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Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"In a world filled with breathtaking beauty, we have often overlooked the elusive magic of certain landscapes. A cloudy river flows into an Arctic wetland where sandhill cranes and musk oxen dwell. Further south, cypress branches hang low over dismal swamps. Places like these--collectively known as swamplands or peatlands--often go unnoticed for their ecological splendor. They are as globally significant as rainforests, yet, because of their reputation...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Offers an examination of the papyrus plant, looking at the important role it played in ancient Egyptian culture as a source of paper, as well as its unique properties that could help combat ecological and social problems in the modern world.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The Everglades, the vast "river of grass" in South Florida, is one of the most fascinating geographic regions on earth. Through an array of images and scenes, this film makes life in the Everglades memorable vivid. The "stars" of the film are the kings of Everglades' wildlife: the alligators. But in many ways the real protagonist is the complex Everglades ecosystem itself--massive yet delicate, threatened yet domitable.
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
When the Magic School Bus takes a dive, Wanda discovers that one of Ms. Frizzle's ancestors was Redbeard the Pirate and a treasure map leads the class to a coral reef where they learn first hand that life there is risky. In The Magic School Bus gets swamped, the class learns that swampland is an important haitat and natural water filter. In the Magic School Bus goes to Mussel Beach, the class learns about life along a shore.
Series
The magic school bus the complete volume disc 7
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Goes on air: The entire class has a 'spacey' adventure when the bus shrinks and gets stuck inside an empty jar, when they find that their only hope for escape is air!
Gets swamped: The debate is intense: Should Walkerville get rid of the swamp by the river and replaced it with a fantastic new shopping mall, or build the mall somewhere else? Carlos, representing his class, is given the thankless task of persuading the town council to keep the smelly...
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