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Science Books for Sparking Wonder

There is no greater gift than one that sparks curiosity and wonder. These books will take readers on journeys through the intricacies of nature, the beauty of physics, and the incredible possibilities and risks of technology. From the depths of the ocean to avian architects high in the trees, be amazed by the awe and joys of science.

The Beauty of Falling
 The Beauty of Falling Claudia de Rham
The Mind of a Bee
 The Mind of a Bee Lars Chittka
Drawing Nature
 Drawing Nature Linda Miller Feltner
The Voices of Nature
 The Voices of Nature Nicolas Mathevon
Color in Nature
 Color in Nature Justin Marshall, Thomas Cronin, Sönke Johnsen, Ron Douglas, Anya Hurlbert, Jane Boddy, and Fabio Cortesi
How to Clone a Mammoth
 How to Clone a Mammoth Beth Shapiro
The Sounds of Life
 The Sounds of Life Karen Bakker
Father Time
 Father Time Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
AI Snake Oil
 AI Snake Oil Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor
Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners
 Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners Thomas D. Seeley
Do Plants Know Math?
 Do Plants Know Math? Stéphane Douady, Jacques Dumais, Christophe Golé, and Nancy Pick
The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives
 The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives Danna Staaf
Nature's Temples
 Nature's Temples Joan Maloof
The Little Book of Trees
 The Little Book of Trees Herman Shugart and Peter White
The Little Book of Butterflies
 The Little Book of Butterflies Andrei Sourakov and Alexandra A. Sourakov
Britain's Orchids
 Britain's Orchids Sean Cole and Mike Waller
Avian Architecture Revised and Expanded Edition
 Avian Architecture Revised and Expanded Edition Peter Goodfellow Edited by Tony D. Williams
Into the Great Wide Ocean
 Into the Great Wide Ocean Sönke Johnsen
The Heart of the Wild
 The Heart of the Wild Edited by Ben A. Minteer and Jonathan B. Losos
Welcome to the Universe in 3D
 Welcome to the Universe in 3D Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott, and Robert J. Vanderbei

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