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The Evolution Of Calpurnia Tate

  • The Evolution Of Calpurnia Tate
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    Jacqueline Kelly
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    Book, 1st ed, Henry Holt and Co, 2009
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    Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones.With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she figures out that the green grasshoppers are easier to see against the yellow grass, so they are eaten before they can get any larger. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     CHILD LIT (LOWER)  804 K296e  AVAILABLE

Timothy, Or, Notes Of An Abject Reptile

The Conjurer’s Bird : A Novel

  • The Conjurer's Bird : A Novel
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    Martin Davies
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    Book, 1st ed, Shaye Areheart Books, 2005
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    The Conjurer?s Bird is a beautiful story in the spirit of Possession that is as exciting as The Club Dumas, inspired by one of the great puzzles of natural history: that of the Mysterious Bird of Ulieta. Seamlessly spanning two time periods, The Conjurer?s Bird is at once the story of this romance and of a present-day conservationist named Fitz, who is drawn into a thrilling and near-impossible race to find the elusive bird?s only known remains. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (UPPER LEVEL)  PR6104.A87 C66 2005  AVAILABLE

The Darwin Conspiracy

  • The Darwin Conspiracy
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    John Darnton
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    Book, 1st ed, Alfred A. Knopf, 2005
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    In this riveting new novel, best-selling author John Darnton transports us to Victorian England and around the world to reveal the secrets of a legendary nineteenth-century figure. and that of present-day anthropologist Hugh Kellem and Darwin scholar Beth Dulicmer, whose obsession with Darwin (and with each other) drives them beyond the accepted boundaries of scholarly research. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (UPPER LEVEL)  PS3554.A727 D368 2005  AVAILABLE

Darwin’s Wink : A Novel Of Nature And Love

  • Darwin's Wink : A Novel Of Nature And Love
  • Attribution

    Alison Anderson
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    Book, 1st ed, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press, 2004
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    “A love story, a war story, an ecological adventure, a biological poem, and a treatise on the fragility of life–Darwin’s Wink has it all. - Molly Giles, author of Iron Shoes The author of the critically acclaimed Amelia Earhart novel Hidden Latitudes offers a beautifully crafted story about two naturalists, both damaged by ghosts from the past, who find love as they work to save a rare bird species off the coast of Mauritius–and fend off a powerful townsman who is threatened by their presence. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (UPPER LEVEL)  PS3551.N354 D37 2004  AVAILABLE

Where The Sea Used To Be