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Author
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1320L
Language
English
Description
"It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousands of homes. Across the US, '500-year' storms pummel communities month after month, and floods displace tens of millions annually. This is only a preview of the changes to come. And they are coming fast....
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Young readers' edition.
Physical Desc
255 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
This middle grade edition of the groundbreaking bestseller by Doug Tallamy will inspire kids to use their backyard to help save the planet.
Douglas W. Tallamy awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this middle grade adaptation of the New York Times bestseller Nature's Best Hope, Tallamy outlines...
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
970L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This exciting journey through the continent of Africa helps show how humans affect, and are affected by, the environments in which they live. Readers will gain an understanding of the continent's various landforms, resources, and human activities. Examples featured include driving along the Trans-Sahelian Highway in West Africa, walking to get water in Malawi, and riding a camel in Morocco"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
AD 970L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Young readers are introduced to environmental issues in their own neighborhoods in this illustrated nonfiction picture book."--
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
970L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This engaging journey through the continent of Europe helps show how humans affect, and are affected by, the environments in which they live. Readers will gain an understanding of the continent's various landforms, resources, and human activities. Examples featured include traveling by train through a tunnel in the Alps, riding a water bus in the canals of Venice, and cycling along the Danube River"--
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
940L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This incredible journey through the continent of Asia helps show how humans affect, and are affected by, the environments in which they live. Readers will gain an understanding of the continent's various landforms, resources, and human activities. Examples featured include traveling on a high-speed train through China, sailing on a riverboat along the Mekong River, and walking in the Himalayas"--
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
1020L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This awe-inspiring journey through the continent of Australia helps show how humans affect, and are affected by, the environments in which they live. Readers will gain an understanding of the continent's various landforms, resources, and human activities. Examples featured include traveling on horseback through the Outback, bushwalking through Kakadu National Park, and flying by seaplane over the Great Barrier Reef"--
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
980L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This stunning journey through the continent of Antarctica helps show how humans affect, and are affected by, the environments in which they live. Readers will gain an understanding of the continent's landforms, resources, and human activities. Examples featured include flying by helicopter to Bird Island, skiing to the South Pole, and sailing to the edge of the ice sheet"--
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"--
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
980L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This amazing journey through the continent of North America helps show how humans affect, and are affected by, the environments in which they live. Readers will gain an understanding of the continent's various landforms, resources, and human activities. Examples featured include dog sledding in Greenland, floating on a barge down the Mississippi River, and driving by truck along the Pan American Highway"--
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
920L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This fantastic journey through the continent of South America helps show how humans affect, and are affected by, the environments in which they live. Readers will gain an understanding of the continent's various landforms, resources, and human activities. Examples featured include walking along the Inca Trail in Peru, riding a cable car in Bolivia, and taking a water taxi in Suriname"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The tropical rain forest is Tepui's home. He treasures the lush, humid land where capuchin monkeys, three-toed sloths, jaguars, scarlet macaws, and a splendid array of other wildlife share a rich symbiotic existence. But today is doomsday for young Tepui's beloved rain forest. A caravan of bulldozers and trucks will soon arrive from Caracas to level the forest. Determined to stop the tragic destruction of his world, Tepui accepts a challenge as mysterious...
Publisher
The School of Life
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
780L
Physical Desc
70 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Children are used to hearing about how important it is to protect nature, but they may not fully understand how the natural world can positively impact their emotional wellbeing. With that in mind, this book looks to show children how nature can be fun, uplifting, consoling and even offer companionship.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
890L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"What's your human footprint? Well, it's 13,056 pints of milk; 28,433 showers; 12,888 oranges; 14,518 candy bars; 43,371 cans of soda; and $52,972 worth of clothes, all in one lifetime. And that's just a fraction of the mountain of stuff you'll consume. Think of that times six billion other footprints. Makes you want to step more lightly on the Earth!"--P. [4] of cover.
17) Places we live
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
16 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Lexile measure
1070L
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
This young readers' version of the recent documentary film's companion adult volume cuts the page count by about a third but preserves the original's cogent message and many of its striking visuals. After explaining that his interest in the environment predates even his mother's reading of Silent Spring aloud to him as a teenager, Gore proceeds to document steeply rising carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere, and then to link that to accelerating...
20) On my mountain
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
AD 460L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Both the perspective of the wolf and the shepherd are seen in this flippable picture book."--