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Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Language
English
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"Structured as a guessing game competition, and told through . . . persona poems, the book celebrates animals' standout qualities, from the biggest (blue whale) to the smallest (shrew), with . . . [common] creatures (speedy cheetahs, long-necked giraffes) plus some less common animals . . . (long-lived tortoises, deep-dwelling snailfish and more). Each . . . persona poem is told from the point of view of a different animal and invites readers to guess...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In 1992, in a remote mountain range, a team of scientists discovered the remains of an unusual animal with beautiful long horns. It turned out to be a living species new to western science -- a saola, the first large land mammal discovered in 50 years. Rare then and rarer now, no westerner had glimpsed a live saola before Pulitzer Prize finalist and nature writer William deBuys and conservation biologist William Robichaud set off to search for it...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Growing human populations and higher demands for water impose increasing impacts and stresses upon freshwater biodiversity. Their combined effects have made these animals more endangered than their terrestrial and marine counterparts. Overuse and contamination of water, overexploitation and overfishing, introduction of alien species, and alteration of natural flow regimes have led to a 'great thinning' and declines in abundance of freshwater animals,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this scientifically informed account of the changes occurring in the world over the last century, award-winning broadcaster and natural historian shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vision for the future. See the world. Then make it better. I am 93. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary. As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Language
English
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Description
"In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it is absolutely crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing the new ecology, Pearce shows us, is our best chance. To be an environmentalist in the twenty-first century means celebrating nature's wildness and capacity for change."
Author
Series
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
"This timely volume explores the multiple issues surrounding biological diversity. In addition to an overview of the major issues in biodiversity, this book features a chronology and biographical sketches of important individuals in the field. Readers also will find related statistics, documents, and illustrations, as well as a directory of organizations that includes web site addresses. A glossary and detailed listing of print and electronic sources...
15) Biodiversity
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Provides a global perspective on environmental issues while demonstrating the concept which encompasses the many forms of life on earth and their interdependence on one another for survival.
