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"From colonial times to the modern day, two things have remained constant in American history: the destructive power of fires and the bravery of those who fight them. Fighting Fire! brings to life ten of the deadliest infernos this nation has ever endured: the great fires of Boston, New York, Chicago, Baltimore, and San Francisco, the disasters of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, the General Slocum, and the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, the wildfire of...
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"When you think of holes, what comes to mind? Maybe the irritating hole in your sock. Or the hole on the shelf where you plucked out this book. But did you know there are holes that suddenly devour entire gas stations? Big holes in the ocean that are visible from space? Small holes in balls that prevent a backyard home run? A hole is a part of something where there's nothing at all. Holes are investigated by scientists, used by artists, designed by...
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Drawing on a career of environmental reporting and over two years of travel to the front lines of climate migration across the globe, an award-winning science journalist, in this urgent call to action, discusses the underreported, seismic consequences of climate change and how it will reshape humanity.
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"Mr. King likes pretty things. He also likes machines. So when he discovers a flower that has been nibbled by a caterpillar, he builds himself a Caterpillar-Catcher. Off he zooms--unaware that his machine is filling the sky with smoke and that his friends are calling him to stop! When he finally does, his friends are not happy. But with some imagination, Mr. King figures out a way to green his machine--and the world around him!"--
12) A closer look
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Detailed collage illustrations accompanied by simple text present expanding views of familiar objects in nature, such as a bug and a flower.
13) Planets
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"Journey through space into the farthest reaches of our Solar System. Guided by astronauts and expert space engineers, learn all about the planets, how they formed, and how scientists study them."--
14) Ska-tat!
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Children describe playing in the colorful, scratchy leaves as they fall down from the trees.
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Join Chickadee, Bear, Rabbit, and a host of other friendly forest animals on a quiet journey through a winer day. Gentle text presents the creatures' habits once the snow starts to fall, from preparing a warm home to sleeping soundly all winter. With colorful cut-paper illustrations, this book is perfect for a winter story time or cozy bedtime reading.
18) One tiny turtle
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Davies' lyrical text follows the mysterious life of a loggerhead turtle as she is born, grows, journeys, and comes ashore to start a new cycle of life for her baby turtles.
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Hazy fables volume 2
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This brainy and hilarious middle-grade adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet follows a young science-minded zombie named Edda as she deals with a myriad of death-altering problems including a climate crisis caused by the anti-science humans in Ignorway, the disappearance of her mom, and the greedy scheming of her villainous Aunt Agonista.--
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"In this entertaining young readers edition of the environmental studies classic, Michael Pollan demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a reciprocal relationship. He links four fundamental human desires--sweetness, beauty, energy, and control--with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, coffee, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy...
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