Best Tropical Ecosystems Books
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1. Mermaid Naia Primary Story Journal Composition Book: Grade Level K-2 Draw and Write, Dotted Midline Creative Picture Notebook Early Childhood to … Series) (Preschool K-2 Handwriting Practice)
Author: by Enchanted Willow
Published at: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (June 25, 2018)
ISBN: 978-1721862153
Unlock Your Child’s Creativity With This K-2 Primary Draw and Write Journal with Bonus Coloring PagesAre you looking for ways to encourage your child to express their thoughts and feelings? Creative writing and drawing has been shown to build confidence and increase imagination.
Young writers can create their own story characters, heroes and fairy tales – leading to increased freedom of expression and confidence. This draw and write notebook features a large blank space for drawing and 7 lines for writing on the front and back of every page.
Hint: Use the “Look Inside” feature on your computer to see exactly what the interior looks like before you buy. Your child can write stories, keep a daily journal or even simply practice their handwriting and drawing related objects. Looking for a fun interactive project?
You can have your child draw and write on one page, and then you tell the next part of the story by drawing and writing on the following page. Product Features:Not too big – not too small. Composition book measures 9-3/4″ x 7-1/2″Soft cover with a premium matte finishEncourages drawing and journaling for birthdays, sleepovers, holidays, school events and more.
2. One River
Author: by Wade Davis
Published at: Simon & Schuster (January 1, 1997)
ISBN: 978-0684834962
The story of two generations of scientific explorers in South AmericaRichard Evans Schultes and his protg Wade Davisan epic tale of adventure and a compelling work of natural history. In 1941, Professor Richard Evan Schultes took a leave from Harvard and disappeared into the Amazon, where he spent the next twelve years mapping uncharted rivers and living among dozens of Indian tribes.
In the 1970s, he sent two prize students, Tim Plowman and Wade Davis, to follow in his footsteps and unveil the botanical secrets of coca, the notorious source of cocaine, a sacred plant known to the Inca as the Divine Leaf of Immortality.
A stunning account of adventure and discovery, betrayal and destruction, One River is a story of two generations of explorers drawn together by the transcendent knowledge of Indian peoples, the visionary realms of the shaman, and the extraordinary plants that sustain all life in a forest that once stood immense and inviolable.
3. The New Neotropical Companion
Author: by John Kricher
Published at: Princeton University Press (March 7, 2017)
ISBN: 978-0691115252
The acclaimed guide to the ecology and natural history of the American tropicsnow fully updated and expandedThe New Neotropical Companion is the completely revised and expanded edition of a book that has helped thousands of people to understand the complex ecology and natural history of the most species-rich area on Earth, the American tropics.
Featuring stunning color photos throughout, it is a sweeping and cutting-edge account of tropical ecology that includes not only tropical rain forests but also other ecosystems such as cloud forests, rivers, savannas, and mountains. This is the only guide to the American tropics that is all-inclusive, encompassing the entire region’s ecology and the amazing relationships among species rather than focusing just on species identification.
The New Neotropical Companion is a book unlike any other. Here, you will learn how to recognize distinctive ecological patterns of rain forests and other habitats and to interpret how these remarkable ecosystems functioneverything is explained in clear and engaging prose free of jargon.
4. Coral Reef Curiosities: Intrigue, Deception and Wonder on the Reef and Beyond
Author: by Chuck Weikert
Published at: Dayton Publishing (March 4, 2020)
ISBN: 978-1732526532
Wow!I didn’t know that! Appealing to the curious scuba divers, snorkelers, and armchair travelers alike, author Chuck Weikert surprises readers with every page turn, building an appreciation for reef creatures to serve as a foundation for protecting them. Easily accessible and richly illustrated, Coral Reef Curiosities: Intrigue, Deception and Wonder on the Reef and Beyond chronicles the secret lives of coral reef animals.
This lively book also reveals important connections between humankind and this most diverse ecosystem, as expressed in art, science and literature from ancient times to today. Coral Reef Curiosities is populated with the likes of Touch-me-not Sponges, Spanish Dancers, Bumphead Parrotfish, Colossal Squids, Hawksbill Sea Turtles, Nurse Sharks, Great Barracuda, stingrays, octopuses and solar-powered sea slugs.
Each of the 25 chapters is dedicated to a particular kind of animal, uncovering layers of natural and cultural history. Meet scientists and sailors, artists and poets, and famous writers such as Jack London and Herman Melville who helped expand the world’s knowledge of coral reef animals in subtle, surprising ways.
6. World of Flowers: A Colouring Book and Floral Adventure
Author: by Johanna Basford
Published at: Virgin Books (October 25, 2018)
ISBN: 978-0753553183
Show your colours.Join ‘colourist queen’ Johanna Basford on a floral adventure around the world and beyond, into the realms of fantasy and imagination. This sensational new colouring book is filled with countless new blooms and blossoms ready for you to discover and bring to life in colour.
