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Favorite Books

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Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (10 vols)
Intended for students, junior high through high school. Some 420 alphabetically arranged articles are contained in 10 slim volumes.

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Grizmek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia (10 vols)
Coverage encompasses evolution & systematics; reproduction, development and life history; ecology; symbiosis; behavior; importance to humans; and conservation. Individual articles run from 1,250 to 7,500 words.

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Encyclopedia of Mammals (3 vols)
This new edition features new conservation on each order of mammals, highlighting the three levels of threat -- critically endangered, endangered, and vulnerable. Statistics regarding the number of families, genera, and species within each of the orders and the number of endangered species, as well as the species distributions.

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The Handy Bug Answer Book
"The Handy Bug Answer Book" offers easily understood answers to approximately 1,200 common and uncommon bug and insect-related questions.

 
 

Web Sites of Interest

  • The Nature Conservancy
    The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working to protect the most ecologically important lands and waters around the world for nature and people.
  • The Audubon Society
    The mission of the National Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity.
  • TEXNAT Plant Identification
    TEXNAT's primary purpose is to serve as an information database for those individuals interested in natural resource management of Texas rangelands.
  • Texas Mammals
    The mammalian fauna of Texas includes many species that occur throughout the central United States, including those associated with the central grasslands, the southeastern deciduous forests, the desert regions of the Mexican Plateau and the Southwest.
  • Birding in Texas
    Links to birding locations and organizations by geographical areas in Texas.
  • Texas Tree Planting Guide
    The Texas Forest Service encourages you to hang around with shady characters.

Subject Specialist

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Frank Neumann
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Central Library - Reference
600 Soledad St
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-207-2500
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Physical sciences, Earth sciences, Life sciences, Mathematics
 
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