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Building your own nature museum : for study and pleasure / by Brown, Vinson,1912-1991.(CARDINAL)153643;
Bibliography: pages 138-152.Gives instructions on how to acquire, care for, preserve, classify, display, and study animals, plants, rocks, and shells. Also includes ideas for projects, a bibliography, and a list of equipment and specimen suppliers.
Subjects: Biological specimens; Geological specimens; Natural history museums.; Museum techniques.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Natural history collecting / by Harris, Reg.; Thornley, Peter,illustrator.(CARDINAL)386554;
Includes bibliographical references.This survey of natural history includes techniques for collecting plant, animal, and geological specimens.
Subjects: Biological specimens; Biological specimens; Geological specimens; Geological specimens; Natural history.; Natural history;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cabinet of curiosities : collecting and understanding the wonders of the natural world / by Grice, Gordon(Gordon D.)(CARDINAL)333456;
A treasury of fun facts about the natural world traces the history of "wonder cabinets" to teach curious kids about different types of collectibles, their reflection of science and history, and how to obtain and preserve them.
Subjects: Biological specimens; Biology; Biology; Cabinets of curiosities; Geological specimens;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Making your own nature museum / by MacFarlane, Ruth B. Alford.(CARDINAL)316571; Alred, Jean Lynn.(CARDINAL)328886;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-121) and index.Gives instructions for collecting, preserving, identifying, and displaying a nature collection.
Subjects: Natural history; Biological specimens; Geological specimens; Natural history museums;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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1001 jars of snakes and things [videorecording] / by Baird, Liz.; Beaman, Barbara,1951-(CARDINAL)313584; North Carolina.Department of Public Education.(CARDINAL)163313; North Carolina Agency for Public Telecommunications.(CARDINAL)170269; North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences.(CARDINAL)184782;
Guest: Madeline Baird.Presenters: Liz Baird, Barbara Beaman.This video takes the viewer behind the scenes to meet scientists who work with the NC State Museum of Natural Sciences' collection, and to see what it contains.Ages 9-14.VHS.
Subjects: North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences.; Biological specimens; Collectors and collecting.; Geological specimens; Museum techniques.; Natural history museums.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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How the world works / by Dorion, Christiane.(CARDINAL)357733; Young, Beverley,illustrator.(CARDINAL)779458;
Packed with illustrations and paper fold-outs, flaps, pop-ups, and more to boost interactive learning, this fun and engaging book introduces the Earth's most important cycles and offers an exciting way to learn geography and science.Lexile not available
Subjects: Earth sciences; Geography; Geology; Pop-up books; Toy and movable books;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Journey to the center of the earth / by Harris, Nicholas,1956-(CARDINAL)492500; Gave, Marc.(CARDINAL)770438; Hincks, Gary,illustrator.(CARDINAL)719790;
Subjects: Toy and movable books.; Geology; Toy and movable books;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Catalogue of the type and figured specimens of fossils, minerals, rocks, and ores in the Department of geology, United States National museum / by United States National Museum.(CARDINAL)151477; Merrill, George P.(George Perkins),1854-1929.(CARDINAL)187084; Schuchert, Charles,1858-1942.(CARDINAL)180302; Smithsonian Institution.(CARDINAL)141176;
"Literature on type terms": pt. 1, pages 17-18.pt. 1. Catalogue of the type specimens of fossil invertebrates in the Department of geology, United States National Museum. By Charles Schuchert, assisted by W.H. Dall, T.W. Stanton, and R.S. Bassler. 1905 -- pt. 2. Fossil vertebrates; fossil plants; minerals, rocks, and ores. 1907.
Subjects: Catalogs.; Fossils;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The crystal guide : identification, purpose, powers and values / by Polk, Patti,author.(CARDINAL)590337;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-249) and index.Introduction -- Collecting crystals -- Geology and formation of crystals -- Use and care of crystal specimens -- Crystal catalog -- Glossary -- Resources -- Bibliography -- Index.
Subjects: Crystals; Crystals; Crystals; Crystals.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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The care and conservation of palaeontological material / by Collins, Chris,1960-(CARDINAL)333122;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Fossils;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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