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natural history

Books about natural history for readers of all ages.

Cover of The Usborne Living World Encyclopedia (Encyclopedias Series)

The Usborne Living World Encyclopedia (Encyclopedias Series)

Leslie Colvin, Emma Speare

Ages 8–12naturenatural history

Cover of Truth or Lie

Truth or Lie

Erica S. Perl

Ages 4–8critical thinkingfacts vs. fiction

Cover of A Dinosaur Named Sue

A Dinosaur Named Sue

Fay Robinson with the SUE Science Team of The Field Museum, Fay Robinson

Ages 5–10sciencediscovery

Cover of Mr. Peale's bones

Mr. Peale's bones

Tracey West

Ages 8–12discoverypaleontology

Cover of The illustrated encyclopedia of prehistoric life

The illustrated encyclopedia of prehistoric life

Dougal Dixon

Ages 7–13dinosaurspaleontology

Cover of Prehistoric Life (DK Visual Dictionaries)

Prehistoric Life (DK Visual Dictionaries)

DK Publishing

Ages 6–12prehistoric lifedinosaurs

Cover of From wolf to woof!

From wolf to woof!

Hudson Talbott

Ages 4–9evolutionhuman-animal relationships

Cover of First Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life

First Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life

Sam Taplin

Ages 4–10dinosaursprehistoric life

Cover of Prehistoric Life (DK Eyewitness)

Prehistoric Life (DK Eyewitness)

William Lindsay

Ages 7–12scienceevolution

Cover of The Boy's Country-Book

The Boy's Country-Book

Howitt, William

Ages 8–14nature explorationoutdoor learning

Cover of Thunderfeet, Alaska's Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Critters

Thunderfeet, Alaska's Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Critters

Shelley Gill

Ages 7–10dinosaursprehistoric life

Cover of Eyewitness

Eyewitness

Ian Redmond

Ages 7–12animalsnature

Cover of Life Story

Life Story

Virginia Lee Burton

Ages 5–10natural historyevolution

Cover of Darwin and the great beasts

Darwin and the great beasts

Kin Platt

Ages 7–11imaginationdiscovery

Cover of Why Is That Lake So Blue?

Why Is That Lake So Blue?

Simon Pollard

Ages 5–10naturescience

Cover of The big book of dinosaurs

The big book of dinosaurs

Angela Wilkes

Ages 4–10dinosaursprehistoric life

Cover of Exploring the American Museum of Natural History

Exploring the American Museum of Natural History

Patricia J. Wynne

Ages 5–10explorationdiscovery

Cover of Finding Out about Dinosaurs (Science Explorers (Library))

Finding Out about Dinosaurs (Science Explorers (Library))

Elin Kelsey

Ages 8–12science explorationnatural history

Cover of Dinosaurs (DK Pockets)

Dinosaurs (DK Pockets)

Neil Clark, William Lindsay

Ages 8–12prehistoric lifenatural history

Cover of Dinosaur

Dinosaur

John Malam

Ages 5–11prehistoric lifedinosaurs

Cover of The Earth for Sam the Story of Mountains, Rivers, Dinosaurs And Men

The Earth for Sam the Story of Mountains, Rivers, Dinosaurs And Men

W. Maxwell Reed

Ages 9–12earth sciencenatural history

Cover of Ice ages

Ice ages

Russell Richard Ferrett

Ages 8–14earth sciencegeology

Cover of My little book of dinosaurs

My little book of dinosaurs

Dougal Dixon

Ages 4–10dinosaursprehistoric life

Cover of Saber-toothed cats

Saber-toothed cats

Susan E. Goodman

Ages 6–10prehistoric animalsextinct species