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Museum of Science

The Museum of Science in Boston is located on a piece of land that extends the width of the Charles River, connecting Boston and Cambridge. Dedicated to promoting and educating visitors about science and technology, the museum includes a planetarium, the world’s largest open-air Van de Graaff generator, an IMAX theatre, a butterfly garden, and permanent and changing exhibits on birds, insects and animals; space; dinosaurs; engineering; nanotechnology; math; biology; and more.

Passes available for FLiP Members. This pass will admit up to 4 people at a 50% discount on tickets to the Museum's Exhibit Halls. Children under 3 are not included in the count of 4 and are always admitted for free.

1) The riddle of the robin

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WellieWishers volume Book 3
WellieWishers volume 3

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The WelliWishers, four girls who have backyard adventures after stepping into their colorful garden boots, make friends with a robin. Includes related activities.

2) Over and under the snow

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Over the snow, the world is hushed and white, but under the snow is a secret world of squirrels and snowshoe hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many others who live outside in the woods during the winter.

3) The nature fix: why nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative

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Williams, Florence

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An investigation into the restorative benefits of nature draws on cutting-edge research and the author's explorations with international nature therapy programs to examine the relationship between nature and human cognition, mood, and creativity. --Publisher.

4) Wings of Life (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD videorecording)

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Narrated by Meryl Streep, this intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the world's food supply depends on these incredible and increasingly threatened creatures. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, WINGS OF LIFE utilizes riveting high-speed, closer-than-close filmmaking techniques to showcase in spectacular detail these unsung heroes of our planet....

5) The nature club

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Elliott, Rebecca

Series

Owl Diaries volume Book 18
Owl diaries volume 18

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"When Mrs. Featherbottom places Eva in a different club from Lucy and Hailey, Eva misses her best friends, but she learns new things about her classmates, and discovers that someone in her club is missing a friend too"--OCLC.

6) Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature

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An illustrated treasury of poems reflects the experiences of children as they encounter nature for the first time.

7) The overstory: a novel

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Powers, Richard

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A novel of activism and natural-world power presents interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways by trees for an ultimate, brutal stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest.

8) The amazing outdoor activity book

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9) North woods: a novel

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Historical Fiction

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eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

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When a pair of young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike. An English soldier, destined for glory, abandons the battlefields of the New World to devote himself to apples. A pair of spinster twins navigate war and famine, envy and desire. A crime reporter unearths a mass grave--only to discover that the...

10) Willodeen

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Applegate, Katherine

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Book, eAudiobook

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When the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, dwindles and no one knows why, Willodeen, armed with a magical birthday gift, speaks up for the animals she loves and vows to uncover this mystery.

11) When Grandma gives you a lemon tree

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Deenihan, Jamie L. B

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"When Grandma gives you a lemon tree, definitely don't make a face! Care for the tree, and you might be surprised at how new things, and new ideas, bloom. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In this imaginative take on that popular saying, a child is surprised (and disappointed) to receive a lemon tree from Grandma for her birthday. After all, she DID ask for a new gadget! But when she follows the narrator's careful--and funny--instructions,...

12) Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures

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Paterson, Katherine

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Reimagines Francis of Assisi's 1224 prayer of praise in celebration of God's gifts throughout the universe.

13) Walking

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Thoreau, Henry David

14) Braiding sweetgrass for young adults: indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants

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Kimmerer, Robin Wall

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Indigenous Authors
NYT - Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction
NYT - Paperback Nonfiction

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Book, eAudiobook

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As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowing together to reveal what...

15) How to be a good creature: a memoir in thirteen animals

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A naturalist and adventurer discusses the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals who have profoundly affected her, exploring themes of learning to become empathetic, creating families, coping with loss, and the otherness and sameness of people and animals.

16) Red

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Glaser, Rebecca Stromstad

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Bullfrog Books. Colors in nature

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"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells about plants and animals that are red and how colors work in the natural world. Includes picture glossary"--

17) Nature's Art Box: from t-shirts to twig baskets : 65 cool projects for crafty kids to make with natural materials you can find anywhere

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Martin, Laura C

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Presents more than sixty projects made from natural materials that are available almost anywhere.

18) Blue

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Adamson, Heather

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Bullfrog Books. Colors in nature

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"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells about plants, animals, and rocks that are blue and how colors work in the natural world. Includes picture glossary"--Provided by publisher.

19) Country living handmade wreaths: decorating throughout the year

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Stewart, Arlene

20) The call of the wild and selected short stories

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Books made into movies

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Some of London's famous stories about animals and survival.

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