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1) Carnivores
Author
Language
English
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Description
A lion, a great white shark, and a timber wolf, all meat-eaters who have been hurt by the cruelty of plant-eaters, form a support group which has limited success until their newest member, a great horned owl, shares some advice.
5) Ishmael
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Series
Language
English
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Description
One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author.
“A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny.”—The New...
“A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny.”—The New...
6) Summer sands
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
After a winter storm destroys the sand dunes that provide a home for plants and animals, a beach community bands together to restore the dunes.
8) One world
Author
Publisher
Arcade Pub
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Two children playing at the beach tamper with the natural balance of a tide pool and, after destroying its beauty, realize how similar its microcosm is to their own world.
9) The beasties
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
When fifteen-year-old Doug and his younger sister Colette move with their parents to a forested wilderness area, they encounter some weird creatures whose lives are endangered.
10) Pond circle
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In the pond by Anna's house, a food chain begins with algae which is eaten by a mayfly nymph which is eaten by a beetle which is eaten by a bullfrog....
12) Jungle
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Series
Language
English
Description
Illustrated guide to the plants, animals, and insects found in the world's tropical rain forests.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
When a baby albino dolphin caught in old fishing netting washes ashore, Paralympics sailing hopeful Felix and English school girl Kara work with veterinarians and specialists to save and reunite the dolphin with her mother, setting off a chain of events that might just save the reef from the environmental effects of proposed dredging.
18) Faraway fox
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Language
English
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"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." --
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English
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When his family moves from Tucson, Arizona to Massachusetts, fifth-grader Ben has a hard time leaving the desert he loves, but when he finds a kindred spirit in his science teacher and ends up trying to help her with some of her problems, he finally begins to feel at home.