Books for a better Earth

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Levy, Dana Alison
Munro, Roxie
Sanchez, Anita, 1956
Stremer, Jessica
Romito, Dee
Lawlor, Laurie
Wheeler, Kate
Van Vleet, Carmella
McMillan, Kate (Illustrator
Harrison, David L
Chichester, Teddi Lynn
Zwetchkenbaum, Jordan
Castaldo, Nancy F. (Nancy Fusco), 1962
 
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Book cover for "Breaking the mold".
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"Sixteen profiles of scientists who are changing the face of science and the future of Earth through their research"--
Book cover for "A day in the life of a desert".
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"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"--
Book cover for "The forest in the sea".
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"An exploration of seaweed's role in marine ecosystems and climate change solutions"--
Book cover for "Great Carrier Reef".
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"A STEM picture book documenting the transformation of an aircraft carrier that was gutted and turned into the world's largest artificial reef"--
Book cover for "The last plastic straw".
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"A history of the technological advancements behind the straw, how modern plastic straws harm the environment, and what is being done to solve the problem of plastic pollution"--
Book cover for "Restoring prairie, woods, and pond".
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"A small rural Wisconsin community restores publicly-owned land that has become a dumping ground into a nature trail joining an elementary school and the public library and crossing three distinct ecosystems"--
Book cover for "Team trash".
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After a mechanical mishap, studious environmentalist Charlie and artistic Oliver travel back through time and must gather information on recycling throughout the ages to return to the present day.
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"A timely middle grade book exploring the incredible ways animals detect, respond, and adapt to wildfires, as well as how climate change is affecting the frequency and severity of these devastating events in nature"--
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"An introduction to paleoclimatology and ice cores for kids, connecting the methods that scientists use to study our climate history with future climate change solutions"--
Book cover for "Sustainable structures".
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"A stunning illustrated overview of "green" architecture on every continent, packed full of cool STEAM facts and fascinating details"--
Book cover for "A tree is a community".
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"In this science nonfiction picture book, one tree supports an ecosystem of life-insects, mammals, and even humans"--
Book cover for "Wildlife crossings of hope".
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"An exploration of wildlife crossings projects around the world and the scientists, engineers, and everyday people behind them"--
Book cover for "The air we share".
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"An introduction to the atmosphere, how air pollution affects the environment, and what we can do to keep the air clean"--
Book cover for "My pollinator garden".
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"Explores the animals and plants in a pollinator garden, how they need each other to survive, and how you can help them"--
Book cover for "Plight of the pelican".
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"A nonfiction picture book that chronicles the science and activism that not only saved the pelicans in the 1950s but led to the founding of the EPA and the Endangered Species Act"--
Book cover for "Riverkeeper".
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"America's 'first river,' the Hudson, and the Riverkeepers who protect it, offer insight into the history of environmental activism and how individuals and communities can learn by example to protect watersheds all over the globe"--
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"An introduction to the nutrient cycle and how scientists are using animal poop to study endangered animals, replant forests destroyed by wildfire, and more"--