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Directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today's children to some disturbing childhood trends, such as rises in obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder, and depression, arguing that children's obsession with the latest technology have led them to underappreciate nature.
2) All in a day
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Illustrations and rhyming text pay homage to a new day, with promises for the future in its "perfect piece of time."
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Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"An historically unprecedented disconnect between humanity and the heavens has opened. Jo Marchant's book can begin to heal it. For at least 20,000 years, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are--our art, religious beliefs, social status, scientific advances, and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have...
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English
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"In an era of cell phone addiction and ever-expanding cities, many of us fear we've lost our connection to nature--but Peter Wohlleben is convinced that age-old ties linking humans to the forest remain alive and intact. Whether we observe it or not, our blood pressure stabilizes near trees, the color green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses. Drawing on new scientific discoveries, The Heartbeat of Trees reveals the profound interactions humans...
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High Bridge
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
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The author answers the question: Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? He dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns.
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Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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An up-close and personal look at one of Antarctica's lesser-known inhabitants: the human. Join Werner Herzog as he shows those amazing individuals who work, play, and struggle to live in some of the world's worst conditions.
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Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
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Traces the development of primitive societies showing why some groups advanced more rapidly than others and how this progression explains why various populations stabilize at specific phases of development while others continue to evolve.
16) A rock is lively
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Introduces readers to rocks and minerals, describing how they are created, what they can be used for, and their different forms and types.
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2023.
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English
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"In an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition:...
20) The appeal
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it.
Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately...
Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately...
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