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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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2015 Schneider Family Book Award Winner * "A candid and deeply resonant account of a hard-fought battle against societal stigma, and an embrace of one's true talent and calling." 'Publisher's Weekly, starred reviewSpeaking for the animals he loves gives one boy's life hope, purpose, and truth in this gorgeous picture book autobiography. Alan loves animals, but the great cat house at the Bronx Zoo makes him sad. Why are they all alone in empty cages?...
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive biography of Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and conservationist, John Muir, that chronicles his childhood in Scotland and Wisconsin, his expeditions in the mountainous regions of the West, and friendship with famous individuals.
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Language
English
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An extraordinary and timeless biography that looks at the influence the natural world played on Theodore Roosevelt. Evaluates Theodore Roosevelt's role in launching modern conservationsim, identifying the contributions of such influences as James Audubon and John Muir while describing how Roosevelt's exposure to natural wonders in his early life shaped his environmental values.
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Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Collects some of the most significant writings of naturalist John Muir, in which he discusses his life in Scotland and America, his fascination with the natural world, his spiritual awakening in the Sierra mountains, and other highlights of his career.
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Canongate classics volume 67
Publisher
Canongate Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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Five works by the naturalist considered the father of the modern conservation movement, documenting the unspoiled beauty of nineteenth-century America. When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -- John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra The name of John Muir has come to stand for the protection of wild land and wilderness in both America and Britain. Born in Scotland in 1838, Muir is famed...
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
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An "exciting" true account of battling the elephant poachers of Zambia by the author of Where the Crawdads Sing and her fellow biologist ( The Boston Globe ). Intelligent, majestic, and loyal, with lifespans matching our own, elephants are among the greatest of the wonders gracing the African wilds. Yet, in the 1970s and 1980s, about a thousand of these captivating creatures were slaughtered in Zambia each year, killed for their valuable ivory tusks....
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