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1) Energy island: how one community harnessed the wind and changed their world

Author

Drummond, Allan

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Pub. Date

2011.

Language

English

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It's windy on the Danish island of Samsø. Meet the environmentally friendly folks who, in a few short years, worked together for energy independence, and who now proudly call their home Energy Island.

2) Green city: how one community survived a tornado and rebuilt for a sustainable future

Author

Drummond, Allan

Publisher

Farrar Straus Giroux

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

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"The story of Greensburg, Kansas, a town that rebuilt completely green after a deadly tornado"--

3) Pedal power: how one community became the bicycle capital of the world

Author

Drummond, Allan

Publisher

Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

2017.

Language

English

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"Pedal Power is the story of the people who led protests against the unsafe streets and took over a vehicles-only tunnel on their bikes, showing what a little pedal power could do!"--Publisher.

4) Zero waste: how one community is leading a world recycling revolution

Author

Drummond, Allan

Publisher

Farrar, Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

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"Kamikatsu, Japan is known worldwide for its sanitation innovations. This small community of 1700 people is leading the way in recycling and up-cycling, and as of 2022, had nearly achieved its goal of zero waste. Told in Allan's hallmark narrative style, Zero Waste is the story of a group of citizens who dared to break out of their comfort zone and make radical change for the good of their town and the planet. Through the eyes of two children visiting...

5) Solar story: how one community lives alongside the world's biggest solar plant

Author

Drummond, Allan

Publisher

Farrar Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

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"A nonfiction picture book about the largest solar power plant in the world"--

6) The journey that saved Curious George: the true wartime escape of Margret and H.A. Rey

Author

Borden, Louise

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

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Story tells how Margret and H.A. Rey escaped from Nazi-occupied France in 1940, carrying in their bicycle baskets the manuscripts that would become their beloved picture books about Curious Geroge, the little monkey.

7) A sporting chance: how Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games

Author

Alexander, Lori

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2020]

Language

English

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"Telling the inspiring human story behind the creation of the Paralympics, this chapter book biography artfully combines archival photos, full-color illustrations, and a riveting narrative to honor the life of Ludwig Guttmann, whose work profoundly changed so many lives"--

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Allan Drummond

1) Energy island: how one community harnessed the wind and changed their world

2) Green city: how one community survived a tornado and rebuilt for a sustainable future

3) Pedal power: how one community became the bicycle capital of the world

4) Zero waste: how one community is leading a world recycling revolution

5) Solar story: how one community lives alongside the world's biggest solar plant

6) The journey that saved Curious George: the true wartime escape of Margret and H.A. Rey

7) A sporting chance: how Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games