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Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the beauty and importance of the world's most threatened tree species. Forests cover nearly a third of the world's surface, and the trees that make them up include a staggering diversity of more than 60,000 species. Individual trees play specific ecological roles in their unique environments and they have adapted to thrive on steep mountains, in cloud forests, on dry savannahs, in parched deserts, and in tropical wetlands. Our history, and...
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Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"An examination of the endangerment and extinction of certain plant life, exploring how plants in general affect Earth's biodiversity and temperature, as well as how they contribute to a healthier planet"--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Language
English
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Description
From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes an all-new upper middle grade series based on one of the Marvel Universe's break-out characters Shuri, from Black Panther! An original, upper-middle-grade series starring the break-out character from the Black Panther comics and films: T'Challa's younger sister, Shuri! Crafted by New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone. Shuri is a skilled martial artist, a genius, and a master of science and...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Like so many of us, Lucinda Fleeson wanted to escape what had become a routine life. So, she quit her big-city job, sold her suburban house, and moved halfway across the world to the island of Kauai to work at the National Tropical Botanical Garden. Imagine a one-hundred-acre garden estate nestled amid ocean cliffs, rain forests, and secluded coves. Exotic and beautiful, yes, but as Fleeson awakens to this sensual world, exploring the island's food,...
