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  • Audiobook

    Parasites

    The Inside Story

    Unabridged

    4 hours 36 min

    This book looks at the weird and wonderful world of parasites, the most abundant form of life on Earth. Parasites come in all forms and sizes and inhabit every free-living organism. Parasitism is now, and always has been, a way to survive under changing environmental conditions. From arctic oceans to tropical forests, Scott Gardner, Judy Diamond, and Gabor Racz investigate how parasites survive ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Malice Domestic 6

    Series series Malice Domestic

    Abridged

    5 hours 50 min

    Ten mysteries by some of the finest writers from America and Britain.Esteemed mystery writer Anne Perry, author of more than twenty-five novels and two acclaimed detective series, heads up a delectable cast of writers, the very best from both sides of the Atlantic. In the tradition of honored crime writers Agatha Christie, Malice Domestic, Volume 6 jumps the pond between Britain and America to ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Practical Evaluation Guide

    Tools for Museums and Other Informal Educational Settings

    Series series American Association for State and Local History
    Administrators of museums and other informal-learning centers often need to demonstrate, in some tangible way, the effectiveness of their institutions as teaching tools. Practical Evaluation Guide discusses specific methods for analyzing audience learning and behavior in museums, zoos, botanic gardens, nature centers, camps, and youth programs.Evaluation is essential because it allows you to ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • Parasites

    The Inside Story

    An exciting look at the essential roles that parasites play in Earth’s ecosystemsThis book looks at the weird and wonderful world of parasites, the most abundant form of life on Earth. Parasites come in all forms and sizes and inhabit every free-living organism. Parasitism is now, and always has been, a way to survive under changing environmental conditions. From arctic oceans to tropical forests, ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Concealing Coloration in Animals

    The biological functions of coloration in animals are sometimes surprising. Color can attract mates, intimidate enemies, and distract predators. But color patterns can also conceal animals from detection. Concealing coloration is unusual because it is an adaptation not only to the visual features of the environment but also to the perceptual and cognitive capabilities of other organisms. Judy ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Thinking like a Parrot

    Perspectives from the Wild

    From two experts on wild parrot cognition, a close look at the intelligence, social behavior, and conservation of these widely threatened birds.People form enduring emotional bonds with other animal species, such as dogs, cats, and horses. For the most part, these are domesticated animals, with one notable exception: many people form close and supportive relationships with parrots, even though ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Amplifying Informal Science Learning

    Rethinking Research, Design, and Engagement

    This collection explores the broad landscape of current and future out-of-school science learning environments. Written by leading experts and innovators in informal science learning, these thoughtful and critical essays examine the changing nature of informal institutions such as science museums, zoos, nature centers, planetariums, aquaria, and botanical gardens and their impact on science ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • Science Museums in Transition

    Unheard Voices

    Series series Museums in Focus
    Science Museums in Transition: Unheard Voices considers how museums can adapt their exhibits, programs, and organizational structures to the diversity of ideas, people, and cultures that speak to modern science.This collection contains individual expressions by museum insiders addressing a range of particular perspectives – Native American, African American, Latinx, Islamic, Israeli, Danish, white ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

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    A Brief History of Humankind

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    **NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDestined to become a modern classic in the vein of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Sapiens is a lively, groundbreaking history of humankind told from a unique perspective.**100,000 years ago, at least six species of human inhabited the earth. Today there is just one.Us.Homo Sapiens.How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Dogs

    Their Fossil Relatives & Evolutionary History

    Two noted paleontologists present a detailed portrait of the family Canidae across 40 million years of evolution in this illustrated volume.After decades of research and analysis, paleontologists Xiaoming Wang and Richard H. Tedford established the modern framework for understanding the evolutionary relationship of canids. Combining their work with Mauricio Antón's reconstructions of both extinct ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Compassionate Imagination

    How the Arts Are Central to a Functioning Democracy

    by Max Wyman ...
    Series series To the Point
    “The book is worth reading because it does something rather special: it celebrates Canadian arts and offers ideas to promote their continued cultivation. Wyman’s … enthusiasm for the variety and calibre of projects is infectious.” — The Literary Review of CanadaA radical reimagining of the role of art and culture in contemporary democracy, The Compassionate Imagination proposes a new Canadian ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Megafauna

    Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America

    Series series Life of the Past
    "An enjoyable read that provides a substantial amount of detail on the biology, ecology, and distribution of these fantastic animals . . . Highly recommended." — ChoiceMore than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus