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(0)Jane Goodall
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English
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World-renowned behavioral scientists Jane Goodall and Marc Bekoff have set forth ten trusts that we must honor as custodians of the planet. They argue passionately and persuasively that if we put these trusts to work in our lives, the earth and all its inhabitants will be able to live together harmoniously. The Ten Trusts expands the concept of our obligation to live in close relationship with animals -- for, of course, we humans are
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English
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At a meeting in 1962, a young woman turned the scientific community upside down with the announcement that chimpanzees make tools in the wild. Jane Goodall's discovery was the beginning of thirty years of patient and intimate primate observation in the wilds of Kenya, years that redefined what it is to be a human being.
4) Pangolina
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English
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Friendly, curious Pangolina-a member of the only mammalian species with scales-spends a blissful babyhood being cared for by her loving mother. As a pangolin, though, she is in danger as she grows up and ventures out alone into the forest, because her scales are prized by humans who believe they have curative powers.
One day cruel hunters trap Pangolina, putting her into a cage along with her animal friends, and bringing them to a market to be sold....
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English
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The Vienna Boys Choir alongside narrator Dr. Jane Goodall present a gripping, deeply emotional, and stunning mix of holiday and herding music from Ireland, Laponia, Kenya, Norway, Palestine, and Austria - a haunting blend of classical arias and motets: 22 pieces of inspiring music selected. Five years in the making, the stunning photography and visual enhancements create a mesmerizing tapestry of color and images.
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English
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In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. Ten chemical companies control two-thirds of the seed market. SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY follows passionate seed-keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. These farmers, scientists, and indigenous people are fighting a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food. In a harrowing and heartening story, these heroes rekindle a lost connection to our most treasured resource...
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Dr. Jane Goodall provides an account of her life studying chimpanzees at the Gombe National Park in Tanzania, and shares what she has learned from her observations. Includes photographs and discussion of ways to protect the chimpanzees and their habitats.
11) Chimps
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Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, reproduction, and life cycle of the chimpanzee.
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Details the early life of English naturalist Jane Goodall through letters and travel diaries from her childhood, to her education at Oxford, to her historic trip to Africa where she meets Louis Leakey and begins her work with Chimpanzees.
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Publisher
Clear River Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Druker discusses how the massive enterprise to restructure the genetic core of the world's food supply came into being, how it advanced by consistently violating the protocols of science, and how for more than three decades, hundreds of eminent biologists and esteemed institutions have systematically contorted the truth in order to conceal the unique risks of its products--and get them onto our dinner plates.
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Make a difference with every meal: eighty recipes to help you go meatless -- or just eat meat less. For the health of humankind, the environment, and the animals that inhabit it, the Jane Goodall Institute presents a collection of recipes to illustrate the how and why of vegan eating. Crafted especially for curious cooks looking to incorporate healthier dietary practices and those interested in environmental sustainability, these eighty recipes gives...
17) Spaceship Earth
Publisher
Neon
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A true, stranger–than–fiction, adventure of eight visionaries who in 1991 spent 2 years quarantined inside of a self–engineered biodome called BIOSPHERE 2. The experiment was a phenomenon, chronicling daily existence in the face of life threatening ecological disaster. The bizarre story is both a cautionary tale and a hopeful lesson of how a small group of dreamers could reimagine a new world.
18) Milked
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Young activist, Chris Huriwai, takes on the giants of New Zealand’s multi-billion-dollar dairy industry. His journey uncovers alarming information about the industry's impact on the environment and our health, showing that we're on the edge of the biggest global disruption of food and agriculture in history. An international story told with a local eye, the film also points to what we can all do to change our fate.
19) Wild Daze
Publisher
Cineverse
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Featuring conservation experts ranging from Dr. Jane Goodall to wildlife trophy hunters, WILD DAZE explores the relationship between international crime cartels, child soldiers, colluding government officials, and the illegal wildlife trade.
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English
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'I know it may not yet look like it, but we are sowing the seeds of greatness for countless generations to come. That is the Great Work of our times. Yours and mine.'This is a book unlike any other. It does not tell you what you must do, it does not set out a guide for the 10 definitive steps to becoming great by next Thursday. Dare To Be Great is both a playful, inspirational conversation and a heartfelt, lived call, daring each one of us and our...