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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
What do you think of when you think of Nature? Prolific author and National Geographic writer Doug Chadwick's fresh look at human's place in the natural world. In his accessible and engaging style, Chadwick approaches the subject from a scientific angle, with the underlying message that from the perspective of DNA humans are not all that different from any other creature. He begins by showing the surprisingly close relationship between human DNA and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Let's take a trip to the wide open spaces of grasses, grazing animals, and swooping birds. Journey to temperate grasslands and tropical savannas. Be on the lookout for bison and prairie dogs, wildebeests and giraffes! Plus, find the hardy plants that survive on the grasslands and learn why fire is an important part of grassland sustainability.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Zazu dreams is a fable for adults, written as a children's narrative. A tale of environmental justice, a Sephardic boy and his imaginary Malamute husky traverse the globe on a humpback whale. Their adventures unfold as they witness contrary human ecologies--experiencing symbiotic and contentious relationships between humans and the environment. Crossing temporal dimensions and international borders, past, present, and future overlap through phantasmagorical...
89) The green planet
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Plants live secret, unseen lives. They are capable of forming mutually beneficial relationships with animals. But they can also be as aggressive, competitive, and dramatic as any living thing on our planet. Using specialist cameras, this spectacular series allows us to travel beyond the power of the human eye, to look closer at their interconnected world. Each episode introduces a set of plants, reveals the battles they face, and the ingenious ways...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"Part science, part carnival--this winding adventure down the Amazon River with award-winning author Sy Montgomery and photographer Keith Ellenbogen explores how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and it's often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment."--
93) What's below
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
From the lush rain forest to an underwater kingdom and the secrets beneath the streets, discover the creatures, treasures, tunnels and skeletons of a world below.
94) Amazon River
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Beginning with a tiny trickle high in the mountains, smaller streams join until they form the world's largest river. Crossing a continent, it winds through lush rainforest until it meets the ocean. From snapping piranha fish to the giant anaconda, this mighty waterway is home to planet Earth's most incredible ecosystem"--Back cover.
99) Planet Earth
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Description
Explores biomes and ecosystems--including deserts, mountains, fresh water, caves, polar regions, grasslands, rain forests, shallow seas, oceans, and forests--examines predator-prey relationships, and discusses adaptation, biodiversity, conservation, and other related topics. Includes teacher's guide with objectives, activities, and writing prompts.
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Earth's landforms: With HD footage from all over the world, this program shows young viewers all of the various types of landforms found on our planet. Animation segments demonstrate how land formations are created by movement of the Earth's plates, volcanoes, weather and erosion.