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2) Ranger Rick
Pub. Date
c1983
Language
English
Description
A monthly magazine containing stories, photographs, riddles, games, and crossword puzzles relating to natural history.
Author
Lexile measure
1100L
Language
English
Description
What is the true nature of Nature? Is it a harmonious, interconnected system, operating according to the principles of co-dependence and benevolence? Or is it red in tooth and claw, an unfeeling, unthinking force, in which the individual is overwhelmed and subsumed to serve a larger purpose, one mysterious and obscure? This is what this volume is all about: an exploration into the nature of Nature, an attempt to discover the true character of the...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Surveys the natural history of Indiana prior to the arrival of Europeans and afterwards. Explores the diversity of life in Indiana's rivers, lakes, forests and prairies. Examines how human activity has altered the state's natural habitats and how recent efforts have contributed to the protection and restoration of plants, animals and habitats.
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Series
Writings volume 4
Language
English
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Description
Originally published in 1879, 'Locusts And Wild Honey' is a collection of essays by American naturalist John Burroughs, dealing with bees, birds, wild flowers and fruits, and much more. Beautifully-written and profoundly thought-provoking, this volume constitutes a must-read for nature lovers and fans of Burroughs' wonderful work. Contents include: "The Pastoral Bees," "Sharp Eyes," "Strawberries," "Is It Going to Rain?" "Speckled Trout," "Birds and...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Picture this: after a long week, you finally have the house to yourself. As you settle into the couch, something stirs--a mouse darts out from under a cupboard, a fly zips past the window--and you suddenly realize that you're not alone after all. Indeed, our homes are buzzing with life, but aside from the pursuit of better pest control, we've had only the barest understanding of it. That is why Rob Dunn and his team decided to take a closer look....
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Formats
Description
When New York City construction workers uncover the remains of thirty-six people murdered and dismembered over 130 years ago, archaeologist Nora Kelly and Special Agent Pendergast set out to investigate the killings.
14) The relic
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
Just days before a massive exhibition opens at the New York Museum of Natural History, visitors are being savagely murdered in the museum's dark hallways and secret rooms. Autopsies indicate that the killer cannot be human, but the museum's directors plan to proceed with the party celebrating the new exhibition. Museum researcher Margo Green must find out who - or what - is doing the killing--Publisher.
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Language
English
Description
"The average American spends ninety percent of their time indoors, and children are no exception. Today, kids can spend up to seven hours per day looking at screens. Not only does this phenomenon have consequences for our kids' physical and mental health, it calls into question their ability to understand and engage with anything beyond the built environment. We can talk about environmental stewardship, but until more people make meaningful contact...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
1210L
Language
English
Description
Following his return to America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The "AT" offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes--and to a writer with Bryson's comic genius, it also provides endless opportunities to test his own powers of ineptitude and to witness the majestic silliness...
17) Grand Canyon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
"An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain"--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A guide to exploring the outdoors and asking questions about nature"--
Dr. Temple Grandin introduces young readers to geologists, astrophysicists, oceanographers, and many other scientists through a series of projects to understand the world around them.
Author
Series
Oxford University paperback volume GB263
Language
English
Formats
Description
Approaches the prevalent issues in ecology from an aesthitic viewpoint, stressing the beauty and balance of nature
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