Pernahkah kalian berpikir apa saja yang dinamakan dengan tumbuhan? Jika kalian bingung maka ensiklopedi ini akan membantumu. Ikutlah berpetualang untuk mengenal macam-macam tumbuhan yang ada di Dunia dan manfaat apa saja yang bisa kita ambil dari mereka.
Buku ini adalah jilid kedua dari seri Ensiklopedi Populer Anak. Seri ini menarik karena memuat 435 entri A-Z tentang apa saja yang ingin dan perlu diketahui anak. Dalam seri ini juga terdapat entri sisipan mengenai kebudayaan Indonesia.'
An introduction to rain forests'
Supreme long-distance hiker Andrew Skurka shares his hard-earned knowledge in this essential guide to backpacking gear and skills. Described by National Geographic as “one of the best traveled and fastest hikers on the planet,” and named “Adventurer of the Year” by Outside and “Person of the Year” by Backpacker, Skurka recounts what he’s learned from more than 30,000 miles of long…
It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousands of homes. Across the US, "500-year" storms pummel communities month after month, and floods displace tens of millions annually. This is only…
Mythical landscapes, unexplored places, nature's wonders and aberrations as well as the earth's terrible fits of rage: Landscapes of the World invites you on a voyage of discovery to the most amazing natural sites on our planet, such as Mount Roraima in Venezuela, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Igua
Using images from the air, land and space, this work brings together dramatic natural and man-made events. It traces the path Hurricane Katrina took through New Orleans, and looks at the damage done to the presidential palace in Baghdad during the war in Iraq. It also provides a look at the effects our actions have on the planet.
The Earth's biodiversity-the rich variety of life on our planet-is disappearing at an alarming rate. And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences, or on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, or economic dimensions of this loss, Sustaining Life is the first book to examine the full range of potential threats that diminishing biodiversity poses to human health. Edited…