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Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Explores the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State, introduces its abundant plant and animal life, and explains the delicate balance between plant and animal life. Considers the importance of water and rainfall, from the lowland forests to the highest mountains.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Through the magic of close-up photography, the author first asks the reader to identify an object found in a rain forest in a super-close-up picture, with the next page revealing the entire picture.
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Provides facts about the grizzly, black, and spirit bears of the Great Bear Rainforest on British Columbia's central coast, and examines their relationship with the salmon population.
Author
Series
Publisher
Soundprints
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As morning comes to Kangaroo Island following a thunderstorm, a mother kangaroo finds her lost baby and a burned eucalyptus tree sprouts buds and becomes a new home for animals.
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire "the Beast" because it behaved in seemingly sinister and often unpredictable ways. Many of them hoped that they would never see anything like it again. Yet it's not a stretch to suggest that megafires like the Beast have become the new normal. A glance at international headlines shows a remarkable increase in higher temperatures,...
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Diana Beresford-Kroeger-- world-recognized botanist and medical biochemist; has revolutionized our understanding of the natural world with her startling insights into the hidden life of trees. In this riveting memoir, she uncovers the roots of her discoveries in her extraordinary childhood in Ireland. Soon after, her brilliant mind bloomed into an illustrious scientific career that melds the intricacies of the natural world with the truths of traditional...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Reveals what can be understood about the natural world through the author's year-long observation of a one-square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest, explaining the scientific ties binding all life and how the ecosystem has cycled for millions of years.
Author
Publisher
Mountain Press Pub. Company
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Describes how the forest changes in the aftermath of a fire, discussing fire's beneficial effects for forest plants and animals such as black-backed woodpeckers, lodgepole pines, elk, and mountain bluebirds.
You might think a burned area is as barren and lifeless as the moon. Take a closer look and you'll find that even before the last wisps of smoke have cleared, the newly burned forest is already teeming with life. Come explore the Rocky Mountains...
Author
Publisher
Dawn Publications
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"On a hike through the Children's Eternal Rainforest, Peter discovers many intriguing plants and animals, and also that his mother was one of the second-graders who joined with other children from all over the world to make preservation of this Costa Rican rainforest possible"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the different types of trees and plants that grow in the layers of the rain forest, the fruits, nuts, and vegetables they provide, and what threatens their survival.
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Helps readers become a “forest detective” on their next outdoor adventure by decoding nature’s signs by following tree roots, crossing streams and turning over rocks to awaken the ancient past and thrilling present of the ecosystem around them.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
As a child, Simon Jackson found navigating the world of the school playground difficult. He felt most at home in the woodlands, learning about and photographing wildlife. As a teenager, he became fascinated with spirit bears, a rare subspecies of black bear with creamy white fur. These elusive creatures were losing their habitat to deforestation, and Simon knew he had to do something to protect them. He decided he would become the voice for the spirit...
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