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Making friends (Mister Rogers' First experience book.)
Par Fred Rogers. 1987
Mr. Rogers explains what it means to be friends, and how friendship can make you feel left out, angry or…
sad as well as happy and full of joy. Grades P-2. 1987. Uniform title: Mister Rogers' neighborhood (Television program)Lowdown on earthworms
Par Norma Dixon. 2005
Earthworms are important as recyclers of organic material - if they went on strike, we'd all be buried under mountains…
of dry leaves and dead bugs! Learn about their characteristics, internal organs, diet, feeding habits, and life cycle. Directions for constructing a wormery and a worm composting bin are included, as well as interesting facts and tips on the humane handling of worms. Grades 2-4. 2005.Lucky leopards!: and more true stories of amazing animal rescues (National geographic kids. Chapters)
Par Aline Alexander Newman. 2016
Love of loons (Voyageur wilderness books)
Par Peter Roberts, Kate Crowley, Michael Link. 1987
Examines the loon's relationships with its family, environment and other animals, including flocking, mating, and parenting behaviour. Relates the true…
stories of a loon raised in captivity and the Loon Lady of Ten Mile Lake. 1987.Loving what is: four questions that can change your life
Par Stephen Mitchell, Byron Katie. 2002
This book explains how four questions can change your life forever. When applied to different emotional, mental or physical difficulties,…
these four questions can awaken peaceful, even ecstatic feelings and radically alter your perspective. 2002.Love & survival: the scientific basis for the healing power of intimacy
Par Dean Ornish. 1998
Dr. Ornish advocates love, intimacy, and social support as methods of improving health. Provides scientific studies to show that emotional…
intimacy is crucial to health. Uses anecdotes from his and his patients' lives to illustrate the power of emotions. Gives examples of how to speak and act in order to be more loving. c1998.Lorenzo the Magnificent: the story of an orphaned blue jay
Par Robert Franklin Leslie. 1985
Lorenzo suffered from a head wound, a twisted beak, a broken wing and leg. The author did not think he…
would survive, but Lorenzo survived to become both the plague and darling of the Leslie household. 1985.Leonardo's mountain of clams and the Diet of Worms: essays on natural history
Par Stephen Jay Gould. 1998
Essays by a paleontologist from Natural History magazine. Discusses scientists of the past and their (often erroneous) theories about the…
earth. Includes Leonardo da Vinci's writings on how marine fossils ended up on mountaintops. The Diet of Worms refers, not to a culinary treat, but to the court that banned Martin Luther's work in 1521. 1998.Leaning on the wind: under the spell of the great chinook
Par Sid Marty. 1995
The legendary chinook is a warm Pacific wind that runs along the eastern slopes of Rockies. It can turn winter…
temporarily into spring, but it can also knock railway cars off their tracks. From his home in the foothills of the Rockies, Sid Marty begins a journey through Chinook Country, talking about its history and the extraordinary people he meets along the way. 1995.Last animals at the zoo: how mass extinction can be stopped
Par Colin Tudge. 1992
Believing that "zoos are now an essential part of modern conservation strategy," British zoologist Tudge explains this thesis and describes…
the theory and practice of conservation breeding, including modern and prospective reproductive technologies. Also discussed are enhancing the zoo environment to improve the welfare of the animals and to prepare them for introduction into the wild. 1992.Last child in the woods: saving our children from nature-deficit disorder
Par Richard Louv. 2007
Last of the free
Par Gareth Patterson. 1994
The author's account of his life and adventures with three orphaned lion cubs in the wild. In a casual style,…
Patterson describes how he resettled the cubs in a Botswana safe haven, where he helped them to stalk and hunt. He tells of the many lions and elephants lost to poachers, game hunters, and ranchers and his efforts to thwart these human predators. Depicts Patterson's commitment to wildlife. 1995, c1994.Landscapes of the heart: narratives of nature and self
Par T. M Nelson, Michael Aleksiuk. 2002
Landscapes of the night: how and why we dream
Par Peter Evans, Christopher Riche Evans. 1983
Landscape and memory
Par Simon Schama. 1995
This book examines our relationship with the landscape around us - rivers, mountains, forests - the impact each of them…
has had on our culture and imaginations, and the way in which we, in turn, have shaped them to answer our needs. In a series of almost poetic stories and impressions, the author reveals to us the myths and traditions of the western landscape imagination, and the mysteries which lie just below the surface of our most familiar scenery. 1995.Labyrinth of desire: women, passion, and romantic obsession
Par Rosemary Sullivan. 2001
The author tells a story of a Canadian woman who escapes to Mexico, fleeing from an unfulfilling life. Ensconced in…
a run-down hotel, she meets an American artist at a local gallery and falls into a passionate love affair that ends badly. Sullivan then deconstructs the story, lifting the layers of meaning and mythology to look at what is really happening to the woman - and the man. Some descriptions of sex.How to breathe underwater: field reports from an age of radical change
Par Chris Turner. 2014
From The Simpsons to Cyberjaya, the multimedia supercorridor of Malaysia; from Pepsi's failed breakfast beverages to a climate crisis seen…
through scuba goggles; from dotcom bubbles to the Great Bear Rainforest, these essays exhort us to meet the challenges of sustainability - ecological, economic, and cultural - with innovation instead of lamentation. 2014.Fraser bear: a cub's life
Par Maggie De Vries. 2010
Fraser bear is born in a den in the Rocky Mountains. Before he leaves his mother and sister to fend…
for himself, he must learn to find berries and nuts and insects to eat. He also learns to avoid danger. But most important, he needs to learn to catch a salmon in order to survive. He tries and tries, but the fish always escape. Will Fraser catch a salmon at last? Grades 2-4. 2010.Down the drain: how we are failing to protect our water resources
Par Chris Wood, Ralph I Pentland. 2013
An incisive critique of Canada's failed management of its water supply. In this authoritative review of decades of independent critiques,…
accompanied by many riveting stories of water management failures, award-winning journalist Chris Wood and Canadian water policy expert Ralph Pentland explore how governments have failed to protect the waters that we drink, fish, and swim in and that support every aspect of our national economy. 2013.Animals at the EDGE: saving the world's rarest creatures
Par Jonathan Baillie, Marilyn Baillie. 2008
Explains scientists' work to study and protect unusual threatened species around the world - from the Yangtze River dolphin and…
Papua's long-beaked echidna to the bumblebee bat in Thailand, pygmy hippopotamus in Liberia, and aye-aye of Madagascar. Discusses the EDGE (Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered) uncommon-species conservation program. Grades 3-6. c2008.