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Orca issues volume 8
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"This nonfiction book for teens outlines the science behind global heating and its root causes, provides ways to take action and honors the efforts of the millions of people from around the world working tirelessly to help the planet."--
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Publisher
Web of Life Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Journey to a place you've never ventured before--beneath a rock pile on a lonely mountain top--and meet the pikas, or rock rabbits. These scurrying, squeaking, industrious, and exceedingly cute mammals make their living harvesting grass and wildflowers during the brief alpine summers. But despite the remoteness of their homes, the pikas' lifestyle and survival are threatened by climate change. Follow the story of pikas, told with lavish photographs...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"We Are Power brings to light the incredible individuals who have used nonviolent activism to change the world. The book explores questions such as what is nonviolent resistance and how does it work? In an age when armies are stronger than ever before, when guns seem to be everywhere, how can people confront their adversaries without resorting to violence themselves? Through key international movements-from the freedom of India from British rule to...
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"An empowering, engaging young readers guide to understanding and battling climate change from the expert and bestselling author of This Changes Everything and On Fire, Naomi Klein. Warmer temperatures. Fires in the Amazon. Superstorms. These are just some of the effects of climate change that we are already experiencing. The good news is that we can all do something about it. A movement is already underway to combat not only the environmental effects...
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Sixteen profiles of scientists who are changing the face of science and the future of Earth through their research"--
"Scientists who collect microbes from surfers' skin, who use radar sensors to gather data miles away, who combat inequality by pushing for cleaner air policies. Each with their own story, all working to make life better for future generations. Celebrated author Dana Alison Levy profiles 16 people, all studying different elements...
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Publisher
Magic Cat Publishing, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
How does climate change make you feel? Sad? Afraid? Powerless? Guilty? Manage your eco-anxiety with this helpful guide. Drawing on years of experience as a psychoanalyst, Anouchka Grose shares cutting-edge insights on how to manage your eco-anxiety. Find out how to validate your emotions and build your resilience. Discover the comfort that can be found in your community. Understand and face your eco-anxiety with ten accessible steps. A "tool kit"...
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Series
Women of power volume 10
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Sarah reached out to women around the world who are tirelessly working to repair our climate. They are scientists, policymakers, journalists, lawyers, activists, professors, researchers, and organizers. Their lives are absorbed in seeking solutions. Here they walk readers through the steps to change. They show us what we can-- and must-- do for our future. Their advice? Do the work. Join an organization. Ask for help. And most important, get into...
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Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Our planet is heating up, and it needs your help! If you want to learn to reduce your carbon footprint and cool the Earth, here are practical tips and projects that make a difference! The bad news is, global warming is a real problem that won't go away on its own. But the good news is, there are lots of easy ways you can get involved and make a difference! From swapping your stuff to assigning your school some eco-homework, helping to save the planet...
12) The story of more: how we got to climate change and where to go from here : adapted for young adults
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"A young adult adaptation of Hope Jahren's nonfiction work, The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where We Go from Here"--
13) Greta Thunberg
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Series
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Before she was a well-known environmentalist activist, Greta was just a girl living in Stockholm, Sweden. She first heard about climate change when she was only eight years old, and she couldn't understand why no one seemed to be doing anything about it."--
14) Make your mark, make a difference: a kid's guide to standing up for people, animals, and the planet
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Publisher
Beyond Words
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the path to becoming a champion of change! From climate challenges to the Black Lives Matter movement to protecting the smallest of endangered species, this book leads you through an overview of issues, essential human rights background, and stories of how other young activists tackle local, national, and international problems. Before you know it, advocate and crusader will be words others use to describe you while you continue to discover...
15) Polar bears
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that polar bears have transparent fur that only looks white or that these giant carnivores are excellent swimmers? These top predators are also at risk due to climate change and loss of habitat. Learn fascinating facts like these and more all in the pages of this book!
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A glacier may look forbidding and empty, but it provides a rich habitat for animals from the mountains to the sea. As the world's glaciers melt, their disappearance impacts not only the wildlife that calls them home, but also all life on earth. Back matter includes a glossary and an author's note about climate change"--
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Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A guide to the recent history of the world that's led to where we are today, so Gen Z readers can have context for the news they see and hear every day"--
Today's world can feel like a seriously confusing mess. You stand up for justice, and change the world; you can raise your voice to make a difference... but first you need to know that is actually on. Seltzer dives into the history that has made the world what it is today: the wars, the movements,...
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Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"As the sun sank over the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, one warm October night in 1871, a smoky haze hung in the dry air. There had been little rain, and small fires had been rolling through town continuously since the summer. For weeks the people had tried to protect their homes and businesses from fire. But they could not protect themselves from what would culminate in the deadliest fire in American history. As industrialization surged across the...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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The twelve scientists who are profiled here are women from all sorts of backgrounds who are currently rocking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each of them has a different story to tell about how she got to where she is today, but the one thing they have in common is that they are truly wonder women of science. Around the world there are many more women doing incredible work and breaking new ground in STEM fields--not to mention...
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