining how and why they make their long journeys. (view table of contents)

By Mike Atkinson and Michael Bright

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9780761328148 | Copper Beech Books, August 1, 2002, cover price $23.90 | About this edition: Describes the migratory habits of a variety of marine mammals, fish, and shorebirds, explaining how and why they make their long journeys.

Monsters of the Deep

Examines some of the more unusual or dangerous creatures that inhabit the ocean, including the blue whale, giant squid, jellyfish, viperfish, and the whale shark.

By Michael Bright, John Butler (illustrator) and Kathy Gemmell (editor)

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9780761328162 | Copper Beech Books, August 1, 2002, cover price $23.90 | About this edition: Examines some of the more unusual or dangerous creatures that inhabit the ocean, including the blue whale, giant squid, jellyfish, viperfish, and the whale shark.

Awesome Oceans: People and the Sea

Discusses the ways in which humans have used the ocean in the past and present for transportation and exploration as well as for a source of food and materials. (view table of contents)

By Michael Bright

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9780761328179 | Copper Beech Books, August 1, 2002, cover price $23.90 | About this edition: Discusses the ways in which humans have used the ocean in the past and present for transportation and exploration as well as for a source of food and materials.

Encyclopedia of Awesome Oceans

Includes a feast of information about the huge natural power of the sea, the extraordinary creatures that live in it, and the courageous people who have battled against it.

By Michael Bright

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9780761317418 | Copper Beech Books, August 1, 2002, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Includes a feast of information about the huge natural power of the sea, the extraordinary creatures that live in it, and the courageous people who have battled against it.

Bears

Introduces the habitat and behavior of bears, and covers bodily structure, life cycles, and general facts.

By Julian Baker (illustrator), Michael Bright, Vanessa Card (illustrator), John Freeman (illustrator), Douglas Richardson and David Webb (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9781842156254 | Southwater Pub, May 1, 2002, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Introduces the habitat and behavior of bears, and covers bodily structure, life cycles, and general facts.

Andes to Amazon: A Guide to Wild South America

Alongside the film-makers of the six-part BBC TV series, this book presents the wealth of wildlife (including jaguars, tapirs, armadillos and condors) in South America's wild and most remote areas. Relatively unexplored, this is a continent of natural extremes and immense ecosystems.

By Michael Bright

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9780563534952 | New edition (Bbc Pubns, April 4, 2002), cover price $16.60 | About this edition: Alongside the film-makers of the six-part BBC TV series, this book presents the wealth of wildlife (including jaguars, tapirs, armadillos and condors) in South America's wild and most remote areas.

Man-Eaters

A collection of chilling true-life accounts explores the world of predatory animals that prey on humans, describing horrifying lethal encounters between humans and grizzly bears, tigers, wolves, sharks, and other dangerous predators. Original.

By Michael Bright

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9780312981563 | St Martins Pr, April 1, 2002, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Contains stories in which animals hunt humans, including the tale of a skinned photographer whose last picture is of a starving grizzly bear in Alaska and a man-eating tigress who reputedly ate 438 villagers in Nepal.

Storms at Sea

Describes the various types of ocean storms, such as hurricanes, tsunamis, and storm surges, and explains such phenomena as tides, currents, El Niäno, and La Niäna.

By Michael Bright

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School and Library:

9780761327240 | Copper Beech Books, March 1, 2002, cover price $23.90 | About this edition: Describes the various types of ocean storms, such as hurricanes, tsunamis, and storm surges, and explains such phenomena as tides, currents, El Niäno, and La Niäna.

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