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How plants grow
Par Malcolm Penny. 1997
Basic introduction to the growth and development of plants. Describes how flowers, fruits, and parachutes help disperse seeds over great…
distances. Includes information on plants that are parasites, insect-eaters, or other unusual specimens. For grades 3-6Seventy-five articles selected from the popular magazine's 109-year existence. Although heavily illustrated, the periodical contains scholarly articles about the planet…
and its people. Contributors include Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Lindberg, Maya Angelou, Tad Szulc, and Shelby FooteBlack whiteness: Admiral Byrd alone in the Antarctic
Par Robert Burleigh. 1998
True-life adventure of Richard Byrd, who spent six months alone in the Antarctic in 1934. Includes excerpts from Byrd's diary…
recounting the incredible cold and discomfort he suffered. Describes how Byrd used a kite for rescue. For grades 4-7Into the porcupine cave and other odysseys: adventures of an occasional naturalist
Par William Warner. 1999
Nature essays that depict outdoor wonders around the world. The author reminisces about summers he spent exploring New Jersey's Barnegat…
Bay in his youth, the coral reefs of Peleliu seen during his service in World War II, and solo hiking in the Maine wilderness at midlife. 1999Ecoviews: snakes, snails, and environmental tales
Par Whit Gibbons. 1998
Vignettes about the ecology of animals, plants, and habitats demonstrate the wealth of biodiversity on Earth. Discusses wasps, turtles, ants,…
snakes, and other species encountered by an ecologist doing fieldwork in Australia and North America. Presents natural history facts in the context of environmental issuesVulcan's fury: man against the volcano
Par Alwyn Scarth. 1999
Depicts fifteen volcanic eruptions across a wide geographical and historical spectrum with emphasis on the aftermaths and how people were…
affected. Spans the centuries from A.D. 79 (Vesuvius) to 1991 (Pinatubo) in discussing volcanos around the globe. Contains eyewitness reports from survivors. 1999Thirty-eight natural history essays about landscapes, birds, beasts, insects, and fish by such writers as Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Henry…
David Thoreau, Herman Melville, Annie Dillard, Daniel Defoe, Rachel Carson, John James Audubon, Theodore Roosevelt, J.H. Fabre, and Vladimir Nabokov. 1998Les mots français
Par Henri Mitterand. 1976
La démarche de l'auteur s'inscrit en deçà des recherches de la linguistique générale et de la sémiologie. Mitterand décrit son…
livre comme un aide-mémoire de lexicologie française. Il se borne à décrire les structures (formelles, sémantiques, etc.) du vocabulaire français contemporain. [SDMSand on the move: the story of dunes
Par Roy Gallant. 1997
Describes the formation of sand and sand dunes, noting various types of dunes. Explains how their movement causes desertification and…
how some produce sounds. Also discusses various animals and plants that live in deserts. For grades 4-7Best Way to Get Your Way, The
Par Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Chanelle Nibbelink. 2023
An engaging introduction to debating skills. Kids are used to disagreeing with rules - not that anyone ever listens. But…
what if there was a way of disagreeing that worked? What if kids could change adults' minds? Welcome to debating! Here, kids follow along as two debaters on opposing sides tackle five hot-button issues. They go step-by-step through the debate process, from constructing an argument to rebutting an opponent. Then, readers get to pick a side - and they just might surprise themselves! Debating wins! The jury is in: Debating is smart. It's logical. And it's perfect for winning arguments. What kid could resist that?Cette lumière en nous: s'accomplir en des temps incertains
Par Michelle Obama. 2022
L'ancienne première dame des Etats-Unis dispense des conseils et des stratégies pour garder son optimisme malgré les grandes incertitudes du…
monde actuel. Elle explique comment construire des relations sincères, en quoi les différences permettent de renforcer les liens entre les êtres et présente les outils à mobiliser dans les moments difficiles. L'ensemble est émaillé de récits personnels.Argues that the depletion of the world's tropical rainforests has caused irreversible ecological damage. Explores the loss of biodiversity, drastic…
climatic changes, and the uprooting of indigenous populations. Describes the debate about the severity of these problems, especially in British Columbia and the Amazon. For senior high and older readersReturn to Spirit Lake: journey through a lost landscape
Par Christine Colasurdo. 1997
More than a decade after the 1980 eruption of Washington state's Mount St. Helens, a woman returns to the site…
of her family's cabin on nearby Spirit Lake. Touring the area, she reminisces about the way things were in her youth and describes the radical changes in the landscapeLa vie secrète des arbres: découvertes d'un monde caché
Par Peter Wohlleben. 2017
Il y a un Wood Wide Web comme il y a un World Wide Web ! Par leurs racines, mais…
aussi par leurs feuilles et par le pollen qu'ils émettent, bouleaux, épinettes, sapins, érables, pins ou trembles communiquent entre eux. C'est du moins l'une des étonnantes constatations du garde forestier Peter Wohlleben, dont le livre sensible et plein d'intuition nous révèle un monde bien caché. Étant donné que l'évolution nous a très tôt coupés du monde végétal, il nous est aujourd'hui plus difficile de comprendre les plantes que les animaux. L'auteur nous invite à renouer avec nos forêts anciennes où pullule une vie très mal connue. Il nous apprend que les arbres possèdent un sens du goût, s'entraident, respirent, réussissent à vivre des centaines, voire des milliers d'années... La vie secrète des arbres change notre façon de voir les forêts. On ne peut plus les abattre sans réfléchir et ravager leur environnement en lançant des bulldozers à l'assaut des sous-bois , soutient Peter WohllebenAn exposition of parenting in the animal kingdom. The author illuminates the similarities and differences between the interaction humans have…
with their offspring and the maternalistic and paternalistic tendencies of insects, fish, and other mammalsOur fascinating earth
Par Philip Seff. 1996
A collection of almost 180 articles presenting unusual scientific facts and information on natural wonders. Each of the nine chapters…
covers a variety of topics such as wolves, scorpions, the Kohinoor diamond, the pyramids, dinosaurs, rivers, carnivorous plants, hurricanes, even garlic. For junior and senior high and older readersWood-notes wild: walking with Thoreau
Par Henry Thoreau. 1995
Scenes from nature described by Thoreau on his long daily walks during a twenty-four-year period. The selections are arranged by…
season, giving sensory impressions of the woodland plants, earth, and animals that the nineteenth-century philosopher encounteredAn unspoken hunger: stories from the field
Par Terry Williams. 1994
A collection of eighteen essays by a naturalist who draws attention to the earth and reminds readers that they are…
part of the environment. The author urges people to become more intimate with natureA handmade wilderness
Par Donald Schueler. 1996
In 1968, Schueler and his companion, Willie Brown, set out to homestead the "least worst land" they could find. Schueler…
recounts their twenty-five-year struggle to restore a despoiled eighty-acre tract in southern Mississippi and tells of Brown's death from AIDS in 1987The weather companion: an album of meteorological history, science, legend, and folklore
Par Gary Lockhart. 1988
A compendium of weather facts and fables, from ancient myths to modern research. Discusses weather cycles, phenomena, forecasting tools, and…
even Noah's ark. Tells the best time to go fishing. For junior and senior high and older readers