Environmental Conservation & Protection
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Elephants
From the Series Animals in Danger
Elephants are some of the biggest animals alive today! Animals in Danger: Elephants looks at how different types of elephants survive in their natural habitats and how they live together.… Read More →
Endangered: Lessons from the Past — Hardcover Set
From the Series Endangered: Lessons from the Past
What can the past teach us about saving endangered animals? Can lessons from the woolly mammoth and dodo bird help us protect vulnerable species today? Follow each title as it explores an… Read More →
Ending the Energy Crisis: It's Time to Take Eco Action!
From the Series Eco Action
Earth is under threat. Today, our planet faces huge challenges as a result of human actions. The time has come to replace those negative actions with positive ones—it's time to take eco… Read More →
Environmental Activist Wangari Maathai
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Have you ever tried to come up with ways to solve a problem in your community? Wangari Maathai worked to solve an environmental crisis and help people at the same time. When Maathai was… Read More →
Environmentalist Rachel Carson
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Do you enjoy spotting wild animals in the forest? As a little girl, Rachel Carson loved to explore the woods near her house. As an adult, she became an ecologist who helped change national… Read More →
¡Es el Día de la Tierra, Comegalletas! (It's Earth Day, Cookie Monster!)
From the Series Cuidemos el ambiente con Sesame Street ® (Go Green with Sesame Street ® )
En el Día de la Tierra, las personas celebran lo que hace que la Tierra sea especial. ¡Sigue a Comegalletas y sus amigos de Sesame Street mientras aprenden a ser amables con la Tierra, en el… Read More →
Extinción de animales (Animal Extinctions): Una guía gráfica (A Graphic Guide)
From the Series La crisis climática (The Climate Crisis)
El aumento de las temperaturas en todo el planeta pone en riesgo a los animales, que pierden el lugar donde viven. Pierden las fuentes de alimento y agua. Para el año 2070, hasta un tercio de Read More →
Fight Pollution, Big Bird!
From the Series Go Green with Sesame Street ®
How can you be kind to Earth? Young readers learn all about pollution and how to protect earth with Big Bird and his Sesame Street friends. Keep water clean, pick up litter, and recycle to… Read More →
Finding Out about Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Are Energy Sources?
Did you know that most of the energy we use comes from coal, oil, and natural gas? How do workers collect these fossil fuels? And what effects do these fuels have on the environment? Read… Read More →
Finding Out about Geothermal Energy
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Are Energy Sources?
Did you know people can dig underground and use Earth's heat to make energy? This geothermal energy can power the computer and heat or cool your home. How exactly do we get it, though? And… Read More →
Finding Out about Hydropower
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Are Energy Sources?
Did you know people can turn the energy in rushing water into electricity? This hydropower can run the computer and the lights in your home. How exactly do we get it, though? And what is the… Read More →
Finding Out about Nuclear Energy
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Are Energy Sources?
Did you know that tiny atoms that make up all matter hold huge amounts of energy? This energy, called nuclear energy, can power the television and refrigerator in your home. How is nuclear… Read More →
Finding Out about Solar Energy
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Are Energy Sources?
Did you know that the sunlight that warms your skin on a sunny day can be used to produce energy? But how exactly do you collect sunlight and turn it into energy we can use? And what is the… Read More →
Finding Out about Wind Energy
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Are Energy Sources?
Did you know that the same wind that messes up your hair can be used to create energy? How exactly do you harness the wind? And what is the effect on the environment? Read this book to find… Read More →
First Step Nonfiction — Responsibility in Action — Audisee®—On Level Set
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Responsibility in Action
This easy-reading series gives examples of how young people can show responsibility. Simple, straightforward text helps beginning readers understand what a process is and teaches them… Read More →
Follow Those Zebras: Solving a Migration Mystery
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
Every year in Namibia, about two thousand zebras suddenly disappear from their grazing area along the Chobe River. Months later, the herd returns. Where do they go? And why? Thanks to… Read More →
Forest Fires
From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Forces of Nature
How do forest fires start? How do firefighters put out forest fires? How can we prevent forest fires? Read this book to discover the answers! Read More →
Forests and Deforestation: A Graphic Guide
From the Series The Climate Crisis
Forests create the air we need to breathe. They provide shade and homes for people and animals. They give us wood for fuel and for building materials. And they are beautiful spaces! But… Read More →
Fracking
From the Series Energy Evolutions
Can fracking be a clean, green, and safe way to power our lives? Discover the answer to this critical question and find out how sustainability is being achieved through science as the energy… Read More →
Free-Range Farming
From the Series Growing Green
Have you seen eggs labeled "free-range"? Maybe your family only buys meat from local farmers because you know and trust their practices when raising animals for food. So what exactly does… Read More →
Friends in the Wild
From the Series Core Content Science — Our Green Earth
Think about grass, trees, flowers -- even the dirt and weeds -- all around you. Did you know these are the habitats or natural homes for insects, birds, and other animals? Not only are the… Read More →
Future Energy
From the Series Earth in Danger
Look to the future! Discover the problems with energy and the renewable energy technology combatting it. Find out about clean energy; what it means and how it is the best solution for air… Read More →
Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story
What is that garbage doing next to the garden? It’s not garbage. It’s compost! Amazing things happen inside a compost bin. In go banana peels, grass clippings, and even an old… Read More →
Gateway Biographies — Hardcover Set
From the Series Gateway Biographies
Discover the human side of newsworthy, historical, and pop culture figures, and learn about people leading key social movements or handling crises. Each biography in this easy-reading series… Read More →