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" Like Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, this is a book about the fate of the earth and the survival of our planet. Wilson attempts to bridge the seemingly irreconcilable worlds of fundamentalism and science. Passionately concerned about the state of the world, he draws on his own personal experiences and expertise as an entomologist, and prophesies that half the species of plants and animals on Earth could either have gone or at least are fated for...
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Emily Windsnap volume 9
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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When Emily makes a wish on a magic stone, she gets a glimpse of what the future holds--and it's a disaster! She tries to make things right, but each trip through time takes Emily to a future where things turn out badly for either the humans of Brightport or the merpeople of Shiprock. Plastic pollutes the ocean, garbage overflows the landfills, and the two towns are no longer getting along. Emily realizes she can't save her hometown and the ocean alone,...
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Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
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A modern fable with an urgent message for young environmentalists.
Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate this gorgeous picture book about a man who exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. While he sleeps, the forest's residents, including a child from the Yanomamo tribe, whisper in his ear about the importance of trees and how "all living things depend on one another"... and it works....
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Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Pam, Daniel, and Joe might be the worst punk band on the Lower East Side. Struggling to scrape together enough cash and musical talent to make it, they are waylaid by surprising arrivals, a daughter for Pam and Daniel; a solo hit single for Joe. As the '90s wane, the three friends share in one another's successes, working together to elevate Joe's superstardom and raise baby Flora. On September 11, 2001, the city's unfathomable devastation coincided...
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Publisher
Mountaineers
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
"The Sacred Balance has a beautiful spirit."-E.O. Wilson
With a new foreword from Robin Wall Kimmerer, New York Times-bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass-and an afterword from Bill McKibben-this special 25th anniversary edition of a beloved bestseller invites readers to see ourselves as part of nature, not separate.
The world is changing at a relentless pace. How can we slow down and act from a place of respect for all living things? The Sacred...
11) The Ancient One
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Series
Kate Gordon adventures volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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While helping her Great Aunt Melanie try to protect an Oregon redwood forest from loggers, thirteen-year-old Kate goes back five centuries through a time tunnel and faces the evil creature Gashra, who is bent on destroying the same forest
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Harvard historical monographs volume 40
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
1959
Language
English
Description
The relevance and importance of Samuel P. Hay's book, Conservation and the Gospel of Efficiency, has only increased over time. Written almost half a century ago, it offers an invaluable history of the conservation movement's origins, and provides an excellent context for understanding contemporary enviromental problems and possible solutions. Against a background of rivers, forests, ranges, and public lands, this book defines two conflicting political...
14) South of Eden
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Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Ellis Burke is sent to Colorado by the Forest Service in order to save its native grasslands. He encounters opposition to his assignment from the ranch foremen in the area.
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Flying beaver brothers volume 3
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Beaver brothers Ace and Bub work together to protect their island home
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Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Rain and her pet lion cub, Saa, were taken from their home in a village near "the edge of Wild" and brought to the Tekkies' fortified island. The Tekkies believe that Rain and Saa can help provide them with water, but when Rain discovers what they have in store for her, she has no choice but to try to escape
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