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"It is 1950. London is still reeling from World War II, and Margery Benson--a sensible schoolmarm and lonely spinster--is just trying to get through life. But one day, she reaches her breaking point, abandoning her job and her tidy, circumscribed life, to set out on an expedition to the other side of the world in search of an insect that may or may not exist: the golden beetle of New Caledonia, Margery's childhood obsession ever since her father gave...
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Calpurnia Tate volume 1
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In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery.
4) Skunked!
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Henry Holt and Company
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2016.
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"When Travis discovers an abandoned baby skunk, he can't help but bring it home and take care of it. Stinky, as Travis names him, settles in pretty well. But when Travis discovers Stinky's litter-mate, Winky, who is in need of some help, things get complicated around the Tate house."-- Provided by publisher.
5) Virgin earth
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In this enthralling, freestanding sequel to Earthly Joys, Gregory combines a wealth of gardening knowledge with a haunting love story that spans two continents and two cultures, making Virgin Earth a tour de force of revolutionary politics and passionate characters.
As England descends into civil war, John Tradescant the Younger, gardener to King Charles I, finds his loyalties in question, his status an ever-growing danger to his family. Fearing...
7) Grey dog
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ECW Press
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[2024]
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"A subversive literary horror novel that disrupts the tropes of women's historical fiction with delusions, wild beasts, and the uncontainable power of female rage. The year is 1901, and Ada Byrd -- spinster, schoolmarm, amateur naturalist -- accepts a teaching post in isolated Lowry Bridge, grateful for the chance to re-establish herself where no one knows her secrets. She develops friendships with her neighbors, explores the woods with her students,...
8) Earthly joys
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An advisor to the recently crowned King James I, Sir Robert Cecil relies on the practical advice of John Tradescant, a loyal and talented gardener, who becomes an eyewitness to the historical events that are shaping a turbulent England on the brink of civil war.
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Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2004
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Charlie Carlisle's grandfather is ill. Charlie's friend, Singing Bird, a Teton Sioux, tells him that ravens have curing powers, so Charlie steals a baby bird from its nest. Granddad, a retired naturalist, encourages Charlie to record his observations of the bird and study the effect it has on humans. Charlie just hopes that the raven will make Granddad well.
12) Anthill: a novel
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W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
c2010
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"An extraordinary undergraduate at Florida State University, Raff, despite his scientific promise, opts for Harvard Law School, believing that the environmental fight must be waged in the courtroom as well as the lab. Returning home a legal gladiator, Raff grows increasingly alarmed by rapacious condo developers who are eager to pave and subdivide the wildlands surrounding the Chicobee River. But one last battle awaits him in his epic struggle. In...
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White Wave Press
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[2017]
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Come adventuring again with budding naturalist Piratess Tilly, captain of the research ship Foster. Yuki, her rescued koala friend and her crew of orphaned boys are on their way to Easter Island, where Piratess Tilly will dive to study the local fish. While exploring the mysterious statues and ruins, they happen upon a smuggling of sooty tern eggs by pirates. Can Piratess Tilly, Yuki and the brothers safely save the eggs? Includes biographies of Charles...
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White Wave Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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"Written in the poetic form of haiku, you are invited to come adventuring with Piratess Tilly, her rescued best friend, a koala named Yuki, and her band of international orphaned brothers in this award-winning picture book. As budding naturalists, they are all too eager for their expedition to the Galp̀agos Islands. While documenting flora and fauna, they spot baby giant tortoises being kidnapped ... by pirates! How do Tilly, Yuki and the brothers...
18) Counting sheep
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
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In rural Texas in 1901, thirteen-year-old Callie nurses a butterfly with a broken wing and delivers a baby lamb, despite her mother's disapproval of Callie's "unladylike behavior."
19) Counting sheep
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Square Fish
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2017.
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In rural Texas in 1901, thirteen-year-old Callie nurses a butterfly with a broken wing and delivers a baby lamb, despite her mother's disapproval of Callie's "unladylike behavior".
