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THE CLASSIC THAT LAUNCHED THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT
"Rachel Carson is a pivotal figure of the twentieth century...people who thought one way before her essential 1962 book Silent Spring thought another way after it."—Margaret Atwood
Rarely does a single book alter the course of history, but Rachel Carson's Silent Spring did exactly that. The outcry that followed its publication in 1962 forced
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Eleven-year-old Ruby, a Black girl who loves studying insects, accidentally captures an alien bug, but when the creature escapes and starts wreaking havoc around the neighborhood, it is up to Ruby and her rag-tag group of friends to find this new invasive species before the feds do.
5) Hatch
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Overthrow volume 2
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English
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First the rain brought seeds. Seeds that grew into alien plants that burrowed and strangled and fed. Seth, Anaya, and Petra are strangely immune to the plants' toxins and found a way to combat them. But just as they have their first success, the rain begins again. This rain brings eggs. That hatch into insects. Not small insects. Bird-sized mosquitos that carry disease. Borer worms that can eat through the foundation of a house. Boat-sized water striders...
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Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
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English
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Readers will discover what sets insects and spiders apart and learn how different species are suited for their many habitats around the world.
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Finniverse volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When Earth is threatened by an invading race of bugs called the Hunger, 11-year-old Finn, his arch-nemesis, Lincoln, his crush, Julep, and one pink unicorn lunchbox become Earth's last best hope against destruction"--
9) Insects
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Series
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Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1981]
Physical Desc
45 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Briefly introduces some distinctive characteristics, habits, similarities, and differences of a number of different insects.
10) Stick insects
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Grolier
Pub. Date
2009.
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52 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First.
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xi, 211 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"Meet the intelligent insects, marvellous minibeasts and inspirational invertebrates that bring life to our planet. Discover how we can 'rebug' our attitudes and embrace these brilliant, essential insects, so that we can avoid an 'insecctageddon' and help each other thrive. In Rebugging the Planet, Vicki Hird shows us that bugs are beautiful, inventive and economically invaluable. They are also responsible for pollinating plants, feeding birds, defending...
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