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You are the earth: know your world so you can make it better
By David Suzuki, Wallace Edwards, David T Suzuki, Kathy Vanderlinden. 2010
A fun guide for young environmentalists, this cheerful and fact-filled volume encourages children to make the world a better place…
by opening their eyes, hearts, and minds to the Earth's richness. For grades 2-4Earth and the moon: world's beyond (Worlds Beyond Ser.)
By Ron Miller. 2003
Peril on Long's Peak: Rocky Mountain National Park (Adventures with the Parkers #8)
By Mike Graf, Marjorie Leggitt. 2012
In the seventh book in the Adventure with the Parkers series, the family heads to Colorado to visit the high…
peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park. When the snow clears, the park's many famous sights are on display: Trail Ridge Road, spectacular wildflowers, elk, waterfalls, and unique alpine tundra. The family's big adventure is a hike up Longs Peak, a Colorado "fourteener." But afternoon storms begin to pelt the family during their training hikes, and they begin to question the wisdom of a nighttime summit ascent. Award winner. For grades 5-8Vanishing Colorado: rediscovering a Western landscape
By Joe Verrengia, Glenn Asakawa, Eric Baker. 2000
Traces the paths of John C. Fremont's western expeditions, and looks at the destruction of flora and fauna in those…
same areas. Talks to ranchers, developers, policy makers, and scientists about their differing points of view on conservationSecrets of the Sequoias: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
By Mike Graf, Joyce Turley. 2016
Tag along with the Parkers - twins James and Morgan and their parents - and learn all about sequoias as…
they hike among the giant trees, explore dark caves, scramble up huge granite domes, and cool off in the spray from amazing waterfalls. They even climb to the top of 14,494-foot Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower forty-eight states. There's a new adventure at every turn, from encountering black bears to meeting an old man who lives in a giant log. For grades 3-6Pollution (Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints)
By Cynthia A. Bily. 2007
Pro/con articles written by different authors. Discusses whether or not pollution is a serious problem, how it affects public health,…
and what can be done about pollution. For junior and senior high readersFire mountains of the west: the Cascade and Mono Lake volcanoes (Roadside Geology Ser.)
By Stephen L. Harris, David Alt, Donald W. Hyndman. 1988
This book tells the geologic stories of each of the Cascade and Mono Lake volcanoes including Shasta, Lassen, Hood, Rainier,…
St. Helens and Crater Lake. It gives information on how to explore each volcanic peak and describes the specific hazards of the Pacific's "Ring of Fire." 1998Saving earth: Climate change and the fight for our future
By Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich. 2022
A timely and inspiring nonfiction guide for middle grade listeners, written by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and illustrated by Tim Foley, about…
the history of our fight against climate change, and how young people today are rising to action. Inspired by Nathaniel Rich's Losing Earth: A Recent History , the acclaimed book that grew out of an August 2018 issue of the New York Times Magazine soley dedicated to it, Saving Earth tells the human story of the climate change conversation from the recent past into the present day. It wrestles with the long shadow of our failures, what might be ahead for today's generation, and crucial questions of how we understand the world we live in—and how we can work together to change the outlook for the better. Filled with the voices of climate activists from the past and present, this audiobook is both a call to action and a riveting dramatic history. A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and GirouxA Forest in the City (ThinkCities #1)
By Andrea Curtis, Pierre Pratt. 2020
This beautiful book of narrative non-fiction looks at the urban forest and dives into the question of how we can…
live in harmony with city trees.“Imagine a city draped in a blanket of green … Is this the city you know?”A Forest in the City looks at the urban forest, starting with a bird’s-eye view of the tree canopy, then swooping down to street level, digging deep into the ground, then moving up through a tree’s trunk, back into the leaves and branches. Trees make our cities more beautiful and provide shade but they also fight climate change and pollution, benefit our health and connections to one another, provide food and shelter for wildlife, and much more. Yet city trees face an abundance of problems, such as the abundance of concrete, poor soil and challenging light conditions. So how can we create a healthy environment for city trees? Urban foresters are trying to create better growing conditions, plant diverse species, and maintain trees as they age. These strategies, and more, reveal that the urban forest is a complex system—A Forest in the City shows readers we are a part of it. Includes a list of activities to help the urban forest and a glossary.The ThinkCities series is inspired by the urgency for new approaches to city life as a result of climate change, population growth and increased density. It highlights the challenges and risks cities face, but also offers hope for building resilience, sustainability and quality of life as young people act as advocates for themselves and their communities.Key Text Featuresdiagramsauthor's noteglossarysourcesdefinitionsCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.5Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.4Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.7Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.4Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.7Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.8Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.2Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in tBringing Back the Wolves: How a Predator Restored an Ecosystem (Ecosystem Guardians Ser.)
