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Mysteries of nature trilogy volume 1
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English
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"A forester's fascinating stories, supported by the latest scientific research, reveal the extraordinary world of forests and illustrate how trees communicate and care for each other"--
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From the international bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees. An illuminating manifesto on ancient forests: how they adapt to climate change by passing their wisdom through generations, and why our future lies in protecting them. In his beloved book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben revealed astonishing discoveries about the social networks of trees and how they communicate. Now, in The Power of Trees, he turns to their future, with...
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"A revolutionary new understanding of the precarious modern human-nature relationship and a path to a healthier, more sustainable world. Amidst all the wondrous luxuries of the modern world--smartphones, fast intercontinental travel, Internet movies, fully stocked refrigerators--lies an unnerving fact that may be even more disturbing than all the environmental and social costs of our lifestyles. The fragmentations of our modern lives, our disconnections...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The foliage is eaten by a mouse that's eaten by a bat that's eaten by a snake. This book explores the species and food chains and webs within a rain forest habitat, and discusses why these food chains and webs need to be protected.
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How well do you know the ground beneath your feet?
Odds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering sheet of ice, rocked by a nearby meteor strike, or perhaps choked by poison gases, drowned beneath ocean, perched atop a mountain range, or roamed by fearsome monsters. Probably most or even all of the above.
The story of our home planet and the organisms spread across its surface is far more...
10) Frog in a bog
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Features animals, insects, and plants in a bog.
11) Lakes & rivers
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This title focuses on lake and river habitats and gives information related to science, technology, art, and math concepts. The title is complete with beautiful and colorful photographs, simple text, and a database for added activities.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Welcome to an African Savanna! As you walk through the tall grass, the Savanna seems flat and empty. But it is full of life, from a tortoise munching on some green leaves to a lion prowling for its next feast. Day and night on the savanna, the hunt is on to find food-and to avoid becoming someone else's next meal. All living things are connected to one another in a food chain, from animal to animal, animal to plant, plant to insect, and insect to...
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Directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today's children to some disturbing childhood trends, such as rises in obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder, and depression, arguing that children's obsession with the latest technology have led them to underappreciate nature.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"What makes an oak tree an oak tree and what makes a squirrel a squirrel? In Squirrel's Family Tree, things aren't always what they seem. As squirrel searches for, finds, and hides her acorn treasures beneath the shadows of the great oak trees in the forest, little does she know the role she plays in creating the very environment she forages in."--
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Nothing could be more important than the health of our children, and no one is better suited to examine the threats against it than Sandra Steingraber. Once called "a poet with a knife," she blends precise science with lyrical memoir. In Living Downstream she spoke as a biologist and cancer survivor; in Having Faith she spoke as an ecologist and expectant mother, viewing her own body as a habitat. Now she speaks as the scientist mother of two young...
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Todays environment is full of Pollution, and, people are either not aware of its dangers, or even if they know, they simply disregard them, just like an Ostrich who buries its head in sand when a storm comes, thinking that the storm will pass it unharmed. But, if we allow the pollution to go on uncontrolled, it could be the end of the world as we know it. Number of technical books have been written on this topic, (and the present author too could...
18) Ciencias del Mar
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Español
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En las últimas cuatro décadas, las ciencias del mar han tenido un papel sobresaliente en la formación e investigación de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. El seminario de las ciencias del mar es un evento de intercambio de conocimiento entre profesores y discípulos que adelantan investigaciones en el campo marino. En este libro se reúnen varios de los trabajos presentados en la quinta versión del mismo, y abarcan diferente de ramas de la...
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Since 1975, the Foundation of the first Community, here is a guide to know Damanhur, a Federation of Communities located in Valchiusella (Piedmont, Italy). Founded as a social experiment of a small group of dreamers led by Falco Tarassaco (Oberto Airaudi), Damanhur is a confirmed reality in which just under a thousand people live, who use call themselves with plant and animal names, as a symbol of renewal and connection with nature. A multilingual...
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With life's ups and downs, Flowers in the Wild can be the prescription for you to help your days be more enjoyable. Explore feelings, reduce anxiety, and reconcile emotional conflicts when you purchase and use this book to answer a daily question, read an inspiring quote, and express your creativity.
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