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| [2018] | First edition. | W. W. Norton & Company | 502 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm | English | Checked Out 31 copies, 125 people are on the wait list. |
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| [2018] | RBdigital | Unabridged. | Recorded Books | 1. | English | Available Online RBdigital |
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| 2018 | OverDrive | W. W. Norton & Company | English | Available Online 29 copies, 39 people are on the wait list. Online OverDrive Collection has 29 |
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The Overstory, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of―and paean to―the natural world. From the roots to the crown and back to the seeds, Richard Powers’s twelfth novel unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. There is...
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304.28 WALLA
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304.28 WALLA
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| 2019. | First edition. | Tim Duggan Books | 310 pages ; 25 cm | English | Available 16 copies, 8 people are on the wait list. Central New Nonfiction 304.28 WALLA Westover New Nonfiction 304.28 WALLA |
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| 2019 | OverDrive | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group | English | Checked Out 3 copies, 4 people are on the wait list. |
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"It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousands of homes. Across the US, "500-year" storms pummel communities month after month, and floods displace tens of millions annually. This is only a preview of the changes to come. And they are coming fast....
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| [2019] | Melville House | xxiii, 232 pages ; 22 cm. | English | Checked Out 16 copies, 75 people are on the wait list. |
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| 2019 | OverDrive | HighBridge | English | Available Online 6 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Online OverDrive Collection has 6 |
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| 2019 | OverDrive | Melville House | English | Checked Out 11 copies, 57 people are on the wait list. |
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"A galvanizing critique of the forces vying for our attention--and our personal information--that redefines what we think of as productivity, reconnects us with the environment, and reveals all that we've been too distracted to see about ourselves and our world Nothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity. doing nothing may be our most important form of resistance. So...
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| 2014. | First paperback edition. | Milkweed Editions | 390 pages ; 22 cm | English | Checked Out 5 copies, 9 people are on the wait list. |
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| 2016 | OverDrive | Tantor Media, Inc | English | Available Online 1000001 copies, 2 people are on the wait list. Online OverDrive Collection has unlimited |
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| 2013 | OverDrive | Milkweed Editions | English | Checked Out 2 copies, 9 people are on the wait list. |
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An inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative from a distinguished professor of science and a Native American whose previous book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature writing. As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders,...
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577.3 WOHLL
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577.3 WOHLL
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577.3 WOHLL
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| 2016. | David Suzuki Institute / Greystone Books | xv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. | English | Available 15 copies, 16 people are on the wait list. Central Adult Nonfiction 577.3 WOHLL Cherrydale Adult Nonfiction 577.3 WOHLL Columbia Pike Adult Nonfiction has 2 577.3 WOHLL |
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| 2016 | OverDrive | Greystone Books | English | Checked Out 3 copies, 19 people are on the wait list. |
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"A forester's fascinating stories, supported by the latest scientific research, reveal the extraordinary world of forests and illustrate how trees communicate and care for each other."--
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Aurora Hills New Nonfiction
909.83 MCKIB
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909.83 MCKIB
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909.83 MCKIB
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| 2019. | First edition. | Henry Holt and Company | 291 pages ; 25 cm | English | Available 5 copies, 5 people are on the wait list. Aurora Hills New Nonfiction 909.83 MCKIB Central Adult Nonfiction 909.83 MCKIB Central New Nonfiction 909.83 MCKIB |
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| 2019 | OverDrive | Macmillan Audio | English | Checked Out 1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list. |
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| 2019 | OverDrive | Henry Holt and Co | English | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection has 2 |
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Thirty years ago Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about climate change. Now he broadens the warning: the entire human game, he suggests, has begun to play itself out. Bill McKibben's groundbreaking book The End of Nature -- issued in dozens of languages and long regarded as a classic -- was the first book to alert us to global warming. But the danger is broader than that: even as climate change shrinks the space where our civilization...
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7) Lab girl
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Aurora Hills Adult Nonfiction
570.92 JAHRE
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570.92 JAHRE
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570.92 JAHRE
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| ©2016. | First edition. | Alfred A. Knopf | 290 pages ; 25 cm | English | Available 18 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Aurora Hills Adult Nonfiction 570.92 JAHRE Central Adult Nonfiction has 2 570.92 JAHRE Cherrydale Adult Nonfiction 570.92 JAHRE |
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| 2016 | OverDrive | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group | English | Checked Out 3 copies, 5 people are on the wait list. |
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| 2016 | OverDrive | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | English | Checked Out 6 copies, 7 people are on the wait list. |
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| ©2016. | Thorndike Press | 513 pages (large print) ; 23 | English | Available Central Large Type LT 570.92 JAHRE |
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"An illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a longtime friendship; and a stunningly fresh look at plants that will forever change how you see the natural world,"--Amazon.com.
