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Author
Publisher
Patagonia Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Trees have been the principal fuel and building material of every society over the millennia, from the time hunters and gatherers first settled until the middle of the nineteenth century. Without vast supplies of wood from forests, the great civilizations of the world would have never emerged. Wood’s abundance or scarcity greatly shaped the culture, demographics, economies, internal and external politics, and technology of successive societies...
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Jack, the little yellow taxi, used to be the fastest, brightest taxi around and traveled the city as if he had wings. If only he could fly. But something magical happens when Jack sees a bus that says, zCome to Brazil.y Before Jack knows it, hes flying over the Brazilian rainforest and his new customers are macaws and howler monkeys! Jack couldnt be happier, playing pass-the-coconut. But their fun comes to a halt when big bulldozers and cranky cranes...
8) Archangel
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
A novel on eco-terrorism featuring Adam Gabriel, ex-fighter pilot turned defender of the environment. It begins with a logger in Maine cutting trees as fast as he can before a law turns a forest into a wilderness preserve. Opposing him is the woman editor of the local environmental paper, but her editorials do little good. Fresh from the eco-wars out West, Gabriel, whose home town this is, swings into action, spiking trees which causes chain saws...
Author
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This title will teach readers about orangutans and where they live. It will also let readers know that the two main groups of orangutans are endangered or critically endangered due to habitat loss, illegal hunting, and more"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"As the world's climate changes, two areas are being significantly affected. Deserts are expanding and becoming even more dry and arid. Forests are disappearing, thanks in part to logging by humans. The Earth doesn't need more deserts, and it desperately needs more forests. Inside, find out more about these vital biomes and how people are working hard to make sure they survive properly"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
AltaMira Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"Deforestation, soil runoff, salination, pollution. While recurrent themes of the contemporary world, they are not new to us. In this broad sweeping review of the environmental impacts of human settlement and development worldwide over the past 5,000 years, Sing C. Chew shows that these processes are as old as civilization itself. With examples ranging from Ancient Mesopotamia to Malaya, Mycenaean Greece to Ming China, Chew shows that the processes...
15) Jungle
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
copyright 2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Experience the sites and sounds of the jungle as you journey through the rainforests of the world. Learn about pollination, propagation and photosynthesis and meet diverse creatures that inhabit these regions.
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Rainforests have long been recognized as hotspots of biodiversity--but they are crucial for our planet in other surprising ways. Not only do these fascinating ecosystems thrive in rainy regions, they create rain themselves, and this moisture is spread around the globe. Rainforests across the world have a powerful and concrete impact, reaching as far as America's Great Plains and central Europe. In Rainforest: Dispatches from Earth's Most Vital Frontlines,...
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