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"This guide covers common wildlife and native plants from northern British Columbia's Cassiar Range to as far south as Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lone Pine's "Nature Guide" series gives information on mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish, insects and butterflies, trees, shrubs, herbs, and wildflowers. Each species receives a concise yet thorough description, including range and habitat. Also includes appendices with seasonal highlights for...
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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...
6) Me ... Jane
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[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist.
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A devastating and lyrical work of nonfiction, Young Men and Fire describes the events of August 5, 1949, when a crew of fifteen of the US Forest Service's elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. Two hours after their jump, all but three of the men were dead or mortally burned. Haunted by these deaths for forty years, Norman Maclean puts together the scattered pieces...
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In his groundbreaking work about the staggering divide between children and the outdoors, journalist and child advocate Richard Louv directly links the absence of nature in the lives of today's wired generation to some of the most disturbing childhood trends: the rise in obesity, attention disorders, and depression. This is the first book to bring together a body of research indicating that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood...
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Caring for the land volume 1
Pub. Date
1996.
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In January 1995, the Great Outdoors Colorado Board (GOCO) awarded a grant to the Colorado Natural Areas Program to develop a cohesive, stategic approach to natural areas work statewide and to provide a framework to use when evaluating natural areas and open space grant applications.
11) Earthquakes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind earthquakes, including where and why earthquakes happen and how to stay safe when the ground starts to shake. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
12) A tree is nice
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Briefly describes the value of a tree.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
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In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery.
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Quick response research report volume 106
Pub. Date
1998.
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Tornadoes on the night of 22-23 February 1998 killed 42 people in central Florida. Field research was conducted in the disaster areas to assess risk factors associated with death among persons in the tornado paths.
19) The kill order
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
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"Mark struggles to make sense of his new, post-disaster world in this prequel to The Maze Runner"--
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