Here is a collection of titles to acknowledge International Day for Biological Diversity, which takes place on May 22nd. These books explore various ecosystems and habitats and give insight on biodiversity, the ways of life and the struggles of living creatures within them.
Books for International Day for Biological Diversity
By Coll Rowe | May 20 2024 | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
9780593133255
A tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed Yong.
$20.00 US
Aug 29, 2023
Paperback
480 Pages
Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Anthropology > Introduction to Anthropology > Biological / Physical Anthropology
- Anthropology > Physical Anthropology > Human Ecology
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Biology > Anatomy and Physiology > Animal Physiology
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Comparative Animal Physiology
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Ecology
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Zoology
- Biology > General Biology > General Biology (Majors)
- Biology > General Biology > Specialized Courses
- Biology > Non-Majors Biology > Introductory Biology
- Biology > Non-Majors Biology > Specialized Courses
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Adventures in Search of the World's Rarest Species
9780525436669
Carlos Magdalena is a man on a mission: to save the world’s most endangered plants. In The Plant Messiah, Magdalena takes readers from the forests of Peru to deep within the Australian outback in search of the rare and the vulnerable. Back in the lab—at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, home of the largest botanical collection in the world—we watch as he develops groundbreaking, left-field techniques for rescuing species from extinction, encouraging them to propagate and thrive once again. Passionate and absorbing, The Plant Messiah is a tribute to the diversity of life on our planet, and to the importance of preserving it.
$19.00 US
Mar 19, 2019
Paperback
288 Pages
Anchor
The Search for What It Means to Be Alive
9780593182734
Carl Zimmer masterfully shows that while we all assume we know what life is, but from zygotes and vegetables to aliens and androids, scientists can’t actually agree on what it means to be alive. After centuries of confusion, that may be about to change.
$18.00 US
Mar 08, 2022
Paperback
384 Pages
Dutton
- History > Topical History > History of Science and Technology
- Philosophy > Core Topics > Philosophy of Science
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Genetics > Introductory Genetics
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Genetics > Molecular Genetics
- Biology > Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Biotechnology > Bioethics
- Biology > Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Biotechnology > Genetics
- Biology > Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Biotechnology > Human Genetics
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Evolution
- Biology > General Biology > General Biology (Majors)
- Biology > Microbiology > Introduction to Microbiology (Non-Majors)
- Biology > Non-Majors Biology > Introductory Biology
- Biology > Non-Majors Biology > Specialized Courses
- Biology > Special Topics
- Physics and Astronomy > Physics > History of Science
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9781635421927
In this playful yet informative manifesto, a leading plant neurobiologist presents the eight fundamental pillars on which the life of plants—and by extension, humans—rests.
$17.99 US
Apr 18, 2023
Paperback
176 Pages
Other Press
A True Story of Survival and Peril on the Edge of a Warming World
9781984826336
The heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story of an abandoned polar bear cub named Nora and the humans working tirelessly to save her and her species, whose uncertain future in the accelerating climate crisis is closely tied to our own.
$28.00 US
Mar 23, 2021
Hardcover
288 Pages
Crown
ALA Notable Books for Adults
9780679768111
One of the world’s most important scientists, Edward O. Wilson is also an abundantly talented writer who has twice won the Pulitzer Prize. In this, his most personal and timely book to date, he assesses the precarious state of our environment, examining the mass extinctions occurring in our time and the natural treasures we are about to lose forever.
$17.00 US
Mar 11, 2003
Paperback
256 Pages
Vintage
- History > Topical History > History of Environmentalism
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Environmental Politics and Policy
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Ecology
- Environmental Science > Ecological Science
- Environmental Science > Environmental Conservation
- Environmental Science > Introduction to Environmental Science
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A Year's Watch in Nature
9780143122944
Biologist and author of Sounds Wild and Broken David Haskell uses a one-square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the entire natural world. Visiting it almost daily for one year to trace nature’s path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its inhabitants to vivid life.
$18.00 US
Mar 26, 2013
Paperback
288 Pages
Penguin Books
A Natural History
9780262548359
In praise of imperfection: how life on our planet is a catalog of imperfections, errors, alternatives, and anomalies.
