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Author
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Climate refers to the average weather pattern of a particular area. Weather is the state of the atmosphere of a particular region. The factors that contribute to the weather of a given place are rainfall, temperature, air pressure, and humidity. Weather changes every day. Climate change, however, is a much more complex phenomenon, with great consequences on ecology. The rise in global temperatures over the decades has proved that climate is indeed...
85) Climate change
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Lexile measure
IG 1000L
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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
Capturing Morning Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An unexpected snowstorm, four spirited schnauzers, a tiny kitten clinging to a screen, ups and downs and sudden twists in the road of life. A first dog that inspires the Zen of Noah; a second dog, Orion, named for the famous constellation. A mesmerizing story of old and new, of letting go and serendipitous discoveries, of meeting bright-eyed Hannah and deciding it's the right time to love again. Magical white cats also weave their way into the author's...
88) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
New ed., A Stargazer Books library ed.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the formation of volcanoes, what happens when they errupt, how new volcanoes grow, and how they change the landscape.
89) Heron street
Author
Pub. Date
1989
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
253 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"An insightful, entertaining dive into the fruitful, centuries-long relationship between humans and insects, revealing the fascinating and surprising array of ways humans depend on these minute, six-legged pests"--
When we bite into a shiny apple, listen to the resonant notes of a violin, get dressed, receive a dental implant, or get a manicure, we are the beneficiaries of a vast army of insects. Try as we might to replicate their raw material, our...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
American edition.
Physical Desc
223 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An easy-to-understand overview of the state of our planet and its future, using eye-opening and accessible charts, graphs, and infographics.
How We're F***ing Up Our Planet charts the dramatic explosion of human population and consumption. Using the latest scientific evidence and simple graphics, this wide-ranging and accessible book reveals how our growing use of energy, our increasing demand for food and water, and the rapid expansion of our cities...
94) Earth
Author
Pub. Date
1987
Physical Desc
255 pages : 151 illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xxxvii, 291 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From a writer and climate-change expert who has been at the center of the fight for more than thirty years, a brilliant big-picture reckoning with the reasons for our shocking failure to this point, focusing on the malign power of key business interests, and arguing that those same interests could flip this story very quickly, if a looming economic catastrophe doesn't happen first. Eugene Linden wrote his first big cover story on climate change,...
Author
Publisher
Zest Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
980L
Physical Desc
303 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation"--
100) Baraka
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Special collector's ed.; Widescreen anamorphic version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A world wide odyssey to capture the images which transcend language to tell the story of the earth's evolution and of human diversity, interconnectedness between humans and nature, and man's impact on the surrounding world. Shot in 24 countries on six continents.