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By Steve Jenkins, Robin Page. 2016
Explores unusual animal locomotion through fascinating facts. For instance, a common octopus walks on two of its eight legs, a…
flying snake can glide through the air, and a Moroccan desert spider can roll away from hungry predators. For grades K-3. 2016Forester shares his observations as well as research by others into the networked nature of trees and forests. Discusses communication…
between trees, the life cycle of an organic forest versus one planted, and the interaction of trees with their greater environment. Translated from the original German edition. Spanish language. 2016By Mary M. Cerullo, Jeffrey L. Rotman. 2012
Compares the busy city fish from the tropical seas to the country fish in the cold, expansive ocean. Discusses their…
delicate aquatic habitats, secrets of survival, underwater cousins, and more. For grades 3-6. 2012Leaning heavily on eyewitness accounts, the author recounts the 1928 collapse of the St. Francis Dam. Located fifty miles north…
of Los Angeles, the dam released a devastating flood that destroyed everything in its path. 2016By Richard Mabey. 2016
An English naturalist looks at the intersection of people and plants throughout history. Covers the roles of plants in religion,…
food, philosophy, art, and more. Topics range from the cultivation of apples to the mimicry of orchids, and even an examination of the possibility of plant intelligence. 2015By Vernon R. L. Head. 2016
Birdwatcher chronicles the trip through Ethiopia he was invited on to search for the Nechisar Nightjar, which was identified as…
a new species of bird in 1990 solely on the basis of one wing. Discusses scientific debate surrounding the identification, the drive of exploration, and his travels through the plains of Ethiopia. 2015By Derek Harvey, Dk, Dk. 2016
Presents random facts about animals around the world, including why jellyfish glow, why lice live in our hair, how bats…
find their food in the dark, and why dung beetles collect poop. For grades 2-4. 2016By Sally Wern Comport, Susan Hood. 2016
Recounts the story of Ada's dream to play music in Cateura, a small town built on a landfill in Paraguay.…
Favio Chávez, an engineer and musician, recycled garbage into musical instruments and taught the kids to play, eventually earning global recognition. For grades K-3. 2016By Noah K. Strycker. 2014
The associate editor of Birding magazine details behaviors found in birds to highlight and explore similar behaviors in human beings.…
Uses individual species to examine particular behaviors such as pigeons and homing, starlings and flocking, parrots and dancing, chickens and pecking order, magpies and self-awareness, and more. 2014By David A. Aguilar. 2016
Exploration of seven potential cosmic catastrophes that could hit Earth and any of the other 20 billion Earth-like planets in…
our galaxy. Highlights the previous five mass extinction events on Earth, asteroids, black holes, and more. For grades 4-7. 2016By Terry Masear, Teresa E Masear. 2015
Hummingbird rescue-and-rehabilitation organizer recounts a five-month period in 2008 when she took in 160 birds. Describes the lessons she learned…
from individual birds, particularly Gabriel and Pepper, male and female Anna's, who came in a month apart and developed a bond. 2015Weather anchor for the Today Show and contributor to The Weather Channel chronicles the development, forecasting, landfall, and aftereffects of…
the hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas, on September 8, 1900. Details the efforts of U. S. Weather Bureau meteorologist Isaac Cline. Discusses the history of Galveston and the Weather Bureau. 2015By Kim De Wolff, Rina C. Faletti and Ignacio López-Calvo. 2021
A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Discourse about water and power in the…
modern era have largely focused on human power over water: who gets to own and control a limited resource that has incredible economic potential. As a result, discussion of water, even in the humanities, has traditionally focused on fresh water for human use. Today, climate extremes from drought to flooding are forcing humanities scholars to reimagine water discourse. This volume exemplifies how interdisciplinary cultural approaches can transform water conversations. The manuscript is organized into three emergent themes in water studies: agency of water, fluid identities, and cultural currencies. The first section deals with the properties of water and the ways in which water challenges human plans for control. The second section explores how water (or lack of it) shapes human collective and individual identities. The third engages notions of value and circulation to think about how water has been managed and employed for local, national, and international gains. Contributions come from preeminent as well as emerging voices across humanities fields including history, art history, philosophy, and science and technology studies. Part of a bigger goal for shaping the environmental humanities, the book broadens the concept of water to include not just water in oceans and rivers but also in pipes, ice floes, marshes, bottles, dams, and more. Each piece shows how humanities scholarship has world-changing potential to achieve more just water futures.By T. G. Sitharam, Sreevalsa Kolathayar, Ravi Jakka. 2022
This volume presents select papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil…
Dynamics. The papers discuss advances in the fields of earthquake engineering connected with structures. Some of the themes include soil structure interaction, dynamic analysis, underground structures, vibration isolation, seismic response of buildings etc. A strong emphasis is placed on connecting academic research and field practice, with many examples, case studies, and best practices. This volume will be of interest to researchers and practicing engineers alike.By Mark Maslin. 2014
Geography professor explains how climate changes and how changes have been measured. Presents evidence of the global pollution problem: ocean…
warming, sea level rise, Arctic sea ice decline, and increase in extreme weather events. Discusses impacts on water and food security and public health, and potential political and technological solutions. 2014By Klaus Dodds. 2012
Geopolitics professor discusses early explorations of the last continent discovered, governance issues, research projects, and the exploitation of animal and…
mineral resources. With ninety percent of the world's ice and seventy percent of its fresh water, Antarctica provides an archive of past climates and an indicator of future environments. 2012By Laurence Pringle, Meryl Learnihan Henderson. 2016
Explores the life of the elusive night creature the owl, found in a variety of habitats and on every continent…
except Antarctica. Discusses the physical characteristics, hunting techniques, and myths of the owl. For grades 3-6. 2016By Peter Holland. 2011
Zoology professor discusses the animal kingdom's evolution and development of systems to order its vast diversity. Examines how the phylum,…
fundamental unit of classification, is determined, and investigates many lesser known, unusual animals and their place on the phylogenetic tree of life. 2011By Nick Middleton. 2009
Describes the climates, landscapes, plants, animals, and people of the world's deserts. Explains natural phenomena such as sand dunes and…
mirages, the ways technology has opened deserts to urban development, and the causes and consequences of desertification of once-useful land. 2009By Andrew Dobson. 2016
Political scholar describes concerns, theories, and policy tools in connection with humans' relationship with the environment, recognizing the intensification of…
human activity's negative impact, and seeking sustainability in light of resources depletion, population growth, and climate change. Reviews various ideologies, and discusses challenges of international agreements, failures, and successes. 2016