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Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Dive into the world’s wildest oceans, lakes, and rivers, and get ready for an underwater adventure! Embark on the journey of a lifetime to 20 of the world’s wildest waters! Explore each environment and learn about the people who are working to preserve them for future generations. Meet the creatures who call these watery worlds home and discover how you can take active steps to make a difference."--
Author
Publisher
Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"This book takes you on a journey to discover an incredible and rarely seen world. From the rock pools along the shoreline to the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean, breathtaking illustrations reveal the sea's creatures from the microscopic and the bizarre to the fragile and the deadly in all their startling beauty. Welcome to the secrets of the sea."-- provided by publisher.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Explore the lifecycle of water and discover how this powerful agent affects our landscape and underpins our existence on Earth. This beautifully illustrated children's book takes a close look at the lifecycle of water, including how it supports all life forms, how humans harness its power, and why we need to conserve it. Water is essential for life. In fact, about 60 percent of an adult human is made up of water! We drink it, bathe in it, and thousands...
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
A beautifully illustrated children's book that explores how water supports all forms of life, how people reap its benefits, and why we should conserve it. Water is essential for life. In fact, 60 percent of an adult human being is made up of water! We drink it, we bathe in it and thousands of creatures live in this environment. Yet our planet is running out of water, with less than 1 percent of the water available to feed the current population of...
Author
Publisher
Patagonia
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A magnificent species whose survival is inextricably tied to the survival of the planet In what he calls "the most important environmental writing" in his long and award-winning career, best-selling author and journalist Mark Kurlansky recounts the sobering history of salmon and their perilous future. Kurlansky employs his signature multicentury storytelling and compelling attention to detail to chronicle the harrowing yet awe-inspiring life cycle...
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