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Dirty planet: the Friends of the Earth guide to pollution and what you can do about it (Youth project)
By Caroline Clayton. 1999
Car bans in Mexico City. Oxygen bars in Peking. This guide offers the lowdown on the most pressing of the…
Earth's pollution problems and tells exactly who is to blame. It provides practical tips to make homes, schools and environment more green and influence local councils and governments. For junior and senior high students.Save the people!: halting human extinction
By Stacy McAnulty, Nicole Miles. 2022
Loess Hills forever (CTC Informational: General Interests)
By Dorothy Brenner Francis. 2002
Learning that their family farm in the Loess Hills may be sold to a real estate developer, Chad and Megan…
try to save the land as they learn more about the natural history of the area. For grades 3-6Tree of life: the world of the African baobab
By Barbara Bash. 1995
The tarantula scientist (Scientists in the Field)
By Sy Montgomery, Nic Bishop. 2004
Describes earth's biggest, hairiest spiders--their body parts, digestion, silk production, and habitat. Follows arachnologist Sam Marshall as he finds tarantulas…
in a South American rain forest and works in his Ohio laboratory. Details Marshall's research on eight-legged creatures. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2004Aliens from Earth: when animals and plants invade other ecosystems
By Mary Batten, Beverly Doyle. 2003
Explores how and why plants and animals enter ecosystems to which they are not native and the affect of these…
invasions on other animals and plants and even humans. Includes accounts of mosquitos, killer bees, kudzu, and algae. For grades 3-6. 2003Silent spring
By Rachel Carson. 2002
Ocean life encyclopedia
By Jinny Johnson. 2006
Amazing animals (Rigby literacy)
By David Drew. 2000
Champion: the comeback tale of the American chestnut tree
By Sally M. Walker. 2018
Recounts how the American chestnut tree, which was nearly extinct in the early 1900s due to an unknown blight, has…
made a comeback thanks to human ingenuity. For grades 5-8. 2018Overboard!: Survivor diaries (Survivor Diaries)
By Terry Lynn Johnson. 2017
Eleven-year-old Travis and twelve-year-old Marina, separated from their families after being thrown into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of…
Washington, battle hypothermia as they struggle to survive. Includes Coast Guard-approved cold-water survival tips. For grades 3-6. 2017The last: Endling (Endling Ser. #1)
By Katherine Applegate. 2018
Fearing she may be the last of her kind, Byx sets off to find a safe haven and to see…
if the legends of hidden dairne packs are true. For grades 4-7. 2018If polar bears disappeared
By Lily Williams. 2018
Beauty and the beak: how science, technology, and a 3D-printed beak rescued a bald eagle
By Deborah Lee Rose, Jane Veltkamp. 2017
After a hunter shattered her beak, Beauty, a bald eagle, was rescued in Alaska and relocated to Birds of Prey…
Northwest, a raptor center in Idaho. Recounts how scientists and engineers created a prosthetic beak from a 3D printer while her real beak regenerated slowly. For grades 3-6. 2017Damselfly: a novel
By Chandra Prasad. 2018
When the Drake Rosemont Academy fencing team's Tokyo-bound plane crashes on a jungle-choked island, the teens hope for rescue but…
will need to use all their ingenuity to survive the deadly jungle. Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018Beetle busters: a rogue insect and the people who track it (Scientists In The Field Ser.)
By Loree Griffin Burns. 2014
Discusses the characteristics of the tree-killing Asian longhorned beetle and the harm the tiny insect causes in the environment. Reveals…
how everyday people, teams of beetle-sniffing dogs, and a nationwide army of scientists are working to eradicate this invasive pest. For grades 5-8. 2014Moonbird: a year on the wind with the great survivor B95
By Phillip M Hoose. 2012
Explores the B95, a rufa red-knot bird, that has made its migration circuit of approximately eighteen thousand miles a year…
for nearly two decades. Describes the conditions the bird must travel through and its diminishing food supply, which may eventually lead to extinction. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012Wild horse scientists (Scientists in the Field)
By Kay Frydenborg. 2012
Discusses wild horses that reside on Assateague Island National Seashore, a barrier island between Virginia and Maryland. Details their diet,…
physical characteristics, life cycles, and behavior, including their interactions with humans. Explains the steps taken to control overpopulation. Contains a glossary and resources. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2012The elephant scientist (Scientists In The Field Ser.)
By Caitlin O'Connell. 2011
Scientist O'Connell chronicles her observations of elephants in Africa. Describes the creatures' communication using vibration-sensitive cells in their feet and…
trunks. Includes resources and a pachyderm term guide. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011Going blue: a teen guide to saving our oceans, lakes, rivers, & wetlands
By Cathryn Berger Kaye. 2010
Discusses threats to the earth's water system and describes what young people around the globe are doing to help save…
it. Recommends a five-step process for learning about and implementing solutions to local water problems and encourages teens to "go blue." For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2010