5 Inspiring Reads for the Budding Naturalist

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In these books, people are tackling ambitious challenges in the natural world, whether that means trying to reach plants that are growing along a dangerous river, or traveling the world to understand the consequences of isolation for all sorts of creatures.

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Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

Melissa L. Sevigny

Two women botanists raft through the Grand Canyon at a time when few people had done so and lived.

Paperback, 2024

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Diversity of Life: With a New Preface

Edward O. Wilson

A conservation classic; an engaging deep dive in which a scientist explores evolution, the importance of biodiversity, and significance of its loss.

Paperback, 2010

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Wilding: Returning Nature to Our Farm

Isabella Tree

A farmer transforms thousands of agricultural acres into a haven for wildlife and plants.

Paperback, 2019

$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Restoring Eden: Unearthing the Agribusiness Secret That Poisoned My Farming Community

Elizabeth D. Hilborn

An orchardist tries to solve the mystery of what killed all of the insects and frogs on her farm.

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions

David Quammen

A compulsively readable science adventure story; a writer travels around the world gathering stories from science about isolated creatures and the consequences of both natural and human-caused isolation.

Paperback, 1997

$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book