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2) Black faces, white spaces: reimagining the relationship of African Americans to the great outdoors
Author
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Why are African Americans so underrepresented when it comes to interest in nature, outdoor recreation, and environmentalism? In this thought-provoking study, Carolyn Finney looks beyond the discourse of the environmental justice movement to examine how the natural environment has been understood, commodified, and represented by both white and black Americans. Bridging the fields of environmental history, cultural studies, critical race studies, and...
3) Animals
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
American English edition.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
This fact-filled search-and-find adventure activity book takes kids around the world in search of more than 250 hidden pictures of animals. Kids will crisscross the planet to explore some of Earth's most unique animal habitats, from the Amazon rainforest to the African savanna to the Australian bush. Each location is illustrated with art, with plenty of animals to spot. But that's not all: Turn the page, and find photographs of the animals just spotted,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"We know fungi are important, for us as well as the environment. But how they live, and what they can do, remains mysterious and surprising. The lives of fungi presents an inside look into their hidden world. The wonders of fungi are myriad: a mushroom poking up through leaf litter literally overnight, or the sensational hit of umami from truffle shavings. Alexander Fleming cured infections with mold and spiritual guides have long used psychedelic...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
240 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Corals are among the most varied lifeforms on Earth, ranging from mushroom corals and leather corals to button polyps, sea fans, anemones, and pulse corals. Bridging the gap between plant and animal, these marine invertebrates serve as homes to reef fish and share symbiotic relationships with photosynthesizing algae, which provide corals with their nourishment. This book profiles the diversity of the world's coral groups, describing key aspects of...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This is wildfire offers everything you need to know about wildfires in one useful volume: reflects on the history of humanity's connection to flames; analyzes how our society arrived at this perilous moment; and recounts stories of those fighting fire and trying to change our relationship with it. It also offers practical advice: choosing your insurance and making your home resilient to burns; packing an emergency go-bag; rebuilding after a fire;...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Long ago, Grandfather came to a new land. Fish swam in the water, birds chirped in the sky, monkeys played in the trees. And in this wilderness, with his own two hands, Grandfather built a house. It wasn't easy. But the land gave him what he needed. And it became his home. Decades later, his grandson will have all he needs: a head full of memories, two capable hands, and the heart to appreciate family, nature, and home.
Author
Series
Detective Duck volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
67 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Willow Feathers McBeaver, aka Detective Duck, and her pond animal pals investigate puzzling mysteries caused by human disruptions to their habitat.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
New edition.
Physical Desc
512 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
This encyclopedia is illustrated with a blend of illustrations, maps, and photography, it is a broad-ranging, in-depth guide to both physical oceanography and marine life. An introduction explains important principles and processes, from the geology of the seafloor to the chemistry of seawater. They look at key environments from the seashore out to the open ocean and the main groups of ocean life. There is a detailed atlas of the world's oceans and...
Author
Publisher
Regnery Publishing
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
xiv, 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Morano explains that the "Green New Deal" is packed with guarantees so completely irrelevant to the problem it purports to solve that even its boosters have admitted it is not really about the climate. Here he makes it clear we are not facing a man-made climate disaster. Instead "climate change" is the perfect Trojan horse for the socialist agenda of the Left, and it is on a collision course with self-government and our fundamental rights. Morano...
Author
Series
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
An increasingly important and often overlooked issue in science and technology policy is recognizing the role that philanthropies play in setting the direction of research. In an era where public and private resources for science are strained, the practices that foundations adopt to advance basic and applied research needs to be better understood. This first-of-its-kind study provides a detailed assessment of the current state of science philanthropy....
Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Take a visual journey of discovery through the animal and plant kingdoms. These infographics shed light on the truly remarkable range of the natural world; how plants and animals grow and age, sleep and migrate, and reproduce and die. Spanning ideas both big and small from evolution to animal behavior" --
14) Walking together
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Grounded in Etuaptmumk, also known as Two-Eyed Seeing, the gift of multiple perspectives, and the Mi'kmaw concept of Netukulimk, meaning to protect Mother Earth for the ancestors, present, and future generations, Walking Together nurtures respectful, reciprocal, responsible relationships with the Land and Water, plant-life, animals and other-than-human beings for the benefit of all.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
94 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Environmental mystery solvers Shelby and her best friend, Watts, who is never without his encyclopedia, must help Fred the hermit crab find all the shells that went missing from the beach.
16) The river
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (74 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the timeless relationship between human civilization and Earth's rivers. Spanning six continents, this visual and musical tour-de-force is by turns celebratory, cautionary, and ultimately hopeful that we are beginning to understand rivers in all their complexity and fragility. Narrated by Oscar Nominee Willem Dafoe.
17) Planet Earth III
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 400 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Planet Earth III explores the greatest habitats on our planet and the animals that live in them. From the depths of the ocean to the most remote jungle, discover the planet's last great wild places and the strategies animals have evolved to survive. Each episode focuses on a distinct habitat, including grasslands and deserts, forests, freshwater habitats, and coasts. This contemporary chapter of Planet Earth also reveals the new challenges that wildlife...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Featuring stunning illustrations and immersive text and focusing on the individual characteristics of different regions across the country, this is the definitive nonfiction picture book about the wildlife of the United States, geared especially for young readers"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Tour 6 North American deserts in 24 hours from day break in the Mojave Desert through midnight in the Great Basin while learning about why these deserts are in danger and how to save them"--
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