Environmental Conservation & Protection
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STEM to the Rescue — Hardcover Set
From the Series STEM to the Rescue
The future is uncertain. Can science save us? STEM to the Rescue is a series for young readers that highlights innovations in science. Can the same great minds who thought up the internet,… Read More →
Storing Carbon: Book 40
From the Series Sustainability
This simple informational text introduces students to the concept of carbon sinks. Using plant life in forests, grasslands, and farms, the text illustrates how plants store carbon dioxide,… Read More →
Sustainable Living
From the Series Earth in Danger
Sustainable Living teaches us what 'sustainable' means, how to travel smart, and to think local. Discover low-energy buildings, and what they mean for the future. Learn about the uses of… Read More →
Take a Hike!: And Other Ways to De-Stress and Relax in Nature
With a mixture of inspirational text and practical tips, this tween-friendly handbook encourages kids to seek out nature for health benefits and planet protection. Kids who spend more time… Read More →
Taking Action to Help the Environment
From the Series Who's Changing the World?
Do you ever worry about the environment? Do you wish you could help make things better? The environmental activists profiled in this book do that every day. One eleven-year-old sold drawings… Read More →
Thank You, Trees!
Happy Tu B/Shevat! On Tu B'Shevat, we plant a tree / Baskets of fruit for you and me This is a lovely rhyming story about giving thanks for the gifts trees provide on the occasion of Tu… Read More →
The Big Questions Answered — Hardcover Set
From the Series The Big Questions Answered
Why is science so important? It saves lives, connects us with our natural world, and helps us build a brighter future. Each of the hundreds of science fields has its own unique story to… Read More →
The Black Mambas: The World's First All-Woman Anti-Poaching Unit
Head out on patrol with the Black Mambas, South Africa's first women-led anti-poaching unit. This anti-poaching team is unlike any other: they carry no weapons. Instead, they keep animals… Read More →
The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: A Scientific Mystery
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
Panamanian golden frogs aren't just cute, little, and yellow. They're also the national symbol of Panama. But they started to disappear about fifteen years ago. What's killing them? Could it… Read More →
The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats: A Scientific Mystery
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
Little brown bats do us a big favor. They eat huge numbers of insects! That helps limit the spread of diseases and the damage that insects do to farm crops. But in recent years, large… Read More →
The Climate Crisis — Hardcover Set
From the Series The Climate Crisis
The impacts of climate change are becoming more and more visible, transforming people's lives and the environments around them. The Climate Crisis series explores the causes and effects of… Read More →
The Dodo and the Kiwi
From the Series Endangered: Lessons from the Past
The Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In that time, animals have come and gone. That's nature. But sometimes, people have played a role in an animal's early disappearance. Deforestation,… Read More →
The Great Bear Rescue: Saving the Gobi Bears
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
Acclaimed science author Sandra Markle offers a fascinating look at Gobi bears—the rarest bears on the planet. These adorable animals face threats ranging from illegal gold miners to climate… Read More →
The Great Leopard Rescue: Saving the Amur Leopards
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
In 2007 only thirty Amur leopards remained in the wild. Scientists knew they needed to do more to help these big cats. However, details of the leopards' wild lives in their high-altitude… Read More →
The Great Narwhal Rescue: Saving the Arctic Ocean's Narwhals
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
With their long tusks, narwhals are unique whales that live in the Arctic Ocean. But as climate change causes global temperatures to rise, less and less sea ice is covering the Arctic… Read More →
The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
African penguins waddle around nesting colonies in lower numbers than ever before. Despite South African government efforts to protect the penguin colonies and their ocean fish supply, young… Read More →
The Great Shark Rescue: Saving the Whale Sharks
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
Top-selling science author Sandra Markle presents the story of whale sharks—the largest fish on the planet. Facing threats from commercial fishing as well as climate change, they were… Read More →
The Megalodon and the Great White Shark
From the Series Endangered: Lessons from the Past
The oceans were once full of enormous, sharp-toothed carnivores. Megalodon was the king of the sea. Even the biggest dinosaurs fled when they saw its fin break the surface. But megalodon is… Read More →
The Problem with Plastic: Know Your Facts, Take Action, Save the Oceans
What are the issues? What can you do? Can we clean up and save our oceans for the wonderful animals that call them home? This book is bursting with information and ideas that answer all three Read More →
The Saber-Toothed Tiger and the Siberian Tiger
From the Series Endangered: Lessons from the Past
History has a way of repeating itself. We can watch mistakes happen again, or we can make moves to stop them. Scientists know how amazing animals like the saber-toothed tiger lived and then… Read More →
The Search for Olinguito: Discovering a New Species
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
In the dark, Kristofer Helgen and a group of scientists peered up into the treetops of the Ecuadorian cloud forest. Staring back at them was a furry, four-legged creature. Could it be the… Read More →
The Sunrise Movement: The Climate Revolution Generation
From the Series Gateway Biographies
The Sunrise Movement is a youth-led organization fighting the climate crisis and building a fairer future. Climate change is harming our planet and could cause food and water scarcity, severe Read More →
The Woolly Mammoth and the Asian Elephant
From the Series Endangered: Lessons from the Past
The woolly mammoth once roamed across the frozen tundra. It was perfectly adapted to its environment. But then, the earth began warming, and the mammoth couldn't adapt. It went extinct. Its… Read More →
Too Much Carbon: Book 39
From the Series Sustainability
This simple informational text draws attention to the dangers to the environment caused by excess carbon emissions. Using carbon, introduced in earlier titles, to represent carbon dioxide,… Read More →