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Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
xi, 256 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
"Author Kostigen reveals the vital missing link in today's environmental crisis: how we as individuals are connected to the endangered zones of the planet. Despite the recent prominence of 'green' issues in the news, the direct relationship between our actions and the earth is too often ignored. But the seemingly insignificant things we do every day have the power to literally alter the landscape in the ongoing battle to resuscitate the planet. Kostigen...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
389 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Told in verse, seventeen-year-old Eliza, an environmental activist, is navigating the after-effects of a hurricane that devastated her coastal town while falling for Milo, a rich tourist who is at the center of a redevelopment that could put her communityin danger--again.
83) Turn the tide
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
vii, 359 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"The Laskarises' relocation to Wilford Island, Florida, is a big key change for Mimi...Then her science teacher, Ms. Miller, shows her class a TED Talk by Melati and Isabel Wijsen. At ages twelve and ten, they lobbied to ban single-use plastic bags on their home island of Bali--and won.Their story strikes a chord for Mimi. She's twelve. Could a kid like her make such a big change in a place that she's not yet sure feels like home?"--
Author
Publisher
Magic Cat Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020].
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"Meet 12 young activists from around the world who are speaking out and taking action against climate change. Learn about the work they do and the challenges they face, and discover how the future of our planet starts with each and every one of us.:--Provided by publisher.
86) Long Time Lost
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
9 CDs (10 hrs.) : digital
Description
"Don't call anyone else and stay inside the house. Pack a small bag. Just one."
"You'll come, then?"
"I'll be there soon. But remember, Kate: there's no going back."
Nick Miller and his team provide a unique and highly-illegal service, relocating at-risk individuals across Europe with new identities and new lives. Nick excels at what he does for a reason: he himself spent years living in the shadows under an assumed name.
But, when Nick steps...
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quatro Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"Greta is a little girl who lives in a beautiful forest threatened by Giants. When the Giants first came to the forest, they chopped down trees to make houses. Then they chopped down more trees and made even bigger homes. The houses grew into towns and the towns grew into cities, until now there is hardly any forest left. Greta knows she has to help the animals who live in the forest, but how? Luckily, Greta has an idea...A section at the back explains...
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (359 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Bernard-Henri Levy is one of the world's most influential public intellectuals, and Cohen Media Group is proud to present this two-disc collection of his politically charged documentary filmmaking work, leading off with The Will to See (2022), an unflinching look at the most urgent humanitarian crises around the globe, ranging from Afghanistan to Ukraine. The Oath of Tobruk (2012) tracks six months of Ľvy's behind-the-scenes work in war-torn Libya....
Author
Publisher
Panamericana Editorial
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
Describes the role of water, air, and earth in the environment, how they can be harmed, and the effects of such problems when they occur, and suggests ways to prevent and repair environmental damage.
Author
Description
"Jason Bennett is a suburban dad who owns a court-reporting business, but one night, his life takes a horrific turn. He is driving his family home after his daughter's field hockey game when a pickup truck begins tailgating them, on a dark stretch of road. Suddenly two men jump from the pickup and pull guns on Jason, demanding the car. A horrific flash of violence changes his life forever."--
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xvi, 259 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Privacy in the Age of Big Data highlights the many positive outcomes of digital surveillance and data collection while also outlining those forms of data collection to which we may not consent, and of which we are likely unaware. Payton and Claypoole skillfully introduce readers to the many ways we are 'watched,' and how to adjust our behaviors and activities to recapture our privacy. The authors suggest the tools, behavior changes, and political...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
234 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
"The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it? That man should have dominion "over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth" is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human impacts on the planet that it's said we live in a new geological epoch:...
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Description
"Part of the nonfiction Footprints series for middle readers, illustrated with color photographs. Examines how overpopulation leads to unequal sharing of the earth's social and natural resources."--
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
414 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm.
Description
The former vice president and author of such best-sellers as "An Inconvenient Truth" and "Earth in the Balance" presents a follow-up work to address key environmental issues while profiling and evaluating possible solutions. Outlines comprehensive and urgent global strategies for implementing solutions to the impending environmental crisis as recommended by "Solutions Summits" scientists.
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Award-winning investigative journalist Lee Van der Voo reports on Juliana v. the United States. Combining unparalleled access to the plaintiffs and reporting on the natural disasters that form an urgent backdrop to the story, van der Voo shares a timely and important story about the environment, the law, and the new generation of activists"--
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
367 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Witches, who for centuries have maintained the climate, are losing their power as the atmosphere becomes more erratic, and all hope for a better future lies with Clara Densmore, an Everwitch whose rare magic is tied to every season.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
viii, 392, lx pages ; 25 cm
Description
Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flip side. Criminals are often the earliest, and most innovative, adopters of technology, and modern times have led to modern crimes. Today's criminals are stealing identities, draining online bank accounts, and erasing computer servers. It's disturbingly easy to activate baby monitors to spy on families, to hack pacemakers to deliver a lethal jolt of electricity,...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
341 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
When fashionista Sicilee, arty Maya, and antisocial Waneeda risk their reputations by joining Clifton Springs High School's Environmental Club to be near gorgeous new student Cody Lightfoot, each finds a new way of looking at the world.
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