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Author
Publisher
Pavilion
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
207 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
This guide for older children and young teenagers demystifies the morals and ethics around animals, wildlife and the environment. How can we follow a cruelty-free diet? What are the ethics around pet ownership? What are the issues around show animals--zoos, circuses, and holiday attractions? Why are insects important? This essential book teaches us how to question ourselves, our family, our friends, and society, and make the right choices to live...
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Many people enjoy eating meat. But livestock takes up a lot of land and resources. Bugs take less space, water, and food. They are also more nutritious than meat. Eating Bugs as Sustainable Food looks at the science behind raising and eating bugs and why eating bugs might help feed more people around the world. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject.
Author
Series
Publisher
Cantata Learning
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, music ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Earth Day is officially April 22nd. Its a special day on which we plant trees and clean up litter. But we should do that every day! In this catchy song paired with colorful illustrations, children learn how to care for our planet.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xiii, 234 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
An urgent call for climate justice from "Teen Vogue", one of this generation's leading voices, using an intersectional lens - with critical feminist, indigenous, antiracist and internationalist perspectives. As the political classes watch our world burn, a new movement of young people is rising to meet the challenge of climate catastrophe. This book is a guide, a toolkit, a warning and a cause for hope.
An essential collection of Teen Vogue contributions...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
111 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discover the secret lives of more than 30 extraordinary creatures that share our cities. From red foxes sneaking rides on London buses to leopards prowling the backstreets of Mumbai, this book explores the clever ways animals have adapted to the urban environment and gives tips on how we can help protect our wild neighbors. Perfect for young travelers and animal lovers.
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Since its establishment by Richard Nixon in 1970, the Environmental Protection Agency has strived to establish and enforce regulations intended to protect the environment and the environmental well-being of citizens in the United States. Today, it faces great struggles and an uncertain future despite the good it has worked during its existence. Through engaging photographs, strong statistics, detailed research, and vibrant and informative sidebars,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meet Earth. Planet Awesome! And your awesome home! Actually, Earth is home to all the plants and all the animals in the solar system, including nearly eight billion people. Humans have accidentally moved Earth's climate change into the fast lane, and she need your help to put on the brakes. Earthlings need Earth, and Earth needs Earthlings, so let's save Earth together!
50) Reuse this book!
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A paper-over-board interactive picture book with sturdy pages that introduces younger readers to recycling, resources, Earth science, and conservation. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Revitalize. Learn how budding environmentalists can help take care of the Earth with the interactive story Reuse This Book! Can you tap the seeds to help them grow? Tilt the book to water the tree? Trace the path of the bumblebee? Bold collage art made from reused mixed media...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
43 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the author and illustrator duo who created the award-winning I Have the Right to Be a Child comes this beautifully illustrated picture book about a child's right to advocate for the environment they live in. Told from the perspective of a child, this colorful and vibrant book explores what it means to be a child who dreams of a beautiful future for their planet."--
52) What a waste
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Everything you need to know about what we're doing to our environment, good and bad, from pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling. This environmental book will teach keen young ecologists about our actions affect planet Earth. Discover shocking facts about the waste we produce and where it goes. Did you know that every single plastic toothbrush ever made still exists? Or that there's a floating mass of garbage larger than the...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
207 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"This nonfiction book for middle readers profiles twenty environmental activists of colour from around the world. Their individual stories show that the intersection of environment and ethnicity is an asset, not an obstacle, to helping the planet. Illustrated with photos of each of the people profiled."--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Our planet is always turning. It may be midnight in London, but in different time zones other living things are waking up, ready to hunt or feed or fight. As the clock strikes twelve, two sisters are spirited away on a journey to glimpse, in the span of a moment, extraordinary biodiversity: a mother polar bear and her cubs hunting seals in Svalbard, tiny turtles in India following the moon toward the sea, and enormous whale sharks gulping plankton...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Celebrate young climate change activists in this charming story about an empowered girl who shows up, listens up, and ultimately, speaks up to inspire her community to take action against climate change. After attending a climate march, a young activist is motivated to make an effort and do her part to help the planet... by organizing volunteers to work to make green changes in their community, from cleaning a lake, to planting trees, to making composting...
57) Climate change
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Language
English
Description
"Eyewitness Climate Change explains why human activities are making the planet heat up--and how we know for sure that this is the case. The book explores the effects of the changing climate, from more frequent hurricanes and wildfires to melting ice caps and rising sea levels. It shows how scientists predict how the climate will change in the future and what actions we can all take to combat climate change"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
B.E.S. Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
125 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
This environmentally positive book contains everything children need to become guardians of the planet. Kids can learn how to become keepers of the coasts, friends of the forests, home heroes and much more through a mix of compelling facts, creative activities and proactive tips. Key environmental topics are clearly explained, and the easy-to-follow projects and suggestions help to put the issues in an everyday context. From reusing clothes and composting...
59) It's up to us: building a brighter future for nature, people and planet ; the children's Terra Carta
Author
Publisher
What on Earth Books, an imprint of What on Earth Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
An illustrated exploration of nature, the threats our planet faces, and what people can do to build a better future. Based on the Terra Carta, a sustainability roadmap, issued by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and his Sustainable Markets Initiative.
Author
Publisher
QEB Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
From the icy poles to the evergreen rainforests, life has found a way to flourish in nearly every environment on Earth. This book explores the startling discoveries of new life forms in extreme environments, such as the strange worlds of the ocean depths. Whilst marvelling the world around us, it also confronts the human impact on the environment. The mounting evidence for global warming is explored and challenges us to work towards a more sustainable...
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