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Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Young readers can learn how to be modern-day Noah and protect the world's plants and animals from extinction not by building a giant boat, but by making small changes in their everyday lives - from planting trees to turning off the tap - to help preserve the world's biodiversity. Planet Ark is part of CitizenKid™, a collection of books that inform children about the world and inspire them to be better global citizens.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Description
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.
8) Enna burning
Author
Series
Publisher
Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Description
It's been two years since Enna was swept up in a heart-pounding court adventure. Now, having returned to her old life in the forests of Bayern, she is growing restless. When a strange force takes possession of her brother, Liefer, she returns to the capital to seek the help of her friend Isi, Bayern's princess. But Bayern is tottering on the verge of war with neighboring Tira. When endowed with the terrifying gift that destroyed Liefer, Enna takes...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"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:...
Author
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
World-renowned behavioral scientists Jane Goodall and Marc Bekoff have set forth ten trusts that we must honor as custodians of the planet. They argue passionately and persuasively that if we put these trusts to work in our lives, the earth and all its inhabitants will be able to live together harmoniously. The Ten Trusts expands the concept of our obligation to live in close relationship with animals -- for, of course, we humans are part of the animal...
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Description
"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.""--
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Humans have influenced the world around them since they first walked on Earth. Hunting has impacted animal populations. Pollution and deforestation have affected habitats. Humans have also worked to protect the environment through preserves and breeding programs. In this title readers will learn about both the positive and negative impacts humans have on the biosphere. Meets Next Generation Science Standards.
16) Change and time
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1971
Description
Gives examples of changes in nature caused by temperature, air, water, friction, light, and weather. Also explains how man makes good and bad changes in his environment.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Pollution and mining for resources have negatively impacted Earth. Nonrenewable resources will someday run out. Then what? In this title readers will learn about alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal energy, and what they can do to positively affect Earth. Meets Next Generation Science Standards.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide are all gases in Earth's atmosphere. But what happens when there is too much or two little of a certain gas? Readers will learn how every day activities such as driving, heating buildings, and using aerosols release harmful gases into the air and how it affects the air we breathe. Meets Next Generation Science Standards.
20) Place for frogs
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Frogs have lived on the earth for around 200 million years. Find out what we can do to make sure that there is always...A Place For Frogs" --Cover, page, 4.
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