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Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In critical ways, human health is directly linked to the health of our planet. Track the effects on human bodies of environmental factors, including climate change, air pollution, greenhouse gases, the livestock industry, and industrial chemicals, and consider approaches to addressing these matters effectively.
3) Dune
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Series
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures of Paul Atreides, the son of a betrayed duke given up for dead on a treacherous desert planet and adopted by its fierce, nomadic people, who help him unravel his most unexpected destiny.
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Language
English
Description
"When the technologies we use every day collapse our experiences into 24/7 availability, platforms for personal branding, and products to be monetized, nothing can be quite so radical as . . . doing nothing. Here, Jenny Odell sends up a flare from the heart of Silicon Valley, delivering an action plan to resist capitalist narratives of productivity and techno-determinism, and to become more meaningfully connected in the process"--
We live in a world...
7) Grasslands
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Series
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Introduces different types of grasslands around the world, describing their different climates and the survival adaptations that animals and plants must make to live in them.
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Series
Frank Einstein volume 5
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Boy genius and inventor Frank Einstein and his robot pals Klink (intelligent) and Klank (sort-of intelligent) study the science of ecology and conservation as they try to stop classmate and archrival T. Edison and his loggers from destroying the Midville Forest Preserve.
12) The wild world handbook: how adventurers, artists, scientists-and you-can protect earth's habitats
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Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A middle-grade guide to environmental stewardship and protecting diverse habitats"--
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Pub. Date
©2000
Language
English
Description
A small black-footed ferret searches for a new home on the wild, dangerous prairie and must confront other prairie inhabitants. Includes information about the black-tailed prairie dog, prairie rattlesnake, western black widow spider, great horned owl, and the black-footed ferret.
15) Ishmael
Author
Series
Ishmael trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
The narrator of this extraordinary tale is a man in search for truth. He answers an ad in a local newspaper from a teacher looking for serious pupils, only to find himself alone in an abandoned office with a full-grown gorilla who is nibbling delicately on a slender branch. "You are the teacher?" he asks incredulously. "I am the teacher," the gorilla replies. Ishmael is a creature of immense wisdom and he has a story to tell, one that no other human...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Let's explore the beach! There's so much to see at the seashore! Packed with clear and colorful photographs, this fun and easy-to-use book helps you find, identify, and understand a variety of cool animals, plants, and other wonders that share the beach, from seashells and seaweed to sea stars and seagulls--and more!"--
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English
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Newly updated, this timely history of the struggle to discover and control water in the American West is a tale of rivers diverted and damned, political corruption and intrigue, billion-dollar battles over water rights, and economic and ecological disaster. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. Photos.
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Series
Detective Duck volume 1
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Willow Feathers McBeaver, aka Detective Duck, and her pond animal pals investigate puzzling mysteries caused by human disruptions to their habitat.
20) Anthill: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Inspirational and magical, this is the story of a boy who grows up determined to save the world from its most savage ecological predator: man himself.
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