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University of New Mexico publications in biology volume no. 6
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139 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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This book introduces you to a fascinating group of plants, from hornworts to tree ferns. It examines how these plants get energy and reproduce, as well as how they evolved from prehistoric plants. It also looks at how people use spore producing plants for food, decoration, and even medicine.
4) Broken Ferns
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Paradise can be merciless.Does she really want to bring down the bandit? Lei made a difficult transition from detective on Maui to the FBI on Oahu. Her first big case as an agent draws national media attention as a teenage Robin Hood robs from the rich and gives to the poor, hopping from island to island in a stolen airplane.Someone has to make things right.Impoverished and orphaned, the Smiley Bandit isn't going to take it anymore. The angry teen...
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"God brought me out of the cold, dark place that could have caused me so much more pain."
It's December in southern Louisiana, and 28-year-old Audrey Tribb is peacefully sitting by the fire at her dad's house in the throes of pre-Christmas festivities when a loud bang on the door launches her into a different world-the New Orleans city jail. While Audrey knew this could happen, her heart and mind are at war with her new surroundings. Faced with...
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A new cozy mystery series from author Dale Mayer. Follow gardener and amateur sleuth Doreen Montgomery-and her amusing and mostly lovable cat, dog, and parrot-as they catch murderers and solve crimes in lovely Kelowna, British Columbia.
Riches to rags. ... Controlling to chaos. ... But murder ... not this time!
One night 10 years ago, 8-year-old Crystal, vanished from her bed in her parents' house, the only clue a footprint in the flowerbed below...
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I have this strange sense that my silence is preparing me for something I can't name . . . Elizah Rayne is nothing like other fourteen-year-old girls. More interested in bird bones than people, she wraps herself in silence. Trying to escape the shadow of her gambler father, Elizah and her mother move into an old house that borders a cemetery. All her mother wants is for them to have "normal" lives. But that becomes impossible for Elizah when she finds...
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This is the first field guide in 25 years to treat Florida's amazing variety of ferns. Color plates feature more than 200 images, some of which include rare species never before illustrated in color. Includes notes on each species growth form and habit, as well as general remarks about its botanical and common names, unique characteristics, garden use, and history in Florida. All professional or amateur botanists, plant lovers, and gardeners will...
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In this dark and blackly humorous short story David Hewson explores another side to the Rome he's chronicled in his bestselling Nic Costa series.
A servant to men for all her life, Mary Mackenzie is brought to Rome by her latest employer, the elderly Mr. Carstairs. In the Babington Tea Rooms she's introduced to the history of a painting that gives her pause for thought. Judith and Holofernes - The Holy Ferns, as Mary hears them - the story of one...
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Explore this remarkable collection of botanical cyanotypes by Anna Atkins, the world's first female photographer, in a stunning celebration of early photography and the natural world.
First published in 1853, this unique volume is an immersive showcase of Anna Atkins' botanical prints. The delicate cyanotypes featured in these pages are some of history's first photographs, capturing British and foreign ferns in deep Prussian blues and vibrant whites....
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Many of the demonic and thriller stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Find inspiration in the great outdoors and create simple, expressive watercolor paintings of the plants and animals that live there.
In “Nature Painting in Watercolor”, beginning and aspiring artists can learn to paint their favorite ferns, leaves, trees, florals, as well as animals, in a contemporary style using the popular watercolor medium. Start by learning about the tools and materials needed to paint in watercolor; then dive into a thorough...
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Which plant has leaves but no flowers and has been around since dinosaurs roamed the earth? Ferns! Learn more about this ancient plant in this fascinating book. Captivating photographs support the text and give readers a deeper understanding of a fern's life cycle. A table of contents, a glossary, sidebars, informative captions, critical-thinking questions, sources for further research, and an index are included to increase comprehension. Author/Illustrator...
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1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
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"On a normal morning, a boy named Thomas discovers his mother has been replaced by a fern ... a monstrous fern! What happened to his mom? Did the fern eat her? Where did this fern come from anyway? Outer space? Will it eat his father too? Will it eat Thomas?"--
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