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Bilingual materials Counting Diving Juvenile literature Environmental protection Environmental protection Citizen participation Green movement Mars (Planet) Exploration Juvenile literature Recycling (Waste, etc.) Roving vehicles (Astronautics) Juvenile literature Sustainable livingGreenfield, Rob
Summary: "From environmental activist Rob Greenfield comes an energetic (and sometimes extreme!) guide to creating a sustainable world. In Be the Change, Greenfield guides young readers through some of the trickiest topics of our time: food and water waste, our dependency on fossil fuels, and our love of money and stuff. What our planet needs, he argues, is for us to embrace sustainable living. Be the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: "Humans use machines to explore the ocean-from snorkel gear to submersibles-and they ask, "How deep can we dive?""--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 551.46 CUSOLITOSoontornvat, Christina
Summary: "On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 904 SOONTORNVATLabrecque, Ellen
Summary: "Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a green general contractor. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included."
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 690.023 LABRECQUEHetzel, Rhonda
Summary: Award-winning blogger Rhonda Hetzel shares the day-to-day practicalities of a simple life and shows you how to rediscover the heart of your home. With a year of monthly projects that make household management easier, Rhonda encourages you to set up good systems, make what you need and appreciate what you have. Learn how to stretch money further, safely clean your home and cook from scratch with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 648 HetzelSummary: With episodes on biodiversity, urban agriculture, and sustainability, this overview is the perfect way to dive into environmental issues for audiences of all ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dreamscape Media, LLC 2020
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1 available in DVD, Call number: DVD ADULT 1511Lozanova, Sarah
Summary: "Create your own unique sustainable home and life with tools, tips, and inspiration from The Humane Home. Sarah Lozanova shows us how to evaluate all the ways our lifestyle and living choices can be more sustainable, from powering our homes to the food we consume and the air we breathe. Small steps empower us to act immediately by starting an herb garden, reducing utility bills, and learning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640.28 LOZANOVALawrence, Ellen
Summary: "Young readers will learn all about space."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Readers, Call number: READER 523.44 LAWRENCE 1/2Summary: With episodes on biodiversity, urban agriculture, and sustainability, this overview is the perfect way to dive into environmental issues for audiences of all ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dreamscape Media, LLC 2020
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1 available in DVD, Call number: DVD ADULT 1510Summary: Offers information and instructions on living a greener, more self-sufficient lifestyle, including how to build a log cabin, how to raise livestock, and how to make candles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640.973 BACKSummary: "Explores ways that people can reduce their use of fossil fuels, and thereby reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted, and ways to adapt to a warming world; includes glossary, additional resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 363.7 LIVINGHodge, Deborah.
Summary: Follows the animals, plants, and activities on a small farm throughout the seasons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 630 HODGEClinton, Chelsea
Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 920.72 CLINTONPage, Jason.
Summary: Describes the aquatic events of the Olympic Games.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 797.21 PAGEBell, Samantha
Summary: "Get 12 in-depth chapters on the daring and dangerous job of a rescue and recovery diver, including cave rescues, black water, underwater robots, and collecting police evidence. Includes statistics, sidebars, and critical thinking questions, plus up-to-date news, content feeds, educator resources, and digital ebook version at 12StoryLibrary.com"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 12-Story Library 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 797.23 BELLSmith, Timothy R.
Summary: Written for small twigs no matter the age, this book is a humorous hiking and camping guide, including basics and preparations, places of interest in the United States, and survival of modern camping.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alexander & Smith Pub. 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 796.5 SMITHRusch, Elizabeth.
Summary: The story of the two robot vehicles, Spirit and Opportunity, that were sent to explore Mars, lasting far past their projected lives of 3 months and sending back invaluable images of the environmentally hostile planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 523.43 RUSCHRodríguez, Patty
Summary: "Inspired by one of Mexico's most iconic painters, this book will introduce your little ones to their first English and Spanish numbers and words"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy Collection, Call number: BB RODRIGUEZSiy, Alexandra.
Summary: Presents an introduction to the Mars Exploration Rovers (MERS), "Spirit" and "Opportunity," with photographs of the Mars landscape taken over a five-year period as the rovers searched for water on the red planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 919.9 SIYGeorge, Lynn.
Summary: This book answers questions about historical events and the way of life when people rushed to California in search of gold in the late 1800s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. Group 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 979.404 GEORGEJeffery, Yvonne.
Summary: Includes effective and simple strategies for making a difference in every part of your life--from reducing energy waste in your home and cutting reliance on your car, to going green in the garden and at work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley Pub. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 JEFFREYFaires, Nicole
Summary: "Permaculture is an important but often misunderstood method of growing food and building homes in a manner that works with nature, rather than against it, to create beautiful, healthy, and useful gardens. Blending ecology, organic agriculture, green home design, appropriate technology, and biology can be confusing and overwhelming, but Permaculture for Beginners simplifies this vast field for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2022
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Contents: pt. 1. Whole view -- The environmental footprint of our lives -- Carbon-offset programs -- Global warming and the environment information and resources -- pt. 2. Go lightly -- The mind-set of traveling naturally and lightly -- Before you go -- Health -- Money -- Ecotravel preparation -- The essentials list -- Dry-cleaning and laundry -- Europe-wide information and resources -- pt. 3. Traveling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.60 YATESEnglish, Ashley
Summary: "All the information you need to homestead--gathered in one ultimate, essential book!,"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: LARK 2017