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    Schätze alter Kulturen. Ein Buch der National Geographic Society.
    Flora Mirabilis
    Die Schönheit der Vögel
    National Geographic Pocket Guide to Wildflowers of North America
    Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Reptiles and Amphibians
    Flora Mirabilis: How Plants Have Shaped World Knowledge, Health, Wealth, and Beauty
    • A sumptuous showcase of superb illustrations paired with fascinating stories of botanical exploration and trade through the ages, this book will be an evergreen delight. A collaboration between National Geographic and the world-renowned Missouri Botanical Garden, this book blossoms with legend and lore as it culls the most engrossing mysteries and adventures of plant exploration, science, and discovery and garlands them with astonishingly beautiful illustrations. The pages are abloom with the rich details and engaging allure of beloved flowers, stunning gardens, ancient trees, medicinal herbs, and valuable plants of all varieties from around the world. Unique "plant profiles" chronicle the especially remarkable roles each plant has played in matters of economics, politics, and taste. Illustrated throughout with never-before-published collector's edition reproductions and introduced with an eloquent foreword by Peter H. Raven, president of the Missouri Botanical Garden, this stunning volume will catch eyes and flower in imaginations everywhere.

      Flora Mirabilis: How Plants Have Shaped World Knowledge, Health, Wealth, and Beauty
    • This fun, photo-filled, and fact-packed guide to reptiles and amphibians will make kids stop and look for all kinds of scaly and slimy creatures right in their own backyards.

      Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Reptiles and Amphibians
    • With this basic beginner's field guide to North American wildflowers, all who enjoy nature and the outdoors can identify common wildflowers, from backyard weeds to dainty forest blossoms. In a logical, user-friendly, highly visual format, this new title offers key facts about 160 of the most common wildflowers and weeds, coast to coast, including Canada and Alaska. To help with identification, each of the 160 entries has both a color photograph showing the plant in context and a color illustration showing the blossom close-up. This book is the perfect starting point for anyone, young or old, interested in learning how to identify wildflowers.

      National Geographic Pocket Guide to Wildflowers of North America
    • 400 faszinierende Vogelaufnahmen namhafter National Geographic-Fotografen aus 130 Jahren zeigen die Schönheit der Vögel auf der ganzen Welt. Erleben Sie Vögel bei der Brutpflege, im Flug, bei der Balz und auf der Jagd. Klassische Illustrationen und fundierte Texte berühmter Forscher ergänzen diesen opulenten Bildband und machen ihn zu einem Schatz für alle Vogel- und Kunstliebhaber.

      Die Schönheit der Vögel
    • Pflanzenforschung ist die Wissenschaft über Blumen, Bäume und Heilkräuter. Die Erkenntnis: Pflanzen formten unsere heutige Welt und formen sie immer noch! »Flora Mirabilis« verrät alles über botanische Forschung und die Geheimnisse von Kräutern, Blumen und Bäumen. Die einzigartigen Pflanzenprofile dieses Wissenschaftsbands erzählen von den Geheimnissen und Abenteuern der Pflanzenforschung, illustriert mit bisher unveröffentlichten Reproduktionen der Collectors Edition. Eine Co-Produktion von National Geographic und dem Missouri Botanical Garden.

      Flora Mirabilis