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Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
xxi, 334 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirty-eight of the best, most provocative pieces from the first ten years of Wild Earth, an award-winning conversation journal. Wild Earth articulates a positive vision of what an ecologically and culturally vibrant North America might look like and considers what actions might move us there. Bringing conservation science and strategy to a broad audience, Wild Earth features the powerful voices of activists, scientists, and writers. It presents a...
Author
Series
Joe Pickett novels volume 13
Language
English
Description
It was always good to see Lyle Pendergast, Joe thought -- a hard-working, upright local business owner whose daughter was friends with his own. Little did he know that when he talked to Lyle that day, the man was about to disappear. He was heading into the mountains to hunt, he said, but instead he was running. Two EPA employees had just been murdered, and all signs pointed to him as the killer. As the manhunt organized itself, Joe heard more of the...
Author
Language
English
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Description
The follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling An Inconvenient Truth and companion to Vice President Al Gore’s new documentary, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, this new book is a daring call to action. It exposes the reality of how humankind has aided in the destruction of our planet and delivers hope through groundbreaking information on what you can do now. Vice President Gore, one of our environmental heroes and a leading expert in...
5) Earthship
Author
Publisher
Solar Survival Architecture
Pub. Date
<c1991- >
Physical Desc
v. <2 > : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
George Washington Hayduke volume 2
Language
English
Description
George Washington Hayduke, an ex-Green Beret, gathers his friends, the Monkey Wrench Gang, to oppose developers and the world's largest earth-moving machine
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The unicorns flee from the noise, violence, and destruction of civilization and find refuge in the sea.
8) Flush
Author
Series
Juvenile volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.
Author
Series
George Washington Hayduke volume 1
Language
English
Description
Four widely desperate people form a gang dedicated to the destruction of a dam that has ruined the Colorado River Valley.
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xv, 234 p. : col. ill., col maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Visually rich, up-to-date, and authoritative, The Atlas of Global Conservation is a premier resource for everyone concerned about the natural world. Drawing from the best data available, it is an unprecedented guide to the state of the planet and our most pressing resource and environmental issues. Top scientists at The Nature Conservancy, the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and water,...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
1989
Physical Desc
272 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
John McPhee's account of places where people are locked in combat with nature. Taking us deep into these contested territories, McPhee details the strageties and tactics through which people attempt to control nature. Most striking is his depiction of the main contestants: nature in complex and awesome guises, and those attempting to wrest control from her - stubborn, sometimes foolhardy, more often ingenious, and always arresting characters.
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
xiv, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An in-depth guide for making Earth-friendly decisions in every aspect of one's life explains how to maintain a healthy home, eliminate genetically modified and chemically treated foods, find an environmentally sound vehicle, make socially responsible investments, develop home-based renewable energy, and more.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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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!"--
14) Just a dream
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[48] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
When he has a dream about a future Earth devastated by pollution, Walter begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment.
15) A future we can love: how we can reverse the climate crisis with the power of our hearts and minds
Author
Publisher
Shambhala Publications
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"In early 2021, a humble, old Tibetan monk in maroon and yellow robes met with a slight young woman from Sweden. He is a survivor of violence and oppression whose radiant happiness and empathy have become world famous; she a fiery activist whose uncompromising clarity helped spark the global youth movement for climate action. When these two people-the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg-met and spoke for the first time, millions of people around the world...
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The mischievous monkey learns about protecting the environment by planting trees and recycling paper. Includes tips on conserving energy and resources.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Former Vice President Al Gore, an expert on global warming phenomenon, presents an eye-opening expose on the ongoing climate crisis. Explaining the importance of a swift, resolute, and united response to global warming, Gore presents a variety of plans to negate halt the climate's drastic changes.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reading Rainbow Selection - PBS Kids
A traditional Iroquois celebration of the beauty and spirit of Mother Earth, as told by a contemporary Mohawk chief.
For as long as anyone can remember, Mohawk parents have taught their children to start each day by giving thanks to Mother Earth. Also known as the Thanksgiving Address, this good morning message is based on the belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift. The
...19) Earth child: games, stories, activities, experiments & ideas about living lightly on plant earth
Author
Publisher
Council Oak Books
Pub. Date
1994
Physical Desc
327 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
The classic treasury of resources for teaching young children about the environment.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
127 p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Global warming, climate change, toxic waste, and more: it sometimes seems the environmental challenges we face are just too huge for individual actions to matter, but they're not--and here's the proof. True Green is based on the practical experience of Clean Up the World, a grassroots environmental movement that has inspired more than 40 million volunteers in over 100 countries to take action since 1993. Whether you live in a city apartment, a suburban...
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