Acclaimed scientist Hope Jahren has built three laboratories in which she’s studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. Her first book is a revelatory treatise on plant life—but it is also so much more. Lab Girl is a book about work, love, and...
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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| 2019. | Bloomsbury Publishing | xix, 299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm | English | Checked Out 14 copies, 52 people are on the wait list. |
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| 2019 | OverDrive | Bloomsbury Publishing | English | Checked Out 3 copies, 19 people are on the wait list. |
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"In Secondhand, journalist Adam Minter takes us on an unexpected adventure into the often-hidden, multibillion-dollar industry of reuse: thrift stores in the American Southwest to vintage shops in Tokyo, flea markets in Southeast Asia to used-goods enterprises in Ghana, and more. Along the way, Minter meets the fascinating people who handle-and profit from-our rising tide of discarded stuff, and asks a pressing question: In a world that craves shiny...
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594.56 MONTG
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| ©2015. | First Atria Books hardcover edition. | Atria Books | 261 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color ; 22 cm | English | Available 5 copies, 3 people are on the wait list. Westover Adult Nonfiction has 2 594.56 MONTG |
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| 2015 | OverDrive | HighBridge | English | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection has 5 |
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| 2016 | OverDrive | Atria Books | English | Checked Out 2 copies, 10 people are on the wait list. |
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"An investigation of the emotional and physical world of the octopus"--
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National Geographic Society
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J 591.56 SHIEL
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J 591.56 SHIEL
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| [2013] | National Geographic Society | 110 pages : illustrations (mostly color); 24 cm. | English | Available Aurora Hills Kids Nonfiction J 591.56 SHIEL Central Kids Nonfiction J 591.56 SHIEL Cherrydale Kids Nonfiction J 591.56 SHIEL |
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| 2013 | OverDrive | National Geographic Society | English | Checked Out |
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In Best Friends Forever, you'll meet four unlikely pairs that prove love knows no bounds. There's Suryia and Roscoe, the orangutan and dog swim buddies; Owen the baby hippo and his hero tortoise Mzee; Koko, the gorilla that speaks sign language and loves her kitties; and Jasmine, who befriends anyone that needs a helping hand. These true stories will amaze, inspire, and make you say "awww".
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| 2019. | First American edition. | W.W. Norton & Company | viii, 488 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. | English | Checked Out 4 copies, 19 people are on the wait list. |
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| 2019 | OverDrive | W. W. Norton & Company | English | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection has 21 |
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National Bestseller • New York Times "100 Notable Books of the Year" • NPR "Favorite Books of 2019" • Guardian "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" • Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award
From the best-selling, award-winning author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, a haunting voyage into the planet's past and future.
Hailed as "the great nature writer of this generation" (Wall Street Journal),
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B KNIGHT C
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B KNIGHT C
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| 2017. | First edition. | Alfred A. Knopf | 203 pages ; 22 cm | English | Available Cherrydale Biographies B KNIGHT C Glencarlyn Biographies B KNIGHT C Shirlington Biographies B KNIGHT C |
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| 2017 | OverDrive | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group | English | Available Online 2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Online OverDrive Collection has 2 |
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| 2017 | OverDrive | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | English | Checked Out 3 copies, 2 people are on the wait list. |
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| [2017] | Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning | 283 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm | English | Checked Out |
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Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality—not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own.
A New York Times bestseller
In 1986, a shy and intelligent twenty-year-old named Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove...
A New York Times bestseller
In 1986, a shy and intelligent twenty-year-old named Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove...
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576.84 KOLBE
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| c2014. | First edition. | Henry Holt and Company | 319 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm | English | Available Central Adult Nonfiction has 2 576.84 KOLBE Westover Adult Nonfiction 576.84 KOLBE |
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| 2014 | OverDrive | Henry Holt and Co | English | Checked Out 3 copies, 3 people are on the wait list. |
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Provides a moving account of the disappearances occurring all around us and traces the evolution of extinction as concept, from its first articulation by Georges Cuvier in revolutionary Paris up through the present day. The sixth extinction is likely to be mankind's most lasting legacy, compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human.
