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"As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise.""--
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An Air Force loadmaster in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies and is sent back into life by creatures of air and light. A hearing- and speech-impaired scientist discovers that trees are communicating with one another. These four,...
3) Enna burning
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Enna hopes that her new knowledge of how to wield fire will help protect her good friend Isi--the Princess Anidori--and all of Bayern against their enemies, but the need to burn is uncontrollable and puts Enna and her loved ones in grave danger.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Young Razo travels from Bayern to Tira at war's end as part of a diplomatic corps, but mysterious events in the Tiran capital fuel simmering suspicions and anger, and Razo must spy out who is responsible before it is too late and he becomes trapped in an enemy land.
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Crown
Pub. Date
[2021]
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First edition.
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234 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it? That man should have dominion "over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth" is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human impacts on the planet that it's said we live in a new geological epoch:...
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"From food to economic opportunities, the ocean contains a wealth of natural resources that humans around the world depend on. But as we use these resources, we can negatively impact the ocean. Luckily, people around the world are creating ways to use ocean resources sustainably, so they will be available for years to come. In this interesting title, read about sustainable resource use and how you can take action in your community"--
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Celadon Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Told through stories from an extraordinary career and fascinating research, this urgent book, written by the world's most famous living naturalist and an internationally best-selling author, explores one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature--hope.
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Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First United States edition.
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xii, 224 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Why human beings have a powerful and fundamental need--mental, spiritual, and physical--for the natural world; the profound impact it has on our consciousness and ability to heal our soul and bring solace to the heart, and the new cutting-edge scientificevidence proving nature as nurturer. In Losing Eden, Lucy Jones interweaves her deeply personal story of recovery from addiction and depression, with that of discovering the natural world and how...
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Liveright Publishing Corporation, A Division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
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First edition.
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x, 592 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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English
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A comprehensive history of the Gulf of Mexico and its identity as a region marked by hurricanes, oil fields, and debates about population growth and the environment demonstrates how its picturesque ecosystems have inspired and reflected key historical events.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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First edition.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
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English
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"In an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition:...
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Anderson Merchandisers
Pub. Date
2012
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Widescreen version.
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When the African savannah runs dry and their yearly flood does not appear, Billy the meerkat and Socrates the lion go in search of water, and find that an entrepreneur has built a dam to divert the water to his new luxury resort.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When legendary logger Paul Bunyan falls in love with Lucette Diana Kensack, he will do whatever it takes to win her heart, including trying to restore the Minnesota environment to its previous condition as part of Lucette's "love test."
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Tim Duggan Books
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousands of homes. Across the US, "500-year" storms pummel communities month after month, and floods displace tens of millions annually. This is only a preview of the changes to come. And they are coming fast....
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"When you walk in the woods, do you use all five senses to explore your surroundings? For most of us, the answer is no--but when we do engage all our senses, a walk in the woods can go from pleasant to immersive and restorative. Forest Walking teaches you how to get the most out of your next adventure by becoming a forest detective, decoding nature's signs and awakening to the ancient past and thrilling present of the ecosystem around you. What can...
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Dr. Seuss's Lorax explains how the oceans help clean the air we breath, and why we should recycle and avoid throwing away plastic that can pollute water"--
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Disney
Pub. Date
2012
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1 videodisc (134 minutes) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Inflicted with a deadly curse, a young warrior named Ashitaka sets out to the forests of the west in search of the cure that will save his life. Once there, he becomes inextricably entangled in a bitter battle that matches Lady Eboshi and a proud clan of humans against the forest's animal gods, who are led by the brave Princess Mononoke, a young woman raised by wolves.--Container.
20) Climate change
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English
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"Ninety-seven percent of actively publishing climate scientists agree that human behavior is changing the climate of our planet. What are the effects of this change, and what should humanity's next move be? This book breaks down the complexity of this highly relevant topic into an accessible language level while providing content interesting and relevant to high school aged readers. It covers different perspectives of the effects of climate change...