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41) I am the Lorax
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Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020].
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English
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An adapted version of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, follow along as The Lorax speaks for the trees.
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Bei bei xiong xi lie cong shu volume di 1 ji
Publisher
Xinjiang qing shao nian chu ban she
Pub. Date
2013.
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中文
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The bears in Bear Country grow concerned about how pollution and waste of natural resources are damaging the world around them, so they form The Earthsavers Club.
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English
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Human actions affect the world around us. From pollution in the oceans to deforestation, many of these actions are harmful. In this book a friendly guide takes readers through what happens to habitats when they are affected by harmful activities--animals become endangered, ecosystems fall out of balance, and Earth is cared for. There's a bright side: In this book, readers learn all about what conservation is in age-appropriate detail as well as ways...
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Snowboy is busy saving the Polar Bear King when Greenbackboy approaches him with an idea for a game called KA-CHING a game that will make them rich. It's easy: all they need to do is cut down all of the trees in the forest and catch all of the fish in the ocean and trade it in for piles and piles of shiny KA-CHING. But if all the trees are gone, they won't be able to breathe. And what is a sea without fish?
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English
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" Like Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, this is a book about the fate of the earth and the survival of our planet. Wilson attempts to bridge the seemingly irreconcilable worlds of fundamentalism and science. Passionately concerned about the state of the world, he draws on his own personal experiences and expertise as an entomologist, and prophesies that half the species of plants and animals on Earth could either have gone or at least are fated for...
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Harvard historical monographs volume 40
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English
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The relevance and importance of Samuel P. Hay's book, Conservation and the Gospel of Efficiency, has only increased over time. Written almost half a century ago, it offers an invaluable history of the conservation movement's origins, and provides an excellent context for understanding contemporary enviromental problems and possible solutions. Against a background of rivers, forests, ranges, and public lands, this book defines two conflicting political...
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English
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"Bringing Back Our Oceans explains why oceans are at risk and how people are combating plastics pollution, restoring marine biodiversity, and preserving our oceans for future generations. This title also explores the science behind ocean ecosystems and ocean currents. Features include a cause-and-effect flow chart, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential...
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English
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"Designed to meet the needs of the Common Core curriculum and written for a general audience, [this work] interweaves engaging first-person accounts, science, and evidence-based arguments in suggesting ways each of us can meet the environmental issues of the 21st century."--Page 4 of cover.
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English
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"In the tradition of The World Without Us, a beautifully written and ultimately hopeful history of our relationship with the natural world Nature on the brink? Maybe not. With so much bad news in the world, we forget how much environmental progress has been made. In a narrative that reaches from Native American tribal practices to public health and commercial hunting, Wild at Heart shows how western attitudes towards nature have changed dramatically...
54) Plants
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English
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Bold color photos and easy-to-read text introduce readers to plants. Five informative chapters highlight how plants grow, why they are important, and the developments made to help them grow bigger and healthier. Zoom in even deeper with key stats and bolded glossary terms that make learning fun. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO. Glossary of key words; Index; Table of contents.
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English
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"What capacity for good lies in the hidden depths of people?"
Starting with this question, award-winning author Charles Wohlforth sets forth on a wide-ranging exploration of our relationship with the world. In The Fate of Nature, he draws on science, spirituality, history, economics, and personal stories to reveal answers about the future of that relationship.
There is no better place to witness the highs and lows of our treatment of the natural...
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English
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"Bringing Back Our Deserts explains why deserts are at risk and how people are combating invasive species, restoring damaged areas, and preserving deserts for future generations. This title also explores the science behind nitrogen pollution and the life in desert soil. Features include a cause-and-effect flow chart, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index."--Publisher's description
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English
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Discover why freshwater lakes are at risk. Amstutz shows how people are combating overfishing and cleaning up polluted waters in order to preserve our freshwater lakes for future generations. Readers will also explore the science behind watersheds and the water cycle. Features include a cause-and-effect flow chart, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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English
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Pollution and mining for resources have negatively impacted Earth. Nonrenewable resources will someday run out. Then what? In this title readers will learn about alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal energy, and what they can do to positively affect Earth.
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English
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Everything we use started life in the earth, as a rock or a mineral vein, a layer of an ancient seabed, or the remains of a long-extinct volcano.
Humanity's ability to fashion nature to its own ends is by no means a new phenomenon. Rocks rich in silica were made into flints in the Stone Age, transformed into stained glass in medieval times, and are now extracted for silicon chips. Our trick of turning rocks rich in malachite and chalcopyrite into...
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