An abundance of fascinating florals awaits, including … Dainty ballerina-esque Fuchsias, Bleeding Heart Orchids, Swirls of Osteospermums, Oriental Poppies, Fabulous Persian Poppies, Mexican Passion Fruit Flowers, Vibrant pinwheels of Phlox Peppermint Twist, Helleborus, Roses and Ranunculus, Bumblee-bee Primroses, Giant Pink Lotus Blossoms from the lily ponds of India, Curtains of exotic Jade Vine, Snowdonia Hawkweed, Rafflesia Arnoldii from the rainforests of Indonesia, Rothschild’s Slipper Orchid from Northern Borneo, Mexican Chocolate Cosmos – which apparently smell as good as they look!, The spectacular nocturnal Kadupul flower which only blooms at night, and more!
Johanna has picked a crisp ivory paper that accentuates and compliments your chosen colour palette. The smooth, untextured pages allows for beautiful blending or gradient techniques with coloured pencils, or are perfect for pens, allowing the nib to glide evenly over the surface without feathering.
7. Ivy and the Inky Butterfly (Colouring Books)
Author: by Johanna Basford
Published at: Virgin Books; 1st edition (October 12, 2017)
ISBN: 978-0753545652
Bring your own colour to the storyFrom colouring book queen Johanna Basford, a lavishly illustrated fable about a girl named Ivy who stumbles upon a secret door leading to the magical world of Enchantia. A charming story that interacts playfully with beautiful, colourable artwork in Johanna’s signature style, Ivy and the Inky Butterfly is a one-of-a-kind adventure for the whole family and readers of all ages to customise, colour and cherish.
Johanna has picked a crisp ivory paper that accentuates and compliments your chosen colour palette. The smooth, untextured pages allows for beautiful blending or gradient techniques with coloured pencils, or are perfect for pens, allowing the nib to glide evenly over the surface without feathering.
8. Explore Space by Coloring: Coloring Book for Kids | Ages 3-5 | Ages 4-8 | Space and Rockets | Perfect Gift for Boys & Girls | Astronomy for Kids.
Author: by Tommy Park
Published at: Independently published (January 1, 2021)
ISBN: 979-8589441901
Have a little one keen on knowing the ins and outs of the solar system?So do we! Therefore we put together the best coloring images to satisfy the beginners’ s curiosity of the little exploring minds: planets, meteorites, racing rockets, astronauts and aliens!
Let them color as they please the images that they love in a book that features: 55 pages of simple space picturesLarge format ( 8. 5 x 11 inch) Bright white paper Durable pages to prevent bleed through ( printed one sided) Add our coloring book to cart and let the space exploring begin!
9. Bear Grylls Sticker Activity: Rainforest
Author: by Bear Grylls
Published at: Bear Grylls (June 13, 2019)
ISBN: 978-1786960856
Get ready for an expedition through the world’s most lively areas. Discover a place where everything is continually growing; the animals, the trees, the vegetation. Discover incredible animals that are hidden deep in the junglethe swinging orangutans, slithering pythons, and hunting tigers.
Pack your belongings and dive into this exciting book bursting with fun facts, quizzes, word searches, and mazes. The perfect introduction to Bear Grylls for younger fans, packed with fun illustrations, facts, and stickers.
10. Rainforest Medicine: Preserving Indigenous Science and Biodiversity in the Upper Amazon
Author: by Jonathon Miller Weisberger
Published at: North Atlantic Books; Illustrated edition (September 17, 2013)
ISBN: 978-1583946084
Chronicling the practices, legends, and wisdom of the vanishing traditions of the upper Amazon, this book reveals the area’s indigenous peoples’ approach to living in harmony with the natural world. Rainforest Medicine features in-depth essays on plant-based medicine and indigenous science from four distinct Amazonian societies: deep forest and urban, lowland rainforest and mountain.
The book is illustrated with unique botanical and cultural drawings by Secoya elder and traditional healer Agustin Payaguaje and horticulturalist Thomas Y. Wang as well as by the author himself. Payaguaje shares his sincere imaginal view into the spiritual life of the Secoya; plates of petroglyphs from the sacred valley of Cotundo relate to an ancient language, and other illustrations show traditional Secoya ayahuasca symbols and indigenous origin myths.
Two color sections showcase photos of the plants and people of the region, and include plates of previously unpublished full-color paintings by Pablo Cesar Amaringo (1938-2009), an acclaimed Peruvian artist renowned for his intricate, colorful depictions of his visions from drinking the entheogenic plant brew, ayahuasca (“vine of the soul” in Quechua languages).
11. Tell Me Mermaid
Author: by Stephanie Baker
Published at: Mermaids of Sirenity (December 11, 2020)
ISBN: 978-1736253502
Have you ever wanted to be a mermaid just for a day? Follow Cora and Caden’s adventures deep under the sea in the first of its series: Tell Me Mermaid. Dive into this inspiring book with key lessons in diversity, acceptance, and ocean conservation.
Written by a real life mermaid, Tell Me Mermaid hopes to teach the next generation of children to love the ocean and believe that they have the magic within themselves to make a difference. So hold on to your fins!
