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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Sapphira and the slave girl Sapphira and the slave girl Willa Cather Sapphira Dodderidge, a Virginia lady of the 19th century, marries beneath her and becomes irrationally jealous of Nancy, a beautiful slave. One of Cather's later works. OL12821W
Planet Earth Planet Earth Mark Brownlow,Alastair Fothergill,Jonny Keeling With a production budget of $25 million, the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life crafted this epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, with over 2, 000 days in the field, using 40 camer… OL16535011W
Fish Fish Althea.,Althea Braithwaite,Carolyn Rubin Describes the life cycle of the salmon, how it swims upstream to lay eggs, the hatching of the eggs, and how salmon find food. OL1816622W
Come Back, Salmon Come Back, Salmon Molly Cone Describes the efforts of the Jackson Elementary School in Everett, Washington, to clean up a nearby stream, stock it with salmon, and preserve it as an unpolluted place where the salmon could return … OL1868858W
Wool Wool Guinevere Healy-Johnson Examines the origin, processing, and historical and modern uses of wool. OL1927195W
Salmon migration Salmon migration M. J. Cosson Explains how wild salmon live and grow; discusses their migration, its purpose, and its routes; and lists threats wild salmon may face on their migration. OL21411597W
La montaison La montaison Michel Noël La petite Matamek tout excitée entraîne son grand-père Nemesh sur les bords de la Mishtashipu : la montaison est commencée. Pourquoi les saumons remontent-ils leur rivière? Nemesh leur raconte la lég… OL24447658W
The salmon stream The salmon stream Keith Pigdon Presents a case study ot two species of animals, brown bears and salmon, in one habitat -- a salmon stream. It describes how they benefit each other and the habitat in which they live. OL26175927W
The great fish The great fish Peter Parnall An Indian boy's grandfather tells him of the time when the mothers' tears for their hungry children brought the salmon to now polluted and lifeless waters. OL4274354W
Salmon forest Salmon forest David T. Suzuki During a walk in the woods with her father, Kate learns about the life cycle of the sockeye salmon, as well as its place in the larger circle of life. OL445074W
Discovering salmon Discovering salmon Nancy Field Activities to educate young people about salmon life cycles and habitat requirements. OL5749314W
Swimmer Swimmer Shelley Gill Swimmer, the Chinook salmon, journeys over 10,000 miles to complete her life cycle, while Katya, the native Alaskan girl, comes of age in her small village along the coast. OL88080W
Life in the sea Life in the sea María Rius Little Salmon observes a variety of living things as he swims with Great Salmon down the river to the sea. Includes factual information about animals that live underwater. OL9275295W