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Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
Earth's natural resources include air, minerals, plants, soil, water, and wildlife. Conservation is the care and protection of these resources so that they can persist for future generations. It includes maintaining diversity of species, genes, and ecosystems, as well as functions of the environment, such as nutrient cycling. As well as discovering the effects conservation could have across the world, this book will help you discover practical ways...
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Examines the worldwide climate change crisis, covering such topics as humankind's effect on climate, key figures in climate activism, and what readers can do to prevent further damaging changes.
Author
Publisher
Muddy Boots Press ; an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
This Book Is Made of Clouds is a playful invitation for young minds to explore how they are connected to nature, the universe, and all of humanity. Everything is connected to everything else, from the ocean's phytoplankton who create half of the oxygen we breathe, to the clouds whose rain nourishes the trees from which books are made (including this one!).
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Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
186 pages : color illustrations ; 21cm
Description
"From the smallest piece of plastic in the oceans to the largest glacier at the north or south pole, scientists can see the effects of climate change. And it is all caused by burning fossil fuels-coal, oil, and natural gas-that release carbon dioxide intoour atmosphere. Fossil fuels are the fuels for the world's industry. They are the world's greatest achievement but they are also the fuel for our world's biggest problem: climate change. There is...
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"Modern farming allows us to buy almost any kind of food at any time of the year. But this convenience comes at a cost. This important book shows how we can farm and grow food without harming the planet. Case studies show how scientists are investigatingways to prevent the problems modern farming creates, including pollution from chemicals used for growing crops, clear cutting of rainforests to make space for grazing and farmland, and contributing...
Author
Publisher
Tumblehome, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
197 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Description
"What is Earth's history, including the history of life? Where is Earth headed, and what can we do? A middle school science teacher addresses these questions with a friendly narrative voice and a focus both on how science is done and the diverse people who do it. Women like Mary Anning and Rachel Carson get equal attention to men like James Hutton and Georges Cuvier. Present problems of the Earth discussed include not only climate change but human-caused...
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Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
Presents an introduction to the concepts of climate change and describes everday actions involving waste, recycling, food, and fuel that can be undertaken to combat it, inspired by the example of the Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg.
11) Urban coyotes
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Series
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024].
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Description
"The fourth largest metropolitan area in North America is home to more than nine million people and a surprisingly large population of coyotes. Join the wildlife scientists of the Urban Coyote Research Project as they carry on their twenty-five-year mission: Studying the coyotes of Cook County, Illinois, home to the city of Chicago. Explore questions such as 'Where did the coyotes come from-and why?,' 'Are they a danger to Chicagoans?,' and 'Do predators...
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Description
Presents information about how human activity may threaten different species of North American frogs, and outlines steps that people can take to provide an environment in which frogs can thrive.
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