By Kim Smith, Jude Isabella. 2020
An unintended experiment teaches real-life lessons about life's intricate interconnections. In the 1800s, the American government decided to eliminate threats…
to livestock near Yellowstone National Park. By 1926, there were no gray wolves left in the park. This set off a cascade of devastating changes to virtually every part of the park's ecosystem, and the once-thriving landscape was soon in distress. Then, in an effort to reverse course, gray wolves were reintroduced in 1995. In time, animal populations start to stabilize, waterways are restored and, miraculously, health returns to the park. This remarkable story of transformation is sure to captivate, and to inspire respect for nature's surprisingly complex balancing act.True green kids: 100 things you can do to save the planet (True green series)
By Kim McKay, Jenny Bonnin. 2008
Suggests ways to encourage personal involvement in protecting Earth's resources while at home, at school, in the outdoors, shopping, or…
on vacation. Recommends practicing the four Rs--reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink--from limiting time in showers and eating organic foods to making environmentally themed movies. For grades 3-6. 2008Discover the Amazon: the world's largest rainforest (Discover your world)
By Alex Kim, Blair Shedd, Lauri Berkenkamp. 2008
Explores the Amazon Basin providing geographical facts and survival techniques. Discusses the abundance of plants and creatures on land and…
in water. Explains ways to cross rivers, escape from quicksand, set up shelter, use insects for food, and find water and make it safe to drink. For grades 4-7. 2008Discover national monuments, national parks, natural wonders: National Parks (Discover your world series)
By Cynthia Light Brown, Blair Shedd, Cynthia L Brown. 2008
Discusses the science and history of national monuments created by natural forces of wind, fire, water, and time--the Grand Canyon,…
the Petrified Forest, Muir Woods, and Carlsbad Caverns, among others. Associated activities include making a volcano, fossil, petroglyph, stalactite, glacier, and more. For grades 3-6. 2008Focus on flies (Up Close With Animals)
By Norma Dixon. 2008
Discusses facts about the anatomy, life cycle, and behavior of the order of two-winged insects called Diptera, or True Flies,…
which includes houseflies, mosquitoes, gnats, and midges. For grades 3-6. 2008No choirboy: murder, violence, and teenagers on death row
By Susan Kuklin. 2008
Insight into capital punishment for teenage offenders in American prisons. Through interviews, chronicles the lives and self-reflections of inmates convicted…
of violent crimes and sentenced to die. Includes observations of social and racial inequalities and flaws in the justice system. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2008The year we disappeared: a father-daughter memoir
By Cylin Busby, John Busby. 2008
Ex-police officer John Busby and his daughter Cylin recount their experiences in 1979, after John was shot in the face…
by the brother of a murder suspect. They describe the Busby family's round-the-clock protection in their small Massachusetts town and subsequent move to a secret location in Tennessee. Violence. 2008Minerals: gifts from the Earth (Natural resources)
By Julie Kerr Casper. 2007
Examines how rocks and minerals form and how they are extracted from the earth. Discusses the critical role they play…
in agriculture, construction, manufacturing, transportation, communication, art, science, human health, and daily activities. Emphasizes the importance of resource conservation. For junior and senior high readers. 2007Discusses general characteristics, behavior, habitat, history, and conservation of the some three hundred marsupial species found mainly in Australia, New…
Guinea, and South America. Features opossums, kangaroos, koalas, wombats, bandicoots, bilbies, numbats, moles, Tasmanian devils, quolls, and more. For grades 4-7. 2007Hurricane Katrina (At issue)
By William Dudley, Roman Espejo. 2006
Collection of articles by journalists, professors, politicians, and others. Presents contrasting views on the 2005 hurricane that devastated the Gulf…
Coast. Covers FEMA's response, racism, global warming, and tidal wetlands. Discusses whether New Orleans should be rebuilt and if so, who is responsible. For senior high and older readers. 2006Bodies from the ice: melting glaciers and the recovery of the past
By James M. Deem. 2009
Discusses ice mummies discovered as glaciers melt in the European Alps, South America's Andes, and Asia's Himalayas. Explains that scientists'…
study of these frozen remains of hunters, children, and mountain climbers reveals information about food, tools, clothing, and conditions in the past. For grades 5-8. 2008