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"Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation"--
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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The more we study the world around us, the more living things we discover every day. The planet is full of millions of species of plants, birds, animals, and microbes, and every single one including us is part of a big, beautiful, complicated pattern. When humans interfere with parts of the pattern, by polluting the air and oceans, taking too much from the sea, and cutting down too many forests, animals and plants begin to disappear. What sort of...
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Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"An exploration of the devastating effects of global warming-how the future will look to those living through it as well as a direct overview and an impassioned and hopeful call to action to change the trajectory while there is still time. Adapted for young adults from the #1 New York Times bestseller"--
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Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Read about extraordinary animal migrations by land, from the millions of red crabs that migrate at the exact same time on Christmas Island to the grueling journey of the pronghorn in North America. Interesting facts and obstacles are highlighted, and a sidebar details how humans impact each migration."--
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Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Read about extraordinary animal migrations by air, from the incredible migration of the godwit between Alaska and New Zealand to the long-lasting journey of the monarch butterfly across North America. Interesting facts and obstacles are highlighted, and a sidebar details how humans impact each migration."--
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Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Read about extraordinary animal migrations by water, from tremendous upstream journeys by Pacific salmon to the extreme long-distance migration of the humpback whale. Interesting facts and obstacles are highlighted, and a sidebar details how humans impact each migration."--
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Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Read about unusual animal journeys around the world, from wandering saltwater crocodiles to invasive insect species and outbreaks of Australian plague locust. Interesting facts, unexpected outcomes, and human impacts on the journeys are highlighted."--
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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Everyone is affected by climate change. Reading Climate Action: What Happened and What We Can Do is the perfect introduction not only to the dramatic effects of climate change, but to the solutions. Learn how our behavior and actions have led us to this point, hear from kids around the world dealing with extreme storms, wildfires, and sea level rise, and discover what scientists, youth activists, and ordinary citizens are doing to protect their communities....
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RB Flash Point/Roaring Brook Press
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2009.
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English
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Beginning with Sally Ride's unique, astronaut's-eye view of Earth's fragile atmosphere, "Mission: Planet Earth" describes how water, air, and other climate systems shape our world, and how a disruption in one part of the system can spread through the entire planet. Features helpful diagrams and stunning photographs.
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Crabtree Publishing
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2017.
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English
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"This fascinating book looks at modern methods of mapping that allow us to show and evaluate human behavior and interactions, as well as the impact humans have on the environment. Examples of mapping human activity include such areas of interest as crime, accidents, busy city streets, travel, or the spread of disease."--
17) On my mountain
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Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
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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Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"From the smallest piece of plastic in the oceans to the largest glacier at the north or south pole, scientists can see the effects of climate change. And it is all caused by burning fossil fuels-coal, oil, and natural gas-that release carbon dioxide into our atmosphere. Fossil fuels are the fuels for the world's industry. They are the world's greatest achievement but they are also the fuel for our world's biggest problem: climate change. There is...
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Blue Dot Kids Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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An encouraging and comprehensive illustrated nonfiction guide introducing children to the important topic of climate change with clear facts and positive solutions. Easy-to-follow "Before" and "After" segments help children understand complex topics like: air pollution, rising seas, plastics and increased waste, wildfires, and more.
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