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401) Three kinds of lucky
Author
Series
Shadow Age volume 1
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Petra Grady has known since adolescence that she has no talent for magic--and that's never going to change. But as a sweeper first-class, she's parlayed her rare ability to handle dross--the damaging, magical waste generated by her more talented kin's spellwork--into a decent life working at the mages' university. Except Grady's relatively predictable life is about to be upended. When the oblivious, sexy, and oh-so-out-of-reach Benedict Strom needs...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. The California Droughtshines a light on California's lengthy and devastating dry period. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind climate change, groundwater, and human water use patterns, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Formats
Description
Walter and his neighbor, Milton, two lobsters living in the ocean near Boston, Massachusetts, blame each other when heaps of garbage appear in both of their yards as they prepare for the annual garden contest. Includes facts about lobsters, water pollution, and the Boston accent, a glossary, and ways to care for the ocean, as well as a list of organizations that do the same.
407) Preserving energy
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Every society on Earth needs vast amounts of energy to survive. Obtaining that energy has led to drastic climate change, however. By working together to conserve and efficiently use energy, we can start to reverse that problem. Inside, find out how you, your family, and your town can do a few simple things that can save energy today. Can we save the planet? No issue is more important to the long-term health of our world than climate change. Its effects...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Plastic garbage knows no borders. Dumped into the sea, it floats on ocean currents and is distributed around the globe, threatening the livelihoods of sea birds and animals who both eat and are trapped by plastic waste. Told from the perspective of a Northern Fulmar, a sea bird who makes its home in the northeast Atlantic and across the northern hemisphere, Plastic Sea: A Bird's-eye View uses the most up-to-date scientific information to offer insight...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
From leftover food to packaging materials to outdated or broken technology, humans produce an enormous amount of waste. In response to this problem, the popularity of recycling has grown rapidly in recent years. Find out how experts are working to find new recycling methods and cut down on the amount of trash that ends up in landfills, and discover whether you've got what it takes to help make some of tomorrow's most important recycling innovations....
412) My little forest
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Fox, Squirrel and Badger live in the forest and introduce readers to their home: showing big trees and small, different shapes of leaves, and the many other creatures who share their world. Elegantly designed with spare text, these gentle earth tone illustrations complement the sustainable format. This eco-friendly book encourages little readers to enjoy nature--inside and out! --Publisher
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"After a busy week of crime-fighting, F.L.E.A. (Fenced-in Area Law Enforcement Agency) investigators Bee and Flea are invited to an exciting event: an after-the-rain party, hosted in a puddle. Bee feels reluctant to go—she should be working on earning her official F.L.E.A. badge, and she doesn’t even know how to swim!—but enthusiastic Flea drags her along. The pair peruse the puddle party, until Bee spots a lost baby water bear huddled beneath...
415) I can pick up litter
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Young readers will discover what litter is, how it can harm the environment, and what they can do to help clean up litter. Introduces readers to the problem of littering and how to keep it in its rightful place.
416) Invasive species
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. Invasive Species shines a light on the global problem of invasive species. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind how species become invasive and the damages they cause ecosystems around the world, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the...
417) Faraway fox
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
A lonely fox roams the forest where he grew up, searching for his family and finding only strange creatures who stand on their hind legs, until, at last, he finds himself at home.
418) Green buildings
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early fluent readers to the science and engineering behind green buildings. Includes infographics, activity, glossary, and index."--
419) Waste disposal
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Recently, waste disposal practices have come under intense scrutiny. Several industries produce waste that must be disposed of in certain ways to avoid pollution. Nuclear power plant waste is radioactive and causes serious health issues if it isn't disposed of properly. Landfills cause other environmental issues by leaching hazardous materials into groundwater sources and contributing harmful gases to the environment. This book highlights the different...