Amherst Media Livres

Marvel at the delightful poses and adorable expressions of some fabulous frogs

Featuring a stunning collection of images captured by the Hubble telescope from 1990 to 2017, this book showcases the wonders of our universe. Curated by Beth Alesse, it includes both new discoveries and beloved classics, representing a wide array of celestial phenomena such as planets, stars, galaxies, and black holes. Readers will embark on a visual journey through space, exploring the beauty and complexity of stellar and galactic evolution, while gaining insight into the universe's primordial origins and vastness.

When Yellowstone National Park was founded on March 1, 1872, it became not only the first national park in the country, it was the first such entity in the world. Over the next 140 years, additional parks were added from coast to coast as a direct result of citizen voices demanding that special places to be preserved for everyday Americans and visitors from around the world. In the words of writer and historian Wallace Stegner, the national parks are “the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.” In this book, each of the system’s 59 parks are explored through dynamic photos that reveal the landscape, plants, animals, and history that make them unique—along with the challenges scientists and rangers face in preserving these pristine wild spaces for generations to come.