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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A tree-treatise treat." -Kirkus (Starred Review ) A walk in the park will never be the same after kids discover this awe-inspiring book. Meet Peter Wohlleben-but you can call him Peter the Forester! With his groundbreaking, internationally bestselling book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben established himself as a global advocate for forests and our relationship with trees. Now, Peter shares his famous imagination and storytelling style with...
3) Forest
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Introduces characteristics of different kinds of forests found around the world, the plants and animals that populate them, and how they are endangered.
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Language
English
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"A terrific book…A thoughtful explanation of how the dramatic decline of insect species and numbers poses a dire threat to all life on earth." (Booklist, Starred Review)
In the tradition of Rachel Carson's groundbreaking environmental classic Silent Spring, an award-winning entomologist and conservationist explains the importance of insects to our survival, and offers a clarion call to avoid a looming ecological disaster of our own making.
Drawing...
6) Grasslands
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Takes a look at the grasslands with the animals and plants that live there.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
From the Namib Desert to Patagonia, only a handful of places on Earth can claim to be largely unchanged. Isolated from the rest of the world, these places have been protected from the most damaging effects of human interference. Delicately balanced, species-rich, unique ecosystems. In these lands, life exists as nature intended. This series embarks on a breathtaking journey to Earth's last Edens. It visits incredible landscapes and reveals thrilling...
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Publisher
[Place of publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Join Martin Kratt and Chris Kratt as they meet amazing animals from around the world. With wild creatures and dastardly villains, Wild Kratts makes learning about animals and nature a fun-filled adventure!
Publisher
[MPI Media Group]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Deutsch
Description
Branching off of his bestselling book, renowned forester and writer Peter Wohlleben guides us through his most precious ideas and understanding of how trees work in this enlightening documentary. Presenting ecological, biological, and academic expertise with matter-of-fact candor, Peter inspires us to see the forest for the trees. Traveling through Germany, Poland, Sweden, and Vancouver, Peter discusses, debates, and explains the amazing processes...
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Language
English
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Description
In this collection of natural-history essays, biologist Joan Maloof embarks on a series of lively, fact-filled expeditions into forests of the eastern United States. Through Maloof's engaging, conversational style, each essay offers a lesson in stewardship as it explores the interwoven connections between a tree species and the animals and insects whose lives depend on it-and who, in turn, work to ensure the tree's survival.
Never really at home...
Author
Language
English
Description
"When you walk in the woods, do you use all five senses to explore your surroundings? For most of us, the answer is no--but when we do engage all our senses, a walk in the woods can go from pleasant to immersive and restorative. Forest Walking teaches you how to get the most out of your next adventure by becoming a forest detective, decoding nature's signs and awakening to the ancient past and thrilling present of the ecosystem around you. What can...
18) Fish everywhere
Author
Publisher
Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
There are fish everywhere! Some of them live in fresh water, some of them live under ice, and some even live in the desert. Fish Everywhere is the first in a series of nonfiction books from Britta Teckentrup. Young readers will learn where in the world all sorts of animals can be found and all the weird and wonderful things that they never imagined were true. This is nonfiction with spark and personality from a much-loved illustrator.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
Addressing climate change is the existential question of the time, but climate change and biodiversity loss are two sides to the same coin. The Land of Azaba is the first feature documentary on the subject of ecological restoration, and it is set in one of the world's first hot spots for increasing and maintaining bio-diversity, Campanarios de Azaba Nature Reserve in Western Spain. It immerses the viewer in a magical world where humans and wildlife...
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Language
English
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Description
"In order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet, says Edward O. Wilson in his most impassioned book to date. Half-Earth argues that the situation facing us is too large to be solved piecemeal and proposes a solution commensurate with the magnitude of the problem: dedicate fully half the surface of the Earth to nature."--Amazon.
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