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I Wonder Why: There's a Hole in the Sky: And Other Questions about the Environment (I Wonder Why)
by Sean Callery  Publisher Comments There is probably no better time to listen to children's questions about the environment and provide them with clear-cut, honest answers. I Wonder Why There's a Hole in the Sky takes a look at our planet, how we are damaging it, and what we can do to...
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Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids
by Gail Gibbons Publisher Comments Explains the process of recycling from start to finish and discusses what happens to paper, glass, aluminum cans, and plastic when they are recycled into new products....
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A Desert Scrapbook: Dawn to Dusk in the Sonoran Desert
by Vir Wright Frierson Publisher Comments In the early morning hours, an artist stirs. Gathering her paints and notebook, she heads into the Arizona Sonoran Desert to explore its treasures. Sketching, painting, and writing, she records all that she sees and as night falls, she spreads out her...
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Tsunamis (Witness to Disaster)
by Judy Fradin Publisher Comments It's another beautiful day of your paradise vacation in South Asia. You look out onto a calm sea on this day after Christmas, already looking forward to ringing in 2005. But why is the ocean receding so far from shore? Are those fish flapping around in...
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Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
by Isabella Hatkoff and Craig Hatkoff and Paula Kahumbu 
Powells.com Staff Pick The true tale of an unlikely friendship, Owen and Mzee is an important illustration of peace and camaraderie, especially in these fraught times. Filled with wonderful photographs that will warm the heart, this is truly a story to be savored...
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Where Does the Garbage Go? (Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 2)
by Paul Showers Publisher Comments Follow that garbage truck! ...to the landfill to see how trash keeps piling up...to the incinerator to see how trash can be turned into energy ... to the recycling center to see how a soda bottle can be turned into a flowerpot. Filled with graphs, charts,...
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One Well: The Story of Water on Earth
by Rochelle Strauss Publisher Comments Seen from space, our planet looks blue. This is because almost 70 percent of Earth's surface is covered with water. Earth is the only planet with liquid water — and therefore the only planet that can support life. All water is connected. Every...
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A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History
by Lynne Cherry Publisher Comments From the author of the classic "The Great Kapok Tree" comes a story how the modern-day descendants of the Nashua Indians and European settlers combat pollution and are able to restore the beauty of the Nashua River....
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The Tree in the Ancient Forest
by Carol Reed Jones Publisher Comments The remarkable web of plants and animals living around a single old fir tree takes on a life of its own. The repetitive verse aptly portrays the amazing ways in which inhabitants depend upon one another for survival. Includes a guide to the forest...
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Endangered Planet (Kingfisher Knowledge)
by David Burnie Publisher Comments Endangered Planet is a timely examination of the state of the earth's ecosystems. Today, humans influence every natural habitat on the planet. The consequences can be devastating--dozens of species are wiped out each year, coasts and oceans are fouled...
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Saving the Buffalo
by Albert Marrin Publisher Comments "Saving the Buffalo" is the amazing story of how the buffalo reached the brink of extinction within a century and how it was saved. Photos & paintings....
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Tiger Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife (Firefly Animal Rescue)
by Dan Bortolotti Publisher Comments Firefly Animal Rescue is a series about endangered and threatened species and what is being done to protect them. Each book introduces readers to a featured animal, explains the threats it is facing, and explores efforts to protect...
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A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History
by Lynne Cherry Publisher Comments This is the remarkable environmental success story of the cleanup of New England’s once polluted Nashua River. A River Ran Wild is "beautifully designed, and its message is admirable. Readers will be moved to consider their personal impact on the...
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Rain Forest (DK Eye Wonder)
by Elinor Greenwood Publisher Comments Open your eyes to a world of discovery. Prowl through the undergrowth and meet the amazing creatures that lurk there. Favorite animals such as tigers, snakes, and chimpanzees rub shoulders with marmosets, katydids, and sloths, and every animal is shown...
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Tropical Rain Forest (One Small Square)
by Donald M. Silver Publisher Comments Bats and big cats. Armies of ants. Squawking parrots. Strangling figs. From the ground up to the tree tops, the tropical rainforest teems with life. Stunning drawings, step-by-step experiments, fun-to-do activities, and fascinating facts abound in this...
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The Wolves Are Back
by Jean Craighe George Publisher Comments Two renowned childrens book creators teamed up to make this stirring picture book that tells the story of how, over a century, wolves were persecuted in the United States and nearly became extinct. Gradually reintroduced, they are thriving again in the...
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A Walk in the Rainforest
by Kristin Joy Pratt Publisher Comments "A Walk in the Rainforest" provides a colorful, stimulating way to learn about the exotic animals and plants of the rainforest. Presented in alphabet style format, each page consists of an original, full-color illustration, together with a paragraph of...
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Wild Places: Mountains, Jungles & Deserts (Explainers Series)
by Angela Wilkes Publisher Comments Picture information books to help answer young children's questions about the world around...
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Wild Tracks!: A Guide to Nature's Footprints
by Jim Arnosky Publisher Comments When children learn to recognize and read animal tracks they’re actually mastering an ancient language of shapes and patterns—and gaining knowledge of the natural world. Acclaimed artist and naturalist Jim Arnosky has created a breathtaking...
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Science Frontiers #3: Green Power
by David Jefferis Publisher Comments Imagine living in a pollution-free city! The world needs power but the Earth's current sources of energy are destroying our environment. Our future depends on environmentally friendly energy and Green Power explores current research into such solutions...
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