Kimmerer, Robin Wall
Summary: "As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2020
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Summary: Three girls follow their grandmother into her garden, where they examine her collection of rocks, crystals, shells, and meteorites and learn about the marvels they reveal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cinco Puntos Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GonzalezTan, Amy
Summary: "In 2016, author Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state of the world: Hatred and misinformation became a daily presence on social media, and the country felt more divisive than ever. In search of peace, Tan turned toward the natural world just beyond her window and, specifically, the birds flocking to the feeders in her yard. But what began as an attempt to find solace turned into something far...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "A guide to exploring the outdoors and asking questions about nature"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Non-fiction, Call number: J 508 GradinYoung, Kevin
Summary: "Emile loves the field close to his home--in spring, summer, and fall, when it gives him bees and flowers, blossoms and leaves. But not as much in winter, when he has to share his beautiful, changeable field with other children ... and their sleds"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me a World, an imprint of Random House Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YoungHopgood, Tim
Summary: "Discover the great outdoors with this beautifully illustrated treasury that celebrates the wonder of nature in four glorious seasons. From vibrant springtime flowers to sweet fruits on summer trees, the falling of autumn leaves and snowdrops in winter, this book of four seasons is the perfect introduction to the big outdoors. Discover why birds fly south in winter, find animal footprints in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Studio 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Non-fiction, Call number: J 508 HopgoodFoster, Craig
Summary: In this thrilling memoir of a life spent exploring the most incredible places on Earth--from the Great African Seaforest to the crocodile lairs of the Okavango Delta--Craig Foster reveals how we can attend to the earthly beauty around us and deepen our love for all living things, whether we make our homes in the country, the city, or anywhere in between. Foster explores his struggles to remain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FosterThomas, Isabel
Summary: "Fox teaches her cubs to survive in the wild, until one day she dies. Her body goes back to earth and grass and air, nourishing the world around her, showing that death is also a beginning"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ThomasGobin, Shantel
Summary: "Do you want to be an adventure guide, a surveyor, or a wildlife firefighter? Learn about different career paths that spend their times outdoors and in nature"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Non-fiction, Call number: J 650 GobinWohlleben, Peter
Summary: "When you walk in the woods, do you use all five senses to explore your surroundings? For most of us, the answer is no--but when we do engage all our senses, a walk in the woods can go from pleasant to immersive and restorative. Forest Walking teaches you how to get the most out of your next adventure by becoming a forest detective, decoding nature's signs and awakening to the ancient past and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 582 WohllebenJackson, Richard
Summary: Undaunted by the rainy weather, three children take their happiness outside and seem to chase the clouds away as they jump, skip, and dance together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JackGallagher, Tim.
Summary: "Explorer and naturalist Tim Gallagher is obsessed with rare birds. A decade ago, Gallagher was one of the rediscoverers of the legendary ivory-billed woodpecker, which most scientists believed had been extinct for more than half a century--an event that caused an international stir. Now, in Imperial Dreams, Gallagher once again hits the trail, journeying deep into Mexico's savagely beautiful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.722 GallagNeddo, Nick.
Summary: "It's time to go back to basics! If you're interested in art, but find that it's becoming an increasingly expensive hobby, The Organic Artist is just the book for you! It encourages us all to return to those days when art was made with all-natural materials, such as charcoal and birch bark. Immersing you in the natural world, The Organic Artist seeks to inspire creativity by connecting you to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 702.842 NeddoGoldsworthy, Andy
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Publisher / Publication Date: H.N. Abrams 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709.2 GolHanscom, Angela J.
Summary: "In this important book, a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of TimberNook shows how outdoor play and unstructured freedom of movement are vital for children's cognitive development and growth, and offers tons of fun, engaging ways to help ensure that kids grow into healthy, balanced, and resilient adults. Today's kids have adopted sedentary lifestyles filled with television, video...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Parenting Collection, Call number: PARENTING 306.481 HansBerger, Joel
Summary: "On the Tibetan Plateau, there are wild yaks with blood cells thinner than those of horses' by half, enabling the endangered yaks to survive at 40 below zero and in the lowest oxygen levels of the mountaintops. But climate change is causing the snow patterns here to shift, and with the snows, the entire ecosystem. Food and water are vaporizing in this warming environment, and these beasts of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 Berger 2018Macfarlane, Robert
Summary: "From bestselling Landmarks author Robert Macfarlane and acclaimed artist and author Jackie Morris, a beautiful illustrated book for readers young and old. All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world--Dandelion, Otter, Bramble and Acorn, all gone. The rich landscape of wild imagination and wild play is rapidly fading from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: House of Anansi Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.92 MacFarlan 2019Drummond, Allan
Summary: "The story of Greensburg, Kansas, a town that rebuilt completely green after a deadly tornado"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Non-fiction, Call number: J 640.28 DrumFrost, Helen
Summary: Close-up photos and lightly-rhymed declarative verse capture a bug's-eye view of nature and encouarge children to experience the world outside their doors with care and openness. Includes insect facts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Non-fiction, Call number: J 811.54 FrostPincus, Meeg
Summary: "Monarch butterflies swooped through and people wondered, "Where do they go?" In 1976 the world learned: after migrating, the monarchs roost by the millions in an oyamel grove in Mexico. This was a mystery that could only be solved when people worked as a team"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Non-fiction, Call number: J 595.789 PincusWallace-Wells, David
Summary: "It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousandsof homes. Across the US, "500-year" storms pummel communities month after month, and floods displace tens of millions annually. This is only a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tim Duggan Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 Wall 2019Burke, Lisa
Summary: 11 hands-on experiments that bring science to life, right in your own backyard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Non-fiction, Call number: J 507.82 BurkeFlett, Julie
Summary: When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of nature and art. As the seasons change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? Acclaimed author and artist Julie Flett's textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FlettMontgomery, Sy
Summary: "An investigation of the emotional and physical world of the octopus"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015