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Narrates the struggles of the overmatched rangers against the implacable fire of August, 1910, and Teddy Roosevelt's pioneering conservation efforts that helped turn public opinion permanently in favor of the forests, though it changed the mission of the forest service with consequences felt in the fires of today.
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"To understand the connections between the sea and our own survival, Carl Safina, a world-respected scientist and fisherman, probes for truth in this tour of the oceans and their peoples. Part odyssey, part pilgrimage, this epic personal narrative follows the author's exploration of coasts, islands, reefs, and the sea's abyssal depths. Carl Safina takes readers on a global journey of discovery beneath the world's changing seas, deftly weaving adventure,...
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PBS
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[2015]
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Take a stunning new look at our wild planet by turning the cameras around to show the world as it really is, with humans in the picture. Dr. M. Sanjayan journeys to the frontiers of where man and animal meet to discover how our relationship with the greatest natural history events on the planet can provide a key to preserving our present and enriching our future.
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"In late-1940s America, few writers commanded attention like Bernard DeVoto. Alongside his brilliant wife and editor, Avis, DeVoto was a firebrand of American liberty, free speech, and perhaps our greatest national treasure: public lands. But when a corrupt band of lawmakers, led by Senator Pat McCarran, sought to quietly cede millions of acres of national parks and other western lands to logging, mining, and private industry, the DeVotos entered...
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Half-Earth proposes an achievable plan to save our imperiled biosphere: devote half the surface of the Earth to nature. The renowned biologist identifies actual regions of the planet that can still be reclaimed, among them: The California Redwood Forest, The Amazon River Basin, The Western Ghats of India, The grassland of the Serengeti, The long-leaf pine savannas of the American South, The flatlands of northwest Europe, The Congo Basin, Gorongosa...
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Orca footprints volume 31
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"Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers, this book examines the importance of seeds to all living things, the threats they face and why we have to preserve and conserve seeds for the future. Illustrated with photographs throughout."--
7) Plants
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Bold color photos and easy-to-read text introduce readers to plants. Five informative chapters highlight how plants grow, why they are important, and the developments made to help them grow bigger and healthier. Zoom in even deeper with key stats and bolded glossary terms that make learning fun. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
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Little, Brown and Company
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2015.
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"In 1992, in a remote mountain range, a team of scientists discovered the remains of an unusual animal with beautiful long horns. It turned out to be a living species new to western science -- a saola, the first large land mammal discovered in 50 years. Rare then and rarer now, no westerner had glimpsed a live saola before Pulitzer Prize finalist and nature writer William deBuys and conservation biologist William Robichaud set off to search for it...
10) Polar bears
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Polar bears are Arctic survivors! But climate change and human activity put the bears in jeopardy. This title introduces the threats that polar bears face and how humans can help their chances for survival. Leveled text and crisp photos highlight the main points, while special features map where polar bears live, show their conservation status, introduce cause and effect, and show why the survival of polar bears matters.
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"Red wolves are shy, elusive, and misunderstood predators. Until the 1800s, they were common in the longleaf pine savannas and deciduous forests of the southeastern United States. But red wolves were nearly annihilated by habitat degradation, persecution, and interbreeding with the coyote. Today, reintroduced red wolves are found only on peninsular northeastern North Carolina within less than 1 percent of their former range. In "The Secret World of...
12) Giant tortoises
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to giant tortoises. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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"The Nature of Nature explores how the natural world works, outlines the consequences of its unraveling by our activities, and offers practical solutions--with a description of societal and economic benefits. The first ten chapters of this book are a step-by-step crash course in ecology-you might call it 'ecology for people in a hurry': what species do, how they co-exist, and how the natural world self-assembles and works, compared to our human-built...
14) Cheetahs
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to cheetahs. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
15) Blue whales
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to blue whales. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
16) Elephants
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to the threats to and protections of elephants. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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"This story is about a baby Northern Spotted Owl named Zalea who fell from her tree. Her parents couldn't bring her back to the nest, but luckily she was found by humans and taken to a breeding centre where biologists care for endangered owls so they can be released back into the wild. The book describes efforts to save one of our most endangered species: the Northern Spotted Owl. Their forest homes from BC to California have been ravaged by logging...
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In Wild Things, Wild Places actress, author, and conservationist Jane Alexander offers a moving first-hand assessment of what is being done to help the planet’s most at risk animals. In short reflections on her travels to some of the most remote and forbidding areas, she describes the ways in which human incursions into the natural world are destroying wildlife around the globe. With a clear eye and a keen grasp of the issues, Alexander...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
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"From the veteran New Yorker staff writer and award-winning author of The Experience of Place: an urgent, resounding call to protect half the earth's land--and thereby millions of its species--by 2050, that gives us the tools to think big about the planet and our role in conserving it. Beginning in the North American Boreal Forest that stretches through Canada, and roving across the continent from the Northern Sierra to Alabama's Paint Rock Forest...
20) Orangutans
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Orangutans are under threat from deforestation and climate change. How can people help? Through leveled text and crisp photos, this title tells readers about the threats that orangutans face and ways that humans are trying to help them survive. Special features provide detail by highlighting cause and effect, mapping where the animals live, and showing why orangutans are important to their ecosystem.
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