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Join four children in a little boat as they discover the magnitude of The Mess That We Made. With rhythmic language and captivating art, this cumulative tale portrays the terrible impact of trash on the ocean and marine life, inspiring us to make changes to save our seas. Includes a back section with facts about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, ocean pollution, and Calls to Action for kids and grown-ups to share.--
24) Time to think small: how nimble environmental technologies can solve the planet's biggest problems
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"A guide to how small technologies can solve environmental problems in ways unimaginable just a decade ago"--
25) Killshot
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Ironworker Wayne Colson and his spirited wife Carmen are witnesses to a shakedown scam - witnesses who must be eliminated. Enter Armand Degas (aka Blackbird), the brains of the operation, and his partner Richie Nix, an ex-con whose highest goal is to rob a bank in every state. After the Colsons enter the Federal Witness Security Program, a lively chase ensues - with two bumbling but determined killers on Wayne and Carmen's trail.
With its dead-on...
27) Flush
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With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.
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2023.
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In The Climate Book, Greta Thunberg has gathered the wisdom of over one hundred experts - geophysicists, oceanographers and meteorologists; engineers, economists and mathematicians; historians, philosophers and indigenous leaders - to equip us all with the knowledge we need to combat climate disaster. Throughout, illuminating and often shocking grayscale charts, graphs, diagrams, photographs, and illustrations underscore their research and their arguments....
30) Earth day
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Enslow Publishing
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2016.
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32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
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"Describes the history and traditions of Earth Day, including a craft and recipe"--
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Born in 1914, Joe Purdon was one of North America's early conservationists. After stumbling as a child upon a cluster of Showy Lady's Slippers in bloom, Joe dedicated his life to protecting these rare orchids. In this picture book, award-winning author and illustrator Ian Wallace depicts how Joe Purdon became a steward of a fragile piece of land in Eastern Ontario. Thanks to his passion, diligence and generosity, the Purdon Conservation Area (now...
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Dutton Children's Books
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1993
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136 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
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Nearly thirty stories, poems, and non-fiction pieces by such notable authors as Natalie Babbitt, Marilyn Sachs, and Jane Yolen illustrated by the likes of Steven Kellogg and Susan Jeffers, demonstrate some of the environmental problems now plaguing our planet, e.g. overpopulation, tampering with nature, litter, pollution, and waste disposal.
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University of California Press
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c2010
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xv, 234 p. : col. ill., col maps ; 29 cm.
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"The Atlas of Global Conservation is a premier resource for everyone concerned about the natural world. Top scientists at The Nature Conservancy have joined forces to create this guide to the state of the planet today. With over 80 full-color maps and other graphics contextualized with clear, informative discussion, this book offers an unprecedented view of trends across the world's terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments. Interspersed throughout,...
36) The lonely giant
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Candlewick Press
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2016.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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When a forest giant finds himself alone after smashing trees and scaring the forest animals, he decides to find a way to bring back the woodland bloom and make friends.
38) Hot pursuit
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[publisher not identified]
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[2015]
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1 DVD (ca. 87 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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By-the-book cop Cooper tries to protect Daniella from corrupt police officers and hitmen on their way to Dallas so Daniella can testify against a drug lord.
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Rodale
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[2017]
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xvi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Beginning with the empowering story of the Earth Guardians and how Xiuhtezcatl has become a voice for his generation, We Rise explores many aspects of effective activism and provides step-by-step information on how to start and join solution-oriented movements. With conversations between Xiuhtezcatl and well-known activists, revolutionaries, and celebrities, practical advice for living a more sustainable lifestyle, and ideas and tools for building...
40) Out of death
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Vertical
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[2021]
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1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A retired forest ranger tries to help a woman after she witnesses a crime.
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