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Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Refusing to accept the mass extinction of species as an inevitability, proposes a plan to save Earth's imperiled biosphere. Half-Earth resoundingly concludes the best-selling trilogy begun by The Social Conquest of Earth and The Meaning of Human Existence, a National Book Award finalist. History is not a prerogative of the human species, Edward O. Wilson declares in Half-Earth, a brave work that becomes a radical redefinition of human history. Demonstrating...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"Fans of Barbara Kingsolver will love this stunning debut novel from a New York Times bestselling nature writer, about an unforgettable young woman determined to make her way in the wilds of North Carolina, and the two men that will break her isolation open. For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the Booker Prize-winning The Narrow Road to the Deep North comes a wrenching novel of family, climate change, and the resilience of the human spirit--an elegy to our disappearing world. In a world of perennial fire and growing extinctions, Anna's aged mother is dying--if her three children would just allow it. Condemned by their pity to living, subjected to increasingly desperate medical interventions, she instead turns her focus...
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Leaving the den as the weather warms, Baby Bear discovers blue birds, red strawberries, orange butterflies, and other colorful things in nature.
28) Slow magic
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
2004, c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Polly's grandparents teach her about the magic of nature by showing her how a seed can be transformed into something warm to wear.
Author
Publisher
Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Move It! Projects You Can Drive, Fly, and Roll, kids will make a mini helicopter fly from a circuit-controlled helipad, build a motorized LEGO car, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text portray wind, from a kiss of air to a roiling hurricane, in thirteen verses that represent the categories of the Beaufort wind force scale. Includes facts about the Beaufort scale and glossary.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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"--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two children walk through their town, greeting the elements of nature that they meet and noting how the environment is changing from autumn to winter.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
83 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
As one of the most beautiful and intriguing birds found in nature, hummingbirds fascinate people around the world. The lightest birds in the sky, hummingbirds are capable of incredible feats, such as flying backwards, diving at speeds of sixty-one MPH, and beating their wings more than sixty times a second. Miraculous creatures, they are also incredibly vulnerable when they first emerge from their eggs. That&;s where Brenda Sherburn comes in.
With...
34) Colors of nature
Author
Publisher
Creative Edition
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this illustrated board book, common colors are associated with images indicative of the seasons of the year, from the green buds of spring through the gray cold of winter"--
35) Willodeen
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
263 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
When the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, dwindles and no one knows why, Willodeen, armed with a magical birthday gift, speaks up for the animals she loves and vows to uncover this mystery.
36) Blue sky
Author
Publisher
The Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
[1st ed.].
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
Throughout the day and into the night, a boy and his family observe the constantly changing sky.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[36] p.: col. ill.; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Word of the arrival of spring spreads from earth to worm to seed to lady bug and on through the natural world to a sleeping family, until everyone is dancing in celebration.
39) Summer
Author
Series
Publisher
Hungry Tomato Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces young readers to the changes that happen in nature during the summer season.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding...