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Author
Publisher
Hub City Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In gorgeous and timely pieces, Joy is the Justice We Give Ourselves is a lush journey into wildness and Black being. Lanham notices nature through seasonal shifts, societal unrest, and deeply personal reflection and traces a path from bitter history to the present predicament. Drawing canny connections between the precarity of nature and the long arm of racism, the collection offers reconciliation and eco-reparation as hopeful destinations from our...
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Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Trees grow in a plethora of shapes and sizes, and sometimes their branches are bare while other times they have colorful leaves. Readers explore the numerous components of trees--from their leaves and bark to their rings--and more in this volume, as their outer and inner workings are broken down in concise text.Young readers are also able to strengthen their vocabulary skills with the help of a glossary of unfamiliar scientific terms. Various craft...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids, Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
This field guide to nature contains 52 short, fun, hands-on activities, including pressing flowers, harvesting algae and skipping stones, to help kids explore and discover the outdoors--one for each week of the year.
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Series
Publisher
KidHaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Human actions affect the world around us. From pollution in the oceans to deforestation, many of these actions are harmful. In this book a friendly guide takes readers through what happens to habitats when they are affected by harmful activities--animals become endangered, ecosystems fall out of balance, and Earth is cared for. There's a bright side: In this book, readers learn all about what conservation is in age-appropriate detail as well as ways...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this thrilling memoir of a life spent exploring the most incredible places on Earth--from the Great African Seaforest to the crocodile lairs of the Okavango Delta--Craig Foster reveals how we can attend to the earthly beauty around us and deepen our love for all living things, whether we make our homes in the country, the city, or anywhere in between. Foster explores his struggles to remain present to life when a disconnection from nature and...
9) Jaguars
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to jaguars. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
10) How fish swim
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Core, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Explains how the shape of [a fish's] . . . body works with its surroundings, letting it move in its own special way"--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book is an engaging and informative compendium of flower facts. Similar in a nature to Lawrence Millman's Fungipedia, the book brings together a wide range of interesting facts and stories-ranging from the historical to the scientific to the whimsical. The book has roughly 100 entries, beginning with achlorophyllous flowers that feed on the roots of a host plant, and ending with zygomorphic flowers, that pose an interesting puzzle for pollinators....
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A unique and artful blend of poetry, science, and activism, this picture book shows how city dwellers can intervene so that nature can work her magic. Perfect for fans of The Curious Garden and Harlem Grown.
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Series
Publisher
Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An annotated checklist with information on the birds of the state. More than 500 species accounts describe the birds' habitats, locations found, and data on the seasons of occurrence. A list of observers of cited discoveries of rarities is provided along with a history of ornithology in Rhode Island and a list of published literature"--
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Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers, this book examines the importance of seeds to all living things, the threats they face and why we have to preserve and conserve seeds for the future. Illustrated with photographs throughout. Learning about the importance of seeds and how to save and conserve them for the future is imperative to sustaining healthy life on the planet. Introduces young readers to STEM concepts,...
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Environmental scientist Ferin Anderson and author Stephanie Sammartino McPherson examine how Indigenous people, farmers, and forestry departments have used fire to manage resources and how climate change is impacting the future of fire"--
Author
Publisher
Pebble, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Whales whistle, fireflies glow, and skunks spray-that's how they communicate! Find out how mammals, reptiles, birds, and other animals send messages and signals to stay safe, make friends, and care for their young. Accessible and fun K-3 level information reveals the animal world to young readers and researchers in this Pebble Explore title from the Animal Societies series"--
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Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Our five oceans cover about 71 percent of the earth's surface and hold about 97 percent of our water. Oceans are also home to more than 16,700 kinds of fish and other sea creatures and plants. Together with the water cycle, currents, and balance of temperature and gases, the oceans are an essential part of our lives"--
