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Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
266 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Description
In this scientifically informed account of the changes occurring in the world over the last century, an award-winning broadcaster and natural historian shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vision for the future.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"Half-Earth provides an enormously moving and naturalistic portrait of just what is being lost when we clip "twigs and eventually whole braches of life's family tree." In elegiac prose, Wilson documents the many ongoing extinctions that are imminent, paying tribute to creatures great and small, not the least of them the two Sumatran rhinos whom he encounters in captivity. Uniquely, Half-Earth considers not only the large animals and star species of...
6) Bio diversity: explore the diversity of life on Earth with environmental science activities for kids
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press, a division of Nomad Communications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
v, 122 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
Description
Explores the concept of biodiversity and enforces key ideas through science experiments.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2007?]
Physical Desc
366 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 34 cm.
Description
Over four hundred underwater photographs and a series of more than two dozen essays explore the extraordinary diversity and wonders of the planet's marine life in habitats ranging from tropical coral reefs to the polar seas.
9) One life
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (85 min.) : Blu-ray, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Join host Daniel Craig as he examines the circle of life that exists in all living things, from birth to the creation of the next generation.
Publisher
Neon
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
John Chester chronicles the eight-year quest he and Molly Chester went on when they traded city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature's conflicts, the Chesters unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imagination.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Description
"In 1992, in a remote mountain range, a team of scientists discovered the remains of an unusual animal with beautiful long horns. It turned out to be a living species new to western science -- a saola, the first large land mammal discovered in 50 years. Rare then and rarer now, no westerner had glimpsed a live saola before Pulitzer Prize finalist and nature writer William deBuys and conservation biologist William Robichaud set off to search for it...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (840 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Join host Boyd Matson for stories of danger, survival, and curiosity as we explore our planet with those who have traversed its passageways, probed its scientific mysteries, and advocated for its protection. Presents thirty-two episodes examining the behaviors and habitats of various animals and their relationship to humans and the ecosystem.
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xii, 400 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Description
Fraser offers the first definitive account about rewilding--a visionary campaign to confront the looming extinction of thousands of species by restoring habitats, reviving migration corridors, and brokering peace between people and predators. Traveling with wildlife biologists and conservationists, Fraser reports on the vast projects that are turning Europe's former Iron Curtain into a greenbelt, creating trans-frontier Peace Parks to renew elephant...
Author
Publisher
Lectorum Pubns
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Un libro elegante en forma y fondo, con una temática que se ha explorado muy poco en los libros para niños. Hay seres tan pequeños que no es posible verlos a simple vista. Aunque están por todos lados, desde el fondo marino hasta las sábanas, Ésólo podemos observarlos a través de un microscopio! Este libro pone al alcance de todos el misterioso universo de los organismos unicelulares, los protozoarios y los paramecios. En cada página doble...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Go undercover with a film crew on a perilous journey to the untouched wilderness of biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest. Meet some of the most incredible creatures, from agile pygmy marmosets and boisterous howler monkeys to solitary pumas and mesmerizing leaf-cutter ants, as the wild secrets of the jungle are revealed.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Biggest Little Farm chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by natures conflicts, the Chesters unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imagination.
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