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590 MONTG
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590 MONTG
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590 MONTG
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| 2018. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm | English | Available Central Adult Nonfiction 590 MONTG Columbia Pike Adult Nonfiction 590 MONTG Shirlington Adult Nonfiction 590 MONTG |
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Understanding someone who belongs to another species can be transformative. No one knows this better than author, naturalist, and adventurer Sy Montgomery. To research her books, Sy has traveled the world and encountered some of the planet’s rarest and most beautiful animals. From tarantulas to tigers, Sy’s life continually intersects with and is informed by the creatures she meets. This restorative memoir reflects on the personalities and quirks...
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15) H is for hawk
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598.944 MACDO
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598.944 MACDO
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598.944 MACDO
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| [2015] | Grove Press | 300 pages ; 22 cm | English | Available Aurora Hills Adult Nonfiction 598.944 MACDO Central Adult Nonfiction has 5 598.944 MACDO Cherrydale Adult Nonfiction 598.944 MACDO |
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| 2015 | OverDrive | Blackstone Publishing | English | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection has 4 |
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| 2015 | OverDrive | Grove Atlantic | English | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection has unlimited |
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| ©2015. | Thorndike Press | 487 pages (large print) ; 23 | English | Available Central Large Type LT 598.944 MACDO |
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"As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including T.H. White's tortured masterpiece, The Goshawk, which describes White's struggle to train a hawk as a spiritual contest. When her father dies and she is knocked sideways by grief, she becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She buys Mabel ... on a Scottish quayside and takes her home to...
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508 WOHLL
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| 2019. | David Suzuki Institute, Greystone Books | 260 pages ; 20 cm | English | Available 2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Central Adult Nonfiction 508 WOHLL |
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| 2019 | OverDrive | Blackstone Publishing | English | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection has 4 |
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| 2019 | OverDrive | Greystone Books | English | Checked Out 1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list. |
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"In The Secret Wisdom of Nature, master storyteller and international sensation Peter Wohlleben takes readers on a thought-provoking exploration of the vast natural systems that make life on Earth possible. In this tour of an almost unfathomable world, Wohlleben describes the fascinating interplay between animals and plants and answers such questions as: How do they influence each other? Do lifeforms communicate across species boundaries? And what...
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F ADAMS
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| 2005. | First Scribner trade paperback edition. | Scribner | xvi, 476 pages : maps ; 21 cm | English | Available Central Adult Fiction F ADAMS Columbia Pike Adult Fiction F ADAMS |
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| 2019 | OverDrive | Blackstone Publishing | English | Available Online 5 copies, 4 people are on the wait list. Online OverDrive Collection has 5 |
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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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| ©2017. | First edition. | W.W. Norton & Company, Independent Publishers Since 1923 | xii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm | English | Available Columbia Pike Adult Nonfiction 155.9 WILLI Shirlington Adult Nonfiction has 2 155.9 WILLI |
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| 2017 | OverDrive | HighBridge | English | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection has 3 |
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An investigation into the restorative benefits of nature draws on cutting-edge research and the author's explorations with international nature therapy programs to examine the relationship between nature and human cognition, mood, and creativity. --Publisher
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PBS Kids
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J/DVD DANIE
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J/DVD DANIE
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J/DVD DANIE
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| [2015] | PBS Kids | 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available Central Kids Audiovisual J/DVD DANIE Cherrydale Kids Audiovisual J/DVD DANIE Shirlington Kids Audiovisual J/DVD DANIE |
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Daniel and his family love spending time outside in their neighborhood. Daniel learns about swimming safely at the beach and visits the Enchanted Garden to pick strawberries. When a windstorm makes a mess of the neighborhood playground, Daniel and his friends work together to clean up.
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JP MESSN
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| [2011] | Chronicle Books | 1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 32 cm | English | Available Aurora Hills Kids Picture Books JP MESSN Central Kids Picture Books JP MESSN Westover Kids Picture Books JP MESSN |
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| 2012 | OverDrive | Chronicle Books LLC | English | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection |
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Over the snow, the world is hushed and white, but under the snow is a secret world of squirrels and snowshoe hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many others who live outside in the woods during the winter.
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