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• Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
An exhilarating meditation on nature and its seasons—a personal narrative highlighting one year’s exploration on foot in the author’s own neighborhood in Tinker Creek, Virginia. In the summer, Dillard stalks muskrats in the creek and contemplates wave mechanics; in the fall she watches a monarch butterfly migration and dreams of Arctic caribou. She tries to con a coot; she collects pond water...Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Three years of shooting were needed by five teams in order to follow bird migrations flying over the seven continents: from one pole to another, from the seas to snowcapped mountains, from the canopy of heaven to mangroves and swamps.
10) A new green day
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Evocative riddles and bold imagery take readers on a tour of the sites and sounds of nature"--
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English
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Directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today's children to some disturbing childhood trends, such as rises in obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder, and depression, arguing that children's obsession with the latest technology have led them to underappreciate nature.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On a walk through the woods and a marsh to the seashore, the reader is encouraged to notice all sorts of plants, animals, insects, and shells. Flaps fold out on two-page spreads.
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English
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World-renowned behavioral scientists Jane Goodall and Marc Bekoff have set forth ten trusts that we must honor as custodians of the planet. They argue passionately and persuasively that if we put these trusts to work in our lives, the earth and all its inhabitants will be able to live together harmoniously. The Ten Trusts expands the concept of our obligation to live in close relationship with animals -- for, of course, we humans are
14) Outside in
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal ways nature affects our everyday lives, such as providing food and clothing, and showing when to go to bed and when to get up.
17) Run wild
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
A celebration of the joy of being outdoors features a child who abandons his digital device in favor of joining a friend outside
18) Pandora
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Pandora the fox lives alone in a junk yard. She's depressed and has no contact with the outside world. Then, she rescues a blue bird. As she nurses him back to health, the bird collects seeds and trinkets for her. One day, the bird grows strong enough to fly away, but the garden seeds he brought begin to transform Pandora's landscape"--
19) A lucky thing
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A collection of fourteen poems about nature, including "Calling the Sun," "Showing the Wind," and "Invitation from a Mole."
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A grandmother explains to her granddaughter how the arrival of winter brings changes in nature and the earth's creatures, and how the return of spring and summer will bring more changes.
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