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Baby boomers enjoyed the most benign period in human history: fifty years of relative peace, cheap energy, plentiful grain supply, and a warming climate due to the highest solar activity for 8,000 years. The party is over-prepare for the twilight of abundance.
David Archibald reveals the grim future the world faces on its current trajectory: massive fuel shortages, the bloodiest warfare in human history, a global starvation crisis, and a rapidly...
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Why do we see pigeons as lowly urban pests and how did they become such common city dwellers? Courtney Humphries traces the natural history of the pigeon, recounting how these shy birds that once made their homes on the sparse cliffs of sea coasts came to dominate our urban public spaces. While detailing this evolution, Humphries introduces us to synanthropy: The concept that animals can become dependent on humans without ceasing to be wild; they...
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World War 3 Isn't What You Thought It Would BeBy Nicholas Salerno III In a world swirling with chaos, where shadowy powers orchestrate events from the darkest corners and control is the ultimate currency, comes a revelation that could shake the very pillars of the reality we've come to accept. Nicholas Salerno III takes you on a journey into the underbelly of modern warfare, a conflict far more insidious than any bullet or bomb.From the catastrophic...
4) Trees
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Through simple text and cool photographs, this title gives a brief introduction to what a tree home is and the animals, like monkeys and birds that live in one. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
5) Visionary Women: How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World
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Winner of The Green Prize for Sustainable Literature
A Finalist for the PEN/Bograd Weld Prize for Biography
Four influential women we thought we knew well-Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters-and how they spearheaded the modern progressive movement
This is the story of four visionaries who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Together, these women-linked not by friendship or field, but by their choice to break with...
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Revolutionize the Way You View Our Planet: Discover Revolutionary Techniques for Recycling and Reclaiming Earth
Embark on a groundbreaking journey through "Progressive Planet: Modern Techniques for Recycling and Reclaiming Earth", a comprehensive guide on modern, sustainable living. This book dives deep into our current environmental predicament and presents an enlightening approach to rediscover how our actions can significantly influence the future...
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Earth has many biomes. Each one has special features. Each one has its own plants and animals. Learn about biomes and the species that live in them. Read along and count down Earth's top five biomes. This full-color nonfiction reader will engage students in reading while introducing them to new vocabulary terms and concepts. Important text features include a glossary and a table of contents to develop students' comprehension and literacy skills. This...
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Global warming is one of the most studied and debated phenomena of our era. But do we really understand its causes and dynamics? In this book, the author questions conventional theories about the greenhouse effect and proposes a new vision.Through a meticulous analysis, he shows that the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by atmospheric oxygen plays a much more decisive role in global warming than the action of greenhouse gases. This revealing theory...
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Find the connections that let life flourish with this investigation into ecosystems. Following scientific practices, this title presents a hands-on, inquiry-based science investigation. Age-appropriate experiments build students' understanding of organisms and environments. Activities for further learning Glossary of key words Index Table of contents The Science Investigations series centers scientific inquiry by providing readers with hands-on experiences...
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Grow your knowledge with this investigation into plants. Following scientific practices, this title presents a hands-on, inquiry-based science investigation. Age-appropriate experiments build students' understanding of organisms and environments. Activities for further learning Glossary of key words Index Table of contents The Science Investigations series centers scientific inquiry by providing readers with hands-on experiences with the world around...
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Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
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Nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide are all gases in Earth's atmosphere. But what happens when there is too much or two little of a certain gas? Readers will learn how every day activities such as driving, heating buildings, and using aerosols release harmful gases into the air and how it affects the air we breathe. Meets Next Generation Science Standards.
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Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
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Humans have influenced the world around them since they first walked on Earth. Hunting has impacted animal populations. Pollution and deforestation have affected habitats. Humans have also worked to protect the environment through preserves and breeding programs. In this title readers will learn about both the positive and negative impacts humans have on the biosphere. Meets Next Generation Science Standards.
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Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
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Pollution and mining for resources have negatively impacted Earth. Nonrenewable resources will someday run out. Then what? In this title readers will learn about alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal energy, and what they can do to positively affect Earth. Meets Next Generation Science Standards.
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Capstone
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2021
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The hydrosphere encompasses all water on Earth-from glaciers and ice to rivers and oceans. People use water every day. This title asks the question, how much do you use? Readers will learn how humans use water, how humans positively and negatively affect water, and how to protect the water supply. Meets Next Generation Science Standards.
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"A terrific book…A thoughtful explanation of how the dramatic decline of insect species and numbers poses a dire threat to all life on earth." (Booklist, Starred Review)
In the tradition of Rachel Carson's groundbreaking environmental classic Silent Spring, an award-winning entomologist and conservationist explains the importance of insects to our survival, and offers a clarion call to avoid a looming ecological disaster of our own making.
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Lifts the lid on destruction of native forests by government corporations and logging industry that is making bushfires worse, killing wildlife and costing taxpayers millions, for the sake of woodchips for export.
Since colonisation, Australians have been frantically logging our native forests as if our lives depended on it. Our lives do depend on the forests- but on keeping them, not destroying them.
World-leading forest expert Professor...
19) Biomes
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From dry deserts to watery oceans, the world is divided up into many biomes. Explore how the living and nonliving things of a space interact, what makes up each biome, and more. 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...
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This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers, illustrated with photographs throughout, explores how animals are fighting the climate crisis by pooping. Discover the power of poo!
We all know animals are affected by the climate crisis. But did you know the climate crisis is also affected by animals?
From whales to dung beetles, What Poo Can Do explores how animals big and small are helping the planet every time they do a number two. Come on a...
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