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A stunning picture of the wildlife in the eastern half of the United States.
A noted outdoors expert and an acclaimed illustrator have banded together to create a stunning picture of the wildlife in the eastern half of the United States. Complete with observation tips.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The krill is gone: shows us how burning fossil fuels is impacting the world's fragile underwater ecosystems. 3 mins. Trees: a comic warning about the devastating effects of clear-cutting our rainforests. 2 mins. Green graphics: 8 Vignettes by Pascal Campion illustrating tips for reducing one's carbon footprint. 8 mins. Includes a short teaching module on Climate science for middle school. 8 mins.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Deep in Southern Mexico's jungle, the Villa Luz limestone caves support an ecosystem that thrives in a highly poisonous, acidic environment. This rare type of cave is found in few spots on Earth. The Villa Luz, is known for the bacteria in its thermal sulphur springs that produce hydrogen sulfide gas. When the gases form bonds with oxygen, the result is sulfuric acid. The acid eats away at the cave walls, constantly altering the patterns in the cretaceous...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
Description
The author explores how exotic plants and animals are appearing around the world in non-native environments, drawing from field research in Hawaii, Guam, Tasmania, San Francisco, and other spots around the globe, and discusses how their appearance has impacted the natural world.
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Series
Publisher
Nomad Press / Bookmasters
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
What's the difference between a desert and a rain forest? A tundra and a coniferous forest? These are all examples of biomes, and they are all home to plants and animals that are uniquely adapted to live in those environments! In Biomes: Discover the Earth's Ecosystems with Science Activities for Kids , middle school kids journey across the planet and visit the world's nine terrestrial and aquatic biomes to learn about the distinctive climates, geologies,...
8) Wolf island
Author
Publisher
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Pub. Date
2006, c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The removal of a family of wolves from a small island causes a disruption in the food chain that has a devastating effect on all the other animals on the island.
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Learn about the plants and animals in nine unique biomes with fun facts, engaging questions, and intricate illustrations. A biome is a naturally occurring community of diverse plants and animals. Explore your world top to bottom with Seek & Find Biomes to learn what makes each one totally unique and see if you can spot the recurring shapes hidden throughout the illustrations. Did you know that jaguars have been known to hunt in the Sonoran Desert?...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"As a young biologist, Hanson by his own admission watched with some detachment as our warming planet presented plants and animals with an ultimatum: change or face extinction. But his detachment turned to both concern and awe, as he observed the remarkable narratives of change playing out in each plant and animal he studied. In Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, Hanson tells the story of how nature-both plants and animals, from beech trees to beetles-are...
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Climate change is causing larger and more frequent weather disasters. Floods are the most frequent and costly in the United States, causing $17 billion annually in damages between 2010 and 2018 -- and experts predict damages will double by 2051. How should we respond? Climate change expert Bill Becker argues we should not respond by building more flood-control structures like dams, levees, and seawalls. That was the policy of the last century. The...
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