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An inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative from a distinguished professor of science and a Native American whose previous book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature writing. As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders,...
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[2022]
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327 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"It's the near future, and tens of thousands of species are going extinct every year. The loss is not total, though: the DNA sequences of many species are being digitized and uploaded to a global network of "biobanks," together with brain and body scans, recordings of behavior in the wild, microbiota profiles, and so forth, in the hope that the extinct victims of humanity's destructiveness might one day be resurrected. Then comes the day when the...
4) Population
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[2009]
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
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English
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Examines some of the reasons why the world is running out of natural resources, focusing on the effects of global population growth, and looks at ways to slow down the changes that are taking place on Earth.
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[2011]
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48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.
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English
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An examination of the endangerment and extinction of certain animals, exploring how wildlife in general affects Earth's biodiversity and balance, as well as how animals contribute to a healthier planet.
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2007.
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63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm.
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English
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Examines the effects of human behavior on Earth's ecosystems and the roles renewable energy, recycling, and wildlife protection have to play in the survival of our planet.
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[2012]
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28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 18 x 22 cm
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English
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A wordless introduction to the impact human activities have on the planet offers juxtaposed spreads of unblemished versus abused examples of nature, from a sparkling waterfall beside a garbage-clogged river to a beautiful green parrot beside a dull-feathered, caged bird.
A wordless introduction to the impact human activities have on the planet offers juxtaposed spreads of such unblemished versus abused examples of nature as a sparkling waterfall...
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2013.
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232 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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"An award-winning ecology writer goes looking for the wilderness we've forgotten. Many people believe that only an ecological catastrophe will change humanity's troubled relationship with the natural world. In fact, as J.B. MacKinnon argues in this unorthodox look at the disappearing wilderness, we are living in the midst of a disaster thousands of years in the making--and we hardly notice it. We have forgotten what nature can be and adapted to a...
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