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Examines the thoughts noted wildlife management professor and environmentalist Aldo Leopold had regarding scientific aesthetics in his book `Sand County.' The five categories of conservation aesthetics including communing with nature and the study of nature; The problem with dividing the different branches of biology; The need to incorporate many viewpoints to gain full understanding.

The article lists biology books for young readers including "Alien Invaders: Species that Threaten Our World," by Jane Drake and Ann Love, "Aliens from Earth: When Animals and Plants Invade Other Ecosystems," by Mary Batten, and "Amazing Plants," by Honor Head, Gareth Stevens.