Come get lost in the fanta-sea and learn what it takes to become a mermaid at heart.
12. Back on Bonaire: Rediscovering Diver's Paradise as a Father
Author: by Andrew Jalbert
Published at: Independently published (April 15, 2020)
ISBN: 979-8633748215
When a midlife surprise upends his plans, will his dreams of exploration end or begin anew? Andrew Jalbert has always been an adventurer at heart. Drawn to the breathtaking island of Bonaire in his twenties, he transformed a passion for diving and natural beauty into a career as a writer and underwater photographer.
But with goals to retire to the Caribbean paradise, he was unexpectedly gifted with fatherhood at age forty-three and the challenge of merging two seemingly incompatible lives. Determined to pass on his appreciation for the dazzling theater of the sunshine and the artistry of undersea landscapes, Andrew annually took his son to the place he so loved.
And over the course of their week-long excursion when the boy was five, the doting dad found the isle’s magic renewed by an insatiably curious child. Back on Bonaire: Rediscovering Diver’s Paradise as a Father is the compelling story of a man who thought he’d enjoyed all of life’s pleasures only to find them enriched by parenthood.
13. A Neotropical Companion
Author: by John Kricher
Published at: Princeton University Press; 2nd, Revised edition (August 16, 1999)
ISBN: 978-0691009742
A Neotropical Companion is an extraordinarily readable introduction to the American tropics, the lands of Central and South America, their remarkable rainforests and other ecosystems, and the creatures that live there. It is the most comprehensive one-volume guide to the Neotropics available today.
Widely praised in its first edition, it remains a book of unparalleled value to tourists, students, and scientists alike. This second edition has been substantially revised and expanded to incorporate the abundance of new scientific information that has been produced since it was first published in 1989.
Major additions have been made to every chapter, and new chapters have been added on Neotropical ecosystems, human ecology, and the effects of deforestation. Biodiversity and its preservation are discussed throughout the book, and Neotropical evolution is described in detail.
This new edition offers all new drawings and photographs, many of them in color. As enthusiastic readers of the first edition will attest, this is a charming book. Wearing his learning lightly and writing with ease and humor, John Kricher presents the complexities of tropical ecology as accessible and nonintimidating.
14. Cornell Notes Notebook: College Ruled Medium Lined Journal: Cute Sea Turtles Cornell Note Paper Workbook for School, University, Note Taking System, … and Writers | Large Size 8.5 X 11 Inches
Author: by Yolanda Madison
Published at: Independently published (June 7, 2020)
ISBN: 979-8651927371
2020 New Cover Design “NOTEBOOK”Cornell Notes Notebook Features:110 Cornell note pagesPrinted on both sides white pagesLarge size 8. 5″ x 11” dimensions, versatile size for school, home or workHigh quality sturdy matte coverPerfect gift for School Notebook, Notebook For Children, Students, Friends, Girls, Boys, Kids, Architects, Programmers, Artists, Engineers, Scientists and School Supplies, Back to school supplies, Journal, Taking Notes, Meeting, Writing, Organizing, Lists, Journaling and Brainstorming.
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15. Little World: Jungle Journey: A push-and-pull adventure
Author: by
Published at: Ladybird (September 5, 2019)
ISBN: 978-0241373002
Introducing the interactive Little World series from Ladybird that makes our big world little. Little World is designed for curious toddlers, allowing them to explore familiar landscapes and faraway places, from cities and jungles to outer space and the ocean depths.
The gentle narrative is perfect for reading aloud, guiding children on their adventure as they venture further into the jungle. A novelty slide, push or pull on every spread also helps children to engage and explore. Allison Black’s bright artwork and charming characters encourage interaction and play, with lots to spot, see and enjoy on every spread.
This series has been created in collaboration with subject experts, to produce an accurate representation of the world around us and provide a perfectly designed Little World. Look out for other titles in the Little World series:In the City, To the Moon and Under the Sea…
With many more to come!
16. Unlined Notebook: Blank Notebook for Note Taking | Large 8.5 x 11 inches | Blue Ocean Cover
Author: by General Concept Publishing
Published at: Independently published (February 12, 2021)
ISBN: 979-8708472953
Get creative with this unlined softcover notebook featuring stunning tropical ocean cover artOur notebooks feature wraparound artwork with a flexible matte finished cover. Inside, there is room for writing in ideas, notes, stories, and doodling sketches. It can be used as a journal, notebook, or diary.
This paperback notebook is 8. 5″ x 11″ (letter size) and has 100 blank pages. High quality paper ensures minimal show-through with most non-permanent markers and heavier inks. Available separately in lined, bullet dot grid, and unlined versions. Perfect gift idea for women, girls, teens and adult professionals Our Unlined Notebooks Are Perfect For:Birthday PresentsBack To School GiftsGift Baskets & Stocking StuffersTeacher GiftsCo-worker GiftsGifts For WritersDream JournalingGratitude JournalingMind MappingArt ClassesSchool Projects & so much more!
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