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Language
English
Description
A motley crew of saboteurs wreaks havoc on the corporations destroying America’s Western wilderness in this “wildly funny, infinitely wise” classic (The Houston Chronicle).
When George Washington Hayduke III returns home from war in the jungles of Southeast Asia, he finds the unspoiled West he once knew has been transformed. The pristine lands and waterways are being strip mined, dammed up, and paved...
When George Washington Hayduke III returns home from war in the jungles of Southeast Asia, he finds the unspoiled West he once knew has been transformed. The pristine lands and waterways are being strip mined, dammed up, and paved...
2) Hoot
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.
Author
Publisher
Profile Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
From cocoa farming in Ghana to the orchards of Kent and the desert badlands of Pakistan, taking a practical approach to sustaining the landscape can mean the difference between prosperity and ruin. Working with Nature is the story of a lifetime of work, often in extreme environments, to harvest nature and protect it -- in effect, gardening on a global scale. It is also a memoir of encounters with larger-than-life characters such as William Bunting,...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it? That man should have dominion "over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth" is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human impacts on the planet that it's said we live in a new geological epoch:...
5) Just a dream
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When he has a dream about a future Earth devastated by pollution, Walter begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment.
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
We all know the effects that climate change is having on our planet - but what about the strange, and creative ways that scientists are working to find practical and imaginative answers to these big problems? Following a day in the life of a child, we see how new green inventions could fit into everyday life, from brushing your teeth with biodegradable algae, to eating beetle burgers for lunch and coming home to do your homework with a pen with ink...
8) The wild
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An environmental fable about protecting our planet, in which Earth is imagined as a beautiful, precious, and vulnerable creature called the Wild"--
Author
Series
Judy Moody volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Judy Moody gets serious about protecting the environment, her little brother Stink thinks she is overdoing it, but she manages to inspire her third grade class to undertake an award-winning, environment-saving project.
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The environment is an essential but sometimes tough and weighty concept to grasp. This engaging nonfiction book takes readers back to the basics, offering an accessible overview of what makes up our environment, how those parts work, and why they matter. Divided into five sections--water, air, soil, energy, and climate--the book uses facts, figures, and simple language to give an overarching survey of our environment. Questions run throughout the...
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In the Dominican Republic, a boy who dreams of playing professional professional baseball in the United States crosses paths with a young environmentalist from Minneapolis who is passionate about saving bees.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Make every day a green day with ten simple things to do between breakfast and bedtime. Discover ten easy ways in which every child can make their day greener for the environment. With a helpful explanation to back up every activity, this is the perfect picture book for teaching young children the importance of looking after the world around them.
13) Flush
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.
16) Reuse this book!
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A paper-over-board interactive picture book with sturdy pages that introduces younger readers to recycling, resources, Earth science, and conservation. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Revitalize. Learn how budding environmentalists can help take care of the Earth with the interactive story Reuse This Book! Can you tap the seeds to help them grow? Tilt the book to water the tree? Trace the path of the bumblebee? Bold collage art made from reused mixed media...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever wondered who picked your Fairtrade banana? Or why we can buy British strawberries in April? How far do you think your green beans travelled to get to your plate? And where do all the wonky carrots go? Above all, how do we stop worrying about our food choices and start making decisions that make a difference? In an effort to make sense of the complex food system we are all part of, Louise Gray decides to track the stories of our five-a-day...
Author
Series
Violet Mackerel books volume 6
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Violet and Rose organize a protest to save the big oak tree in Clover Park.
20) The seekers
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Brothers Mio and Nao learn that the old stories of spirits are true when they lead a group of villagers to find out what is stopping the river. Features backlit papercut illustrations.
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