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"From slowing wildfires to planting seeds, one animal is the true superhero that keeps the African savanna in balance. Elephants dig to find salt that other animal lick, their deep footprints collect water for small creatures to drink, and they eat young trees to keep the forest from overtaking the grasslands. In every season, the elephants are there to protect the savanna and its residents - but what would happen if the elephants were only "once...
2) Blue desert
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Published in 1986, Blue Desert was Charles Bowden’s third book-length work and takes place almost entirely in Arizona, revealing Bowden’s growing and intense preoccupation with the state and what it represented as a symbol of America’s “New West.”Bowden presents a view of the Southwest that measures how rapid growth takes its toll on the land. Writing with a reporter’s objectivity and a desert rat’s passion, Bowden offers us his trademarked...
3) Jungle
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An introduction to life in the jungle, using captioned photographs and descriptive paragraphs to provide information about the plant and animal species that make their homes in the tropical environment. Includes a wall chart and CD-ROM with clip art.
4) Seashore
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Simple text and photographs present information about features, plants, and animals of the seashore, including pools, seashells, seaweed, coral reefs, puffins, otters, turtles, and more, and includes a glossary.
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Ex-Green Beret George Hayduke returns from war to find his beloved southwestern desert threatened by industrial development. Joining with Bronx exile and feminist saboteur Bonnie Abzug, wilderness guide and outcast Mormon Seldom Seen Smith, and libertarian billboard torcher Doc Sarvis, M.D., Hayduke is ready to fight the power. They (the Monkey Wrench Gang) take on the strip miners, clear-cutters, and the highway, dam, and bridge builders who are...
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"Did you know that a Saguaro cactus can live for more than 200 years and grow as tall as 50 feet (15 meters)? Readers will discover how these desert giants are used for shelter by animals such as woodpeckers and owls, and provide food for animals such asbats and other small mammals. This captivating title provides a close-up look at the plants and animals that live in and around the Saguaro cactus in the Sonoran Desert."--
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"Spring on the Sonoran Desert can be a four-month-long spectacle of life and color. Within these well-written pages, Alcock exposes us to the plant and animal life of a land many regard as desolate. To Alcock, the desert has a constant evolutionary beauty he never seems to tire of. Alcock's approach to his subject is an elegant combination of science and literature. Only the desert itself, arrayed in its April apparel, can rival the beauty of this...
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Discover the lives and work of Native American and Canadian First Nations men and women of all ages and backgrounds who are modern day heroes fighting multinational corporations and/or government policies that are harmful to the planet are profiled. Readers learn about the oil drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge, Black Mesa coal and water mining, and oil extraction from the tar sands in Alberta, Canada. They are also able to share an
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Nestled in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Arizona, Sabino Canyon demonstrates the beauty and resiliency of life in what many would assume to be a most inhospitable place. For thousands of visitors each year, this oasis in the Sonoran Desert offers the opportunity to experience biodiversity in action.David Lazaroff has called on years of studying, photographing, and educating people about Sabino Canyon to produce this clearly written and...
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Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained — the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens. The biggest redwoods are over a thousand years old, rising more than thirty-five stories in what's left of the once-vast ancient redwood forest. Believed to be impossible to ascend, these majestic giants have remained unexplored until recently Š when...
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The blue planet: This documentary is a comprehensive study of the natural history of the world's oceans. Looks at the world's oceans and features extraordinary photography of the alluring creatures of the sea and the deepwater oceans. Also includes extra programs and a special features of exclusive interviews with the production team, photo gallery, Making Waves (the making of the Blue planet), Deep trouble (ecological documentary) Blue (5 minute...
20) Planet Earth
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The best-selling factual series of all time is now even better! Now, with the addition of all-new commentary and new bonus programs, you can relive this incredible experience all over again!
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