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Overboard!: Survivor diaries (Survivor Diaries)
Par Terry Lynn Johnson. 2017
Eleven-year-old Travis and twelve-year-old Marina, separated from their families after being thrown into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of…
Washington, battle hypothermia as they struggle to survive. Includes Coast Guard-approved cold-water survival tips. For grades 3-6. 2017The last: Endling (Endling Ser. #1)
Par Katherine Applegate. 2018
Fearing she may be the last of her kind, Byx sets off to find a safe haven and to see…
if the legends of hidden dairne packs are true. For grades 4-7. 2018Animals strike curious poses: essays
Par Elena Passarello. 2017
Collection of seventeen essays examining the lives of animals that humans have elevated by naming and immortalizing them. Animals covered…
include mammoths, wolves, rhinoceroses, bears, horses, gorillas, pigs, elephants, goats, and more. 2017If polar bears disappeared
Par Lily Williams. 2018
The stranger in the woods: the extraordinary story of the last true hermit
Par Michael Finkel. 2017
In 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight drove to Maine and disappeared into the forest. He did not speak to another human…
being until he was arrested for stealing food nearly thirty years later. Discusses his survival in the wilderness in the intervening decades. Bestseller. 2017Nomadland: surviving America in the twenty-first century
Par Jessica Bruder. 2017
A look at the subculture of older Americans who, unable to afford either mortgages or retirement, are traveling the country…
in RVs, campers, and vans. Particularly examines the life of one woman as she travels between seasonal jobs and reunions with her van-dwelling friends. Some strong language. 2017Beauty and the beak: how science, technology, and a 3D-printed beak rescued a bald eagle
Par Deborah Lee Rose, Jane Veltkamp. 2017
After a hunter shattered her beak, Beauty, a bald eagle, was rescued in Alaska and relocated to Birds of Prey…
Northwest, a raptor center in Idaho. Recounts how scientists and engineers created a prosthetic beak from a 3D printer while her real beak regenerated slowly. For grades 3-6. 2017Damselfly: a novel
Par Chandra Prasad. 2018
When the Drake Rosemont Academy fencing team's Tokyo-bound plane crashes on a jungle-choked island, the teens hope for rescue but…
will need to use all their ingenuity to survive the deadly jungle. Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018The inner life of animals: love, grief, and compassion : surprising observations of a hidden world (The Mysteries of Nature #2)
Par Peter Wohlleben, Jane Billinghurst. 2017
Author of The Hidden Life of Trees (DB 86697) shares his observations of animal behavior. Examines the emotions perceived in…
mammals, birds, insects, and more. Translated from the original 2016 German edition. Bestseller. 2017The seasons alter: how to save our planet in six acts
Par Evelyn Fox Keller, Philip Kitcher. 2017
Using the construct of Socratic dialogues, philosopher Kitcher and biologist Keller examine six questions regarding climate change. Topics include: Is…
It Real? So What? Why Care? What Can Be Done? Who Pays? and A New Politics? 2017Beyond words: what animals think and feel
Par Carl Safina. 2015
Ecologist examines the boundary between humans and nonhuman animals, using field observations as well as laboratory research into brain activity.…
Highlights elephants in Amboseli National Park in Kenya, wolves in Yellowstone National Park, and killer whales off the Pacific Northwest coast. 2015The home place: memoirs of a colored man's love affair with nature
Par J. Drew Lanham. 2016
Naturalist describes his family history and the development of his love for the natural world around him. Discusses the issue…
of race both in the everyday enjoyment of the outdoors and in his professional life. Examines the impact of the home where he grew up and the loss of it. 2016Brief candle in the dark: my life in science
Par Richard Dawkins. 2015
Author of An Appetite for Wonder (DB 77591) continues the analysis of his life. Discusses his literary achievements, reactions to…
the criticism and fame that came because of his books, and the personalities he has met, including Douglas Adams, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Leakey, and Miriam Rothschild, among others. 2015The deeper genome: why there is more to the human genome than meets the eye
Par John Parrington. 2015
Oxford pharmacologist examines early twenty-first century research into the work the human genome does at the molecular level. Discusses historical…
understanding of genes, the genome and inheritance, ways the genome is believed to work, and the two percent of the genomic code that makes us human. 2015Grandma Gatewood's walk: the inspiring story of the woman who saved the Appalachian Trail
Par Ben Montgomery. 2014
Biography of Emma Gatewood (1887-1973), who left her family in Ohio in May 1955, saying only that she was going…
for a walk. Four months later she completed a solo hike of the Appalachian Trail, from south to north--the first woman to do so. Details her trip and subsequent celebrity. 2014Tales of remarkable birds
Par Dominic Couzens. 2015
Thirty-nine profiles of extant birds, and one essay on recent extinctions, grouped by continental associations. Highlights extraordinary aspects of each…
species, such as mating displays, architectural prowess, plumage and other morphologically distinct features, songs, habitat occupation, parasitic behaviors, and breeding and young-rearing practices. 2015Journalist chronicles the deadly tornado outbreak of April 24-27, 2011, which ran from Texas to New York and spawned 757…
tornadoes. Cross focuses on the storms that struck Alabama, especially Tuscaloosa, on April 27th. Describes reactions on the ground, the immediate aftermath, and the long-term recovery. 2015The soul of an octopus: a surprising exploration into the wonder of consciousness
Par Sy Montgomery. 2015
Naturalist and documentary writer explores the world, intelligence, and consciousness of octopuses. Describes her interactions with captive giant Pacific octopuses…
named Athena, Octavia, Kali, and Karma at the New England Aquarium in Boston, and her field investigations in French Polynesia and the Gulf of Mexico. 2015Laudato si': on care for our common home : Encyclical letter
Par Francis I, Catholic Church. 2015
Second encyclical by Pope Francis (born 1936), addressing the concept of the Earth as a common home. Discusses the current…
state of the shared environment, the Gospel message as seen through creation, human causes of ecological crisis, ecology and the common good, and the need for action. 2015Professional navigator and travel company executive shares the tips and tricks he has learned over his twenty years of experience…
about orienting yourself in both urban and rural environments using nature's clues. Includes information on using your senses, identifying landmarks big and small, and ways different environments affect indicators. 2014