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Sierra Club 2009 Wilderness Calendar(more) »rank: 23880by: Sierra Club
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Greenpeace: Standing up for the Earth Calendar 2009 (Wall Calendars)(more) »rank: 91615by: Greenpeace
Our review: :Dazzling in its imagery and powerful in its message of conservation, Greenpeace features a dozen full-color portraits by the world's top nature photographers, including Art Wolfe and Frans Lanting: emperor penguins waddling across an ice floe. A manatee and her baby gliding through glassy Florida waters. Alaska's tundra turned into a tapestry of red, yellow, and orange fall foliage. From the expressive face of a Japanese macaque to a Scottish woodland abloom with bluebells, each picture is a poignant reminder of just what is at stake. As always, ... Detail |
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Audubon Nature Calendar 2009 (Wall Calendars)(more) »rank: 106368by: National Audubon Society
Our review: :Deep in the Grand Canyon, a misty waterfall splashes into an aquamarine pool. An orange and red sunset glows against the rippled dunes of White Sands National Monument. Wispy clouds cloak Washington's rugged, snow-dusted Mount Shuksan. Dramatic, pristine, and grand in scale, each of these full-color images is an impressive tribute to the power of North America's wilderness. Book Description:The plunging sandstone cliffs of Zion National Park. Oregon's misty and ethereal Proxy Falls. The oranges, purples, and blues of sunset over California's Mono Lake. It's a year of ... Detail |
Audubon 365 Songbirds and Other Backyard Birds Picture-A-Day Calendar 2009 (Picture-A-Day Wall Calendars)(more) »rank: 219832by: National Audubon Society
Our review: :For America's 70 million birders, 365 Songbirds presents the thrill of a new sighting every day. Close-up and in vivid full color, these are the familiar warblers that flit around the yard, perch on the feeder, and bring music and beauty to our daily lives. An American Goldfinch decked out in bright summer plummage, a robin's nest with a clutch of blue eggs, a Northern Cardinal perched on a snow-covered branch. Plus woodpeckers, jays, meadowlarks, sparrows, orioles, and jewel-like hummingbirds. In addition to the daily featured birds, one ... Detail |
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Marjolein Bastin Nature's Journal 2009 Calendar(more) »rank: 273528from: Lang Graphic Ltd
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Audubon Wildflowers Calendar 2009 (Wall Calendars)(more) »rank: 251255by: National Audubon Society
Our review: :A mountain meadow splashed scarlet with Indian Paintbrush. A trio of Pasqueflowers. Bright Parralena bursting from a crack in parched mud, Brittlebrush blanketing a lush palm grove. Intrepid and hardy, beautiful yet fleeting, wildflowers illuminate America's landscape, from forest to field to desert to coastline. Featuring twelve species in their native habitats, Audubon Wildflowers is a showcase for nature's most extraordinary blooms. Book Description:Wherever they pop up—lush fields, arid deserts, coastal dunes—hardy wildflowers are a colorful and fragrant delight. The hot-pink blossoms of the Beavertail Prickly Pear. A ... Detail |
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Nesting: 2009 Desk Calendar(more) »rank: 329956by: LLC Andrews McMeel Publishing
Our review: :Inspired by an antique ledger, this weekly vintage-style planner contains antique prints and stunning pieces of artwork of birds and nests. Throughout the pages, users will find artwork culled and collaged from vintage sources, alongside functional and pleasing layouts. Each weekly spread contains inspiring sentiments from a wide variety of well-known authors and poets. The calendar has a ribbon marker and a cloth-like cover.* Includes pages inspired by a vintage ledger and includes a ribbon marker. The cover features embossed detailing and a cloth texture.* Features four beautifully ... Detail |
Astronomy 2009 (Calendar)(more) »rank: 469202from: Firefly Books
Our review: : Majestic spiral arms of a remote galaxy shimmer from the combined light of 50 billion stars. The ethereal curtains of the aurora borealis ripple across the night sky. Vast clouds of gas and dust, 10,000 times wider than the solar system, pervade the galaxy. Captured by the cameras of talented amateur astronomers and by the world's most powerful research telescopes, the universe's impressive wonders are presented in Astronomy 2009 in brilliant high-resolution color. This 12-image collection was compiled by stargazing authority Terence Dickinson, author of NightWatch. He ... Detail |
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Weather Guide with Phenomenal Weather Events®: 2009 Wall Calendar(more) »rank: 152990by: Accord Publishing
Our review: :52-page Wall Calendar* Stunning photography* Phenomenal weather events for each day* Monthly climatic data for U.S. and International cities* Weather trivia with illustrations* Fascinating articles for each month Detail |
Hummingbirds 2009 (Calendar)(more) »rank: 365405by: Firefly Books
Our review: : Like dazzling jewels, hummingbirds tirelessly dart among flowers, probing for nectar with their needlelike bills. They are poetry in motion, their purring wings tracing a perpetual figure eight. Now you can marvel at a year of their delicate beauty, iridescent feathers, animated energy and extraordinary diversity. Watch them work and play, shimmer and flash in the sky with their stained-glass radiance. In Hummingbirds 2009, world-renowned nature photographers Michael and Patricia Fogden celebrate these tiny, alluring creatures. Informative captions shed further light on the secret and very busy ... Detail |