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England's Downs were once an idyllic rural landscape, but plans for development are afoot. Facing the certain destruction of their homes, a band of very special creatures must plan a flight from the intrusion of man. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.
An allegorical...
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Books of Bayern volume 3
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English
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Young Razo travels from Bayern to Tira at war's end as part of a diplomatic corps, but mysterious events in the Tiran capital fuel simmering suspicions and anger, and Razo must spy out who is responsible before it is too late and he becomes trapped in an enemy land.
3) Enna burning
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Books of Bayern volume 2
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English
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Enna hopes that her new knowledge of how to wield fire will help protect her good friend Isi--the Princess Anidori--and all of Bayern against their enemies, but the need to burn is uncontrollable and puts Enna and her loved ones in grave danger.
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Kallik, Lusa, and Toklo know there is a place where they could live in peace - a place of rich forests and endless ice. The Pathway Star has led the this far, but its sign are no longer clear. As the bears climb Smoke Mountain, the landscape shifts and changes, and the smell of burning is everywhere. Can the bears find their paradise?
5) Pond
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"A group of friends discovers a neglected pond in the woods and decides to fix it up together"--
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Orca Book Publishers
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2020.
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English
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Both the shepherd and the wolf live on the mountain. They love their home and want to feel safe there. This book tells the same story, in identical words, from both the wolf's perspective and that of the shepherd. Read the wolf's story then flip it over and read the shepherd's story and see the landscape that each of them sees. A good reminder of how humans should behave in the wild and on this earth that we share. -- from Amazon.
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Houghton Mifflin
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1997.
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English
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A novella and two stories. The title novella, set on a ranch in Texas, is on a woman's love of the land, Where the Sea Used to Be is on the rivalry of two oil men, while in The Myth of the Bears a mountain man tracks a runaway wife who seems to leave an unusual number of helpful clues.
10) Does Earth feel?
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Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"With spare prose and evocative paintings ... implores readers to think more deeply about what our only planet is telling us, ultimately asking--what do you want Earth to feel? This compelling narrative follows the planet's relationship with humans and engages with themes around empathy and environmentalism; a perfect book to spark conversations and inspire a new generation of young leaders"--
12) Abuelo árbol
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Picarona
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©2020.
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Español
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"Abuelo Árbol nos llama a acercar a nuestros peques a la naturaleza, a explicarles la magia que acontece alrededor de cada árbol, de cada planta, y cómo la tierra nos ofrece sustento."--provided by publisher.
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Graywolf Press
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[2022]
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English
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A spellbinding novel that places one family's tragedies against the uncontainable life force of the land itself. Near a village high in the Pyrenees, Dom̈nec wanders across a ridge, fancying himself more a poet than a farmer, to "reel off his verses over on this side of the mountain." He gathers black chanterelles and attends to a troubled cow. And then storm clouds swell, full of electrifying power. Reckless, gleeful, they release their bolts of...
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Scholastic Press
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2003.
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English
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Long ago, as truth descended onto earth, it split in two: one piece landing among the people and the other blazing through the sky. When the people discover the piece of truth, it gives them strength and happiness. But over time, it turns them arrogant and greedy. They do not share their truth with others, wars rage on, and the earth begins to suffer. Then a Little Girl eager for change journeys to find Old Turtle, seeking the precious piece of wisdom...
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