nature

Embark on a captivating journey with D. L. Finn as she guides you through the intricate landscapes of free verse and symbolic poetry. Hike with her through the magical forest, feel the wind on your face riding on the back of a Harley, or bask on the warm Hawaiian shores. Her search for life’s magic invites the reader to traverse through the four seasons in part one. Emotions, observations, and stories weave through part two’s texture. Whether the words explore a sunset, healing, or magic, each poem flows through moments where poetry blooms.

Non-heritable modifications in morphological, physiological or biochemical characteristics tend to reduce or decrease growth and productivity, and sometimes lead to death. This book presents an exhaustive overview of the specific effects and modifications that could occur in this regard, and will serve to consolidate the ideas to promote standardization of plant adaptation to these changes in the environment. This book is, rather, a comprehensive review of all aspects of the responses of plants to changes in the environment.

This book, in a comprehensive manner, provides an overview of the challenges of increasing crop or agricultural productivity to meet the demands of a growing population, linking descriptions of physiological, ecological, biochemical and molecular activity in plants with their tolerance and adaptation to natural environments. In the case of plants, a stress is an adverse condition or substance that affects or blocks a plant’s metabolism, growth, or development.

Every weekend Charlie and Dad watch excited families feeding the trout in the town stream. Today, it’s Charlie’s turn... but why are there no trout about?! Charlie and Dad embark on a riverside adventure to search for the elusive trout in the wild - and meet lots of animal friends along the way! A book that highlights the true delights of the riverbank, all the wildlife that share this habitat and the beauty of trout in a wild setting; beautifully illustrated. A real feel-good book and celebration of the countryside.” The Wild Trout Trust

When a mysterious visitor eats all the plants in Granny’s garden one night, Jacob is left wondering what it could be. Together with his best friend, Archie-Dog, Jacob sets out on a mission – collecting clues along the way to prove to Granny that there really ARE deer around here! “At a time when we all need to appreciate nature and the outdoors more than ever, There’s No Deer Around Here is not only a delightful story but will inspire children everywhere to look harder at the world around them.” The British Deer Society

In 1859, Charles Darwin unveiled to the world a theory so controversial that it shook the very foundations of science and theology. If you are a fan of Tintin, Maus or the popular Science Comics series you will love Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection.

Finding Our Niche explores the tragedies of western society and the cultural myth that we are inherently flawed, greedy, and unsustainable beings. It also offers the makings of an alternative: a set of examples that can guide us in reconciling our settler-colonial histories and identities in favor of a new and more sustainable vision for humanity.

Amanka is a word from one of the languages used by people living in the rural north west of Uganda. It’s a beautiful, rich word that means ‘family’. Yet, in the forests and villages of this part of Uganda – and across much of tropical Africa and Asia – families are at war. In the narrowing margins between forest and farm, human and non-human, there is a growing conflict. A deadly conflict.