$22.95 US
Feb 06, 2024
Paperback
176 Pages
The MIT Press
- Biology > Anatomy and Physiology > Animal Physiology
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Comparative Animal Physiology
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Ecology
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Evolution
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Zoology
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The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo
9780593537343
The epic story of the buffalo in America, from prehistoric times to today—a moving and beautifully illustrated work of natural history inspired by the PBS series "American Buffalo"
$40.00 US
Oct 10, 2023
Hardcover
352 Pages
Knopf
- History > Topical History > History of Environmentalism
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Native American and Indigenous History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Native American and Indigenous Studies
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Ecology
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Mammalogy
- Environmental Science > Ecological Science
- Environmental Science > Environmental Conservation
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Sonic Marvels, Evolution's Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction
9781984881564
A lyrical exploration of the diverse sounds of our planet, the creative processes that produced these marvels, and the perils that sonic diversity now faces.
$18.00 US
Mar 07, 2023
Paperback
448 Pages
Penguin Books
- Anthropology > Physical Anthropology > Human Evolution
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Urban Studies
- Healthcare Professions > Communication Sciences > Hearing Science
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Comparative Animal Physiology
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Ecology
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Evolution
- Environmental Science > Climate Change
- Environmental Science > Ecological Science
- Environmental Science > Environmental Analysis
- Environmental Science > Environmental Biology
- Environmental Science > Environmental Conservation
- Environmental Science > Natural Hazards and Disasters
- Environmental Science > Pollution
- Environmental Science > Sustainable Development
- Geography > Earth Science
- Geography > Special Topics
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Snail Stories for a Time of Extinctions
9780262547345
Following the trails of Hawai‘i’s snails to explore the simultaneously biological and cultural significance of extinction.
$22.95 US
Oct 17, 2023
Paperback
288 Pages
The MIT Press
Building a Future for Coral Reefs
9780593087312
The story of the urgent fight to save the coral reefs, and why it matters to us all
$18.00 US
Apr 04, 2023
Paperback
352 Pages
Riverhead Books
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Ecology
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Marine
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Plant Taxonomy
- Environmental Science > Climate Change
- Environmental Science > Ecological Science
- Environmental Science > Environmental Conservation
- Environmental Science > Sustainable Development
- Geology > Oceanography
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In a Human-Shaped World
9781984879653
A personal journey into our evolving relationships with animals, and a thought-provoking look at how those bonds are being challenged and reformed across disciplines
$27.00 US
Jul 13, 2021
Hardcover
400 Pages
Viking
- History > U.S. History > Food Studies
- Philosophy > Ethics > Specialized Courses
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Environmental Politics and Policy
- Sociology > Special Topics > Sociology of Food
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Marine
- Environmental Science > Ecological Science
- Environmental Science > Environmental Ethics
- Environmental Science > Sustainable Development
- Geography > Human Geography
- Geology > Oceanography
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A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines
9781984879134
A leading medical ethnobotanist tells us her story in this uplifting and adventure-filled memoir that illuminates how the path forward for medical discovery may be found in nature’s oldest remedies.
$18.00 US
Jun 14, 2022
Paperback
384 Pages
Penguin Books
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Science
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Alternative / Complementary Medicine
- Healthcare Professions > Nursing > Alternative Therapies / Healing
- Healthcare Professions > Special Topics
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Introductory Botany
- Environmental Science > Ecological Science
- Environmental Science > Environmental Biology
- Environmental Science > Environmental Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Specialized Courses
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What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens--and Ourselves
9781984881984
A wildly fun and scientifically sound exploration of what alien life must be like
$18.00 US
Mar 15, 2022
Paperback
368 Pages
Penguin Books
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Evolution
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Zoology
- Biology > Non-Majors Biology > Introductory Biology
- Biology > Non-Majors Biology > Specialized Courses
- Physics and Astronomy > Astronomy > Cosmology
- Physics and Astronomy > Astronomy > Life in the Universe
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