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Albert Whitman & Company
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English
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"The Florida Everglades are made up of nine different ecosystems supporting an astonishing variety of wildlife-panthers, manatees, snails, frogs, and a rainbow of bird species. But for years, the Everglades were threatened. They needed a voice to speak upfor them. Marjory Stoneman Douglas became that voice. Her book "A River of Grass" helped the world see the irreplaceable beauty and value of the Everglades. Marjory's activism led to the creation...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The renowned cat conservationist reflects on his early childhood struggles with a speech disorder, describing how he only spoke fluently when he was communicating with animals and how he resolved at a young age to find his voice to be their advocate.
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Publisher
HighBridge
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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Rodney grew up during the crack epidemic, with guns, drugs, and the threat of incarceration an accepted part of daily life for nearly everyone he knew. To rent his own apartment, he needed a paycheck-something the money from dealing drugs didn't provide. For that, he took a position in 1992 with a new nonprofit, the Earth Conservation Corps. Gradually, Rodney fell in love with the work to restore and conserve the polluted Anacostia River that flows...
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English
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John Muir, the most famous naturalist in American history, protected Yosemite, co-founded the Sierra Club, and is sometimes called the Father of the National Parks. A poor immigrant, self-taught, individualistic, and skeptical of institutions, his idealistic belief in the spiritual benefits of holistic natural systems led him to a philosophy of preserving wilderness unimpaired. Gifford Pinchot founded the U.S. Forest Service and advised his friend...
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English
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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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Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"When Howard Sharpe spotted a group of southern sea otters floating off the coast of California, he was nearly as surprised as if he had seen a dinosaur. The otters were thought to be nearly extinct, and yet he spotted hundreds splashing in the water. Soon, Howard and other environmental activists sprang into action to make sure this once nearly extinct species didn't disappear forever. Follow along on this graphic adventure based on a true story...
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English
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From the “dean of Western writers” (The New York Times) and the Pulitzer Prize winning–author of Angle of Repose and Crossing to Safety, a fascinating look at the old American West and the man who prophetically warned against the dangers of settling it
In Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, Wallace Stegner recounts the sucesses and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the distinguished...
In Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, Wallace Stegner recounts the sucesses and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the distinguished...
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Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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"When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls 'an animal rights organization.' Tom's team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on. What Tom doesn't tell Jamie is that the animals his team cares for are not here on...
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Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Brothers John and Frank Craighead knew there was a problem when they saw fewer and fewer grizzly bears at Yellowstone National Park. But how did grizzlies-with a population size once as big as 100,000-wind up on the endangered species list? Follow alongin this graphic adventure based on a true story of how the Craighead brothers learned all they could about these beautiful bears in order to save the silvertip. Then, learn more about grizzlies and...
14) Running wild
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fledgling documentary filmmaker Christine Shaye travels to Africa to meet conservationist John Varty, who has been following a mother leopard for the past twelve years. But capturing his story proves difficult when Varty's beloved animal is killed, leaving him and Christine to care for her two young cubs.
Publisher
Bat Conservation International
Pub. Date
�2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The documentary series profiles men and women who have made exceptional contributions to the preservation of wildlife and their habits. Each film displays the beauty of nature and the importance of successful conservation actions.
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Series
Publisher
Random House Australia
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
95 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Readers can get the inside scoop on how Bindi Irwin, daughter of Steve Irwin the Crocodile Hunter, spends her time, from appearing on Oprah in Sydney one day, to helping out at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital the next.
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