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Science, development, and violence Science, development, and violence Claude Alphonso Alvares Study in the Indian context. OL1032853W
Judy Moody Saves the World! Judy Moody Saves the World! Megan McDonald When Judy Moody gets serious about protecting the environment, her little brother Stink thinks she is overdoing it, but she manages to inspire her third grade class to undertake an award-winning, env… OL104340W
The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo Jean Craighead George Sixth-grader Liza K., one of five homeless people living in an unspoiled forest in southern Florida, searches for a missing alligator destined for official extermination and studies the delicate ecol… OL111842W
What is a biome? What is a biome? Bobbie Kalman Summary: Introduces biomes, showing and describing the main kinds and discussing their location, climate, and plant and animal life, as well as those developed by humans. OL115201W
The work bees go on strike The work bees go on strike Timothy R. Smith When they realize that there is no humming in the forest, Buck Wilder and his friends investigate the mystery of why the bees are on strike and refusing to work. OL12176068W
Surtsey Surtsey Kathryn Lasky Describes the formation, naming, and colonization of the twenty-seven-year-old volcanic island Surtsey and how the first animals and plants became established there. OL121876W
Rivers and lakes Rivers and lakes Simon Holland Describes how rivers flow to the sea and the characteristics of rivers and lakes, including the animal life found within and near them. OL12282157W
Die Staatsreligion Die Staatsreligion Haimo Schulz Meinen Human elites have converted the exception of living with roofs and walls to a norm and hence had been profiting thereof. Schulz Meinen refers to Stephen V. Boyden (1992), who has shown the issue of t… OL12769702W
The temperate forest The temperate forest Lorenzo Fornasari Summary, Describes the differing types of animals, insects, and vegetation in temperate forests. OL13643450W
All kinds of habitats All kinds of habitats Sally Hewitt Explores different kinds of environments that are homes to various animals and plants and examines why living organisms live where they do. OL14297W
Ecologia para ninos y jovenes Ecologia para ninos y jovenes Janice Pratt VanCleave Teaches children about ecology and provides instructions to simple experiments. OL14855281W
Sea Change Sea Change Jorie Graham The New York Times has said that "Jorie Graham's poetry is among the most sensuously embodied and imaginative writing we have," and this new collection is a reminder of how startling, original, and d… OL14929199W
Be Kind to Your Mother (Earth : As Original Play) Be Kind to Your Mother (Earth : As Original Play) Douglas Love A cool story about changing the enviorment OL14929852W
If the trees could talk-- If the trees could talk-- Stuart A. Kallen A tree talks about how it was planted and the important part it plays in the environment. OL15042052W
Food Food Peter D. Riley Introduces the food cycle and its importance, including how plants manufacture food, the plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi that make up the food cycle, and the fragile balance between feeding the … OL15118676W
City and suburb City and suburb Laurence P. Pringle Introduces the plants, insects, birds, and mammals that make up the ecosystem of a city and its suburbs. OL15124344W
In the garden In the garden David M. Schwartz Explores the peas, potatoes, pumpkins, and other vegetables in a garden, as well as the insects and other animals that help them grow. OL15125646W
River of life River of life Debbie S. Miller Describes a river in Alaska and the life that it supports, emphasizing how the living things around it are connected and dependent upon it for their survival. OL15197297W
Pond circle Pond circle Betsy Franco In the pond by Anna's house, a food chain begins with algae which is eaten by a mayfly nymph which is eaten by a beetle which is eaten by a bullfrog.... OL15201123W
Life on a giant cactus Life on a giant cactus Patricia Lauber Describes the life cycle of the giant cactus, the saguaro, which grows only in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico. OL15213483W
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