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Tin House
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2024.
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"Mysterious, graceful, and ever-clever, otters have captivated our imaginations despite the fact that few people have encountered one in the wild. In Otter Country, celebrated nature writer Miriam Darlington captures the fascination she's had for these playful animals since childhood and chronicles her immersive journey into their watery world. Over the course of a single year, Darlington takes readers on a winding expedition in pursuit of these elusive...
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The renowned marine life artist and founder of The Wyland Foundation shares vital information and practical advice on protecting the world's water.
Artist and conservationist Wyland has spent decades encouraging responsible stewardship of the world's oceans and marine life. In Hold Your Water, he offers an engaging introduction to this important topic, providing readers with fresh insight into the water and world around us. Taking a conversational...
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London's Natural History describes how the spread of man's activities has affected the plants and animals in them, destroying some and creating others. Up to now there has been no real attempt to write a comprehensive history of a great human community in terms of the animals and plants it has displaced, changed, moved and removed, introduced, conserved, lost or forgotten. In selecting London as an area for such study Mr. Fitter, himself a Londoner,...
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Get the Summary of Charles C. Mann's 1491 in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "1491" by Charles C. Mann offers a comprehensive look at the pre-Columbian Americas, challenging the notion of a sparsely populated wilderness. Mann delves into the Wampanoag's strategic alliance with Plymouth colonists, the role of Tisquantum, and the devastating impact of European diseases on indigenous populations. He explores the ecological...
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The constant assault of natural forces make fragile barrier islands some of the most rapidly changing locations in the world, but human activities have had enormous impact on these islands as well. In Altered Environments, Jeffrey and Kathleen Pompe explore the complex interactions between nature and human habitation on the resilient Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Pompes employ modern and historical photographs and maps to illustrate the geographic...
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Der Klimanotstand bedroht die Existenz des gesamten Planeten! Die internationale Staatengemeinschaft hat die globale Erwärmung als größte Bedrohung zwar anerkannt, aber getan hatte sich bisher trotz allem relativ wenig. Doch das scheint sich jetzt endlich zu ändern. Wird im Jahr 2021 endlich die Wende eingeläutet? Immerhin beflügeln bereits zwei Ereignisse die Hoffnungen der Menschen, denn zum einen hatte Joe Biden, der neue Präsident der USA,...
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"Le Jardinage Écologique : Cultiver un Jardin Respectueux de l'Environnement" est un guide complet destiné à tous les passionnés de jardinage souhaitant cultiver leur jardin de manière écologique et durable. Du choix des plantes à la récolte des fruits et légumes, en passant par la gestion des ravageurs et la préservation de la biodiversité, ce livre offre des conseils pratiques et des informations précieuses pour créer et entretenir...
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"The desert may not seem like a good place to live, but many plants and animals make their homes in the dry land. In fact, life in the hot sands relies on one another to stay healthy. When some of that life is put at risk, others soon suffer. Uncover the truth about biodiversity, explore its impact on the environment, and learn what you can do to help life in the desert. Approachable text and engaging images bring this timely topic to life"--
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"You can find everything from towering trees to microorganisms too small for the eye to see in the lush forest. All of the plants and animal in the forest rely on one another to live healthy lives. When some of that life among the leaves is put at risk, others soon suffer. Uncover the truth about biodiversity, explore its impact on the environment, and learn what you can do to help life in the forest. Approachable text and engaging images bring this...
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"Over the past four billion years of Earth's history, three organisms-cyanobacteria, plants, and humans--have altered the planet in profound ways by harnessing the availability of five key elements. Hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus are the most common elements in all forms of life on Earth, and all five circulate between the biotic and abiotic world in biogeochemical cycles. When organisms tap into stores of these elements and change...
11) Food webs
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"Energy is passed along through a tangled web of all living things. From producers, to consumers, to decomposers, explore food webs. Follow along with easy-to-understand content tied to the curriculum of upper-elementary and middle school students written at a 2nd to 3rd grade reading level. Dyslexia friendly font and design make learning accessible and a recap at the end promotes checking for understanding to aid with comprehension. It's key biology...
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"Put down your device and apply sunscreen-there's a whole world to explore. It's time to go tech-free by the river! This fun guide invites young readers to unplug from the world on screens and explore the world around them with easy-to-follow activities for a day by the river. Spot plants and animals, investigate by the water, play games, and more. There's no limit to what you can do when you use a little imagination"--
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"Bees buzz around wildflowers while wildebeest graze on the grass, all watched over by a hungry lion. Grasslands are bursting with activity. And all that life relies on one another to stay healthy. When some of that life is put at risk, others soon suffer. Uncover the truth about biodiversity, explore its impact on the environment, and learn what you can do to help life in the grassland. Approachable text and engaging images bring this timely topic...
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"An award-winning astronomer and physicist's spellbinding and urgent call for a new Enlightenment and the recognition of the preciousness of life using reason and curiosity--the foundations of science--to study, nurture, and ultimately preserve humanity as we face the existential crisis of climate change"--
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Although life can be defined in many different ways, most approaches agree that it involves a number of common characteristics, such as the ability to grow and develop, to reproduce, to respond to stimuli in the environment, to maintain a metabolism itself and to evolve over time.Furthermore, life is of inestimable value to humans and other creatures who share the planet with us. It offers a wealth of experiences and emotions, from joy and love to...
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El estudio de la biodiversidad marina se está convirtiendo no solo en una actividad académica que ayuda a conocer en mayor detalle las faunas y floras, sino en una urgencia social dada nuestra dependencia de los recursos naturales para poder mantener un nivel de vida aceptable. La llamada "crisis de la biodiversidad", que resulta del uso indiscriminado de los servicios ambientales que nos provee la naturaleza, en el fondo refleja la gran preocupación...
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Proposes a nonanthropocentric reassessment of key themes and approaches in environmental philosophy
In A World Not Made for Us, Keith R. Peterson provides a broad reassessment of the field of environmental philosophy, taking a fresh and critical look at three classical problems of environmentalism: the intrinsic value of nature, the need for an ecological worldview, and a new conception of the place of humankind in nature. He makes the case that...
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"Although it may be cold and dry, the tundra is full of life if you know where to look. All of the plants and animals living in this harsh land rely on one another to stay healthy. When some of that tundra life is put at risk, others soon suffer. Uncover the truth about biodiversity, explore its impact on the environment, and learn what you can do to help life in the tundra. Approachable text and engaging images bring this timely topic to life"--
19) Save pollinators
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"Save Pollinators focuses on the importance of pollinators and the extinction crisis, what is threatening pollinators, what we can do to help pollinators, and what is already being done to combat the pollinator extinction crisis. The Take Action: Save Life on Earth series lays out environmental problems in easy-to-understand language and provides practical advice to readers about meaningful ways they can influence important change for our planet....
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Make Me a World
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"A . . . picture book about a family's connection to their land, their home, and each other . . . Long ago, Grandfather came to a new land. Fish swam in the water, birds chirped in the sky, monkeys played in the trees. And in this wilderness, with his own two hands, Grandfather built a house.It wasn't easy. But the land gave him what he needed. And it became his home. Decades later, his grandson will have all he needs: a head full of memories, two...