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1) Old Turtle
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Language
English
Description
All of nature argues about the forms of God, so people are sent as a reminder of all that God is, although they do not seem to understand the message themselves.
2) Enna burning
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Series
Language
English
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Enna hopes that her new knowledge of how to wield fire will help protect her good friend Isi--the Princess Anidori--and all of Bayern against their enemies, but the need to burn is uncontrollable and puts Enna and her loved ones in grave danger.
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English
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Young Razo travels from Bayern to Tira at war's end as part of a diplomatic corps, but mysterious events in the Tiran capital fuel simmering suspicions and anger, and Razo must spy out who is responsible before it is too late and he becomes trapped in an enemy land.
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English
Description
'Reissued on the tenth anniversary of its publication, this classic work on our environmental crisis features a new introduction by the author, reviewing both the progress and ground lost in the fight to save the earth. This impassioned plea for radical and life-renewing change is today still considered a groundbreaking work in environmental studies. McKibben's argument that the survival of the globe is dependent on a fundamental, philosophical shift...
Author
Language
English
Description
Explores the concept of land ownership and how it has shaped history, examining how people fight over, steward, and occasionally share land, and what humanity's proprietary relationship with land means for the future.
"Land examines in depth how we determine where the land lies, how we acquire it, how we steward it, how and why we fight over it, and, finally, how we can, and on occasion do, come to share it. Ultimately, Winchester confronts the...
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English
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Description
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise" (Elizabeth Gilbert)....
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
©1993
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Briefly describes some of the dangers caused mainly by humans for such animals as otters, sea turtles, seals, penguins, polar bears, and whales.
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Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. map, col. photos ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shows kids the dimensions of consumption, including diapers worn as a baby, bread eaten in a lifetime, and recycled cans, and explains how to create a sustainable way of living.
12) Earthquakes
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Series
Publisher
Stargazer Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
New ed., A Stargazer Books library ed.
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses how earthquakes begin, the destruction they cause, and how scientists measure and predict them.
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Identifies and tells the stories behind many plants and animals at risk from human action, and describes the political and other factors involved in decisions concerning the various species.
16) Erosion
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
17) Love thy nature
Publisher
In the Light Productions
Pub. Date
[2017?]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Liam Neeson, Love Thy Nature points to how deeply we've lost touch with nature - and takes us on a mesmerizing cinematic journey through the beauty and intimacy of our relationship with the natural world. Neeson is the voice of "Sapiens" (our collective humankind) who, in the past few thousand years, has come to believe that we have transcended nature. Yet, experts uncover how a new era of nature-connection might just be dawning: "Biomimicry"...
18) Pond
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A group of friends discovers a neglected pond in the woods and decides to fix it up together"--
19) Michael bird-boy
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A young boy who loves the countryside determines to find the source of the black cloud that hovers above it.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"In an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition:...
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