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Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
The renowned scientist collects stories of endangered species that have beaten the odds, including the American crocodile, the California condor, and the black-footed ferret, interweaving her own experiences in the field with tales of the accomplishments of premier scientists.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A treasury of two-voice poems starring seeds, bees and other small friendly creatures features unusual animal conversations in rhyming verse and is complemented by sumptuous illustrations of the natural world that convey engaging facts about plant and insect life.
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
235 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
To test the limits of our ability to inhabit lives that are not our own, Charles Foster set out to know the ultimate other: the nonhumans. To do that, he chose five animals and lived alongside them, sleeping as they slept, eating what they ate, learning to sense the landscape through the senses they used. In this lyrical, intimate, and completely radical look at the lives of animals, Charles Foster mingles neuroscience and psychology, nature writing...
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
People throw away plastic every day. Lots of it ends up in the ocean. It can harm marine wildlife there. Scientists are developing technology that helps collect plastic from the ocean. Cleaning Up Plastic with Artificial Coastlines looks at the science behind the technology, its risks, and how it could help improve life on Earth.
86) The Atlas of Us
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
328 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Atlas James has lost her way. But she has one last chance to get her act together: a community-service program rehabbing trails in the western Sierras. The only plus is that the work is so exhausting that Atlas might just be tired enough to forget that this was one of her dad's favorite places in the world. Before cancer stole him from her life, that is.
Using real names is forbidden on the trail. So Atlas becomes Maps, and with her team--Books,...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Jordie loves space. She can't believe it when she finds a black hole in her desk. But when the black hole starts snarfing everything in sight--including her dog--she realizes the black hole needs to go home"--
88) Enna Burning
Author
Series
The Books of Bayern volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
317 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As trees sway in the cool breeze, blue jays head south, and leaves change colors, everyone knows--autumn is on its way!
Join a young girl as she takes a walk through forest and town, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with every flower and creature and gust of wind, she says goodbye to summer and welcomes autumn.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kaleidocope Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This series introduces readers to some of the most exceptional creatures of the animal kingdom. Includes fun facts and what makes them unique and interesting from other animals. Features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.
Author
Publisher
Make Me a World, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Long ago, my grandfather came to this new land. He pushed our tiny boat along the surface of the water, gentle as a lullaby, gentle as the waves kissing the shore of our new home.
Before it became his home, the jungle was the land--full of awe-inspiring animals, lush trees, and endless water. Still, Ti feared the unknown. He didn't feel brave or capable, but Grandfather stood by his side, reminding him that the world around them is big, wonderful,...
93) Birdsong
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of nature and art. As the seasons change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? Acclaimed author and artist Julie Flett's textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story, which highlights the fulfillment of intergenerational...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A young wolf cub, separated from his pack, journeys 1000 miles across the Pacific Northwest, dealing with forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before finding a new home. Based on the true story of a wolf called OR-7, a wild wolf who traveled 1,000 miles across the Pacific Northwest.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Because Grandad has explained how all things in the natural world pray and make a gift to the beauty of life, his grandson is comforted when Grandad dies.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
While his friend works hard to earn the train fare to Fitchburg, young Henry Thoreau walks the thirty miles through woods and fields, enjoying nature and the time to think great thoughts. Includes biographical information about Thoreau.