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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.5 - AR Pts: 19
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"First published by Houghton Mifflin in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. 'Silent Spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations . . . [It is] well crafted, fearless and succinct . . . Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"For centuries, humankind was connected to nature. Yet we've evolved to feel safer inside on our devices, despite the fact that most of us are our most calm, creative, and captivated outdoors. In response, writer and environmentalist Emma Loewe blends new research and ancient spiritual knowledge on the healing properties of landscape to prove why we need to return to nature for the sake of our health--and the planet's." -- Back cover.
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4) Forests
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Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the topography, climate, and plant and animal life of the forests, as well as the interaction that humans have with them.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Amazing things happen under the Earth's waters: the sea glows mysteriously at night, the smallest organisms (plankton) have the greatest power, and the fish, which seem so taciturn, communicate with each other loudly. In Blue Wonder, Frauke Bagusche, a German marine biologist, takes us on a fascinating dive beneath the ocean to recount her personal experiences with the world's smallest and largest creatures, explaining, for example, the origins of...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Marc Morano's analysis of the proposed Green New Deal is eye-opening and damning. In his new book, Green Fraud: Why the Green New Deal Is Even Worse Than You Think, Morano exposes the program as a far-left agenda filled with progressive policies disguised as a way to save the planet.
No matter what the environmental scare-of-the-day may be, Morano says, the same solution is always proposed-and that solution should scare us. Morano clearly shows how...
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Series
Nature literacy volume no. 4
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
"Through academic research, practical examples, and step-by-step strategies drawn from classrooms throughout the United States, Sobel celebrates teachers who emphasize the connection of school, community, and environment. Place-Based Education uses the local community and environment as the starting place for curriculum learning, strengthening community bonds, appreciation for the natural world, and a commitment to citizen engagement."--pub. desc....
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Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
"An overview of efforts by Native Americans to regain cultural and genetic patrimony and the conditions needed for traditional spiritual practices, including tribal histories, analysis of changes to nutrition, economy, and physical environment, and actions taken toward pollution abatement, dam removal, land and cultural reclamation, and alternative energy production"--Provided by publisher.