Where would you find the largest tortoise in the world? What is a blue-footed booby? Who discovered the Galapagos? In Focus: Galapagos Islands has the answers! In Focus is a cool information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, quickfire quizzes and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and fun facts, kids will have fun learning about the world around them! Each In Focus book features a contents...
Guaranteed to spark children's imagination, this book shows how easy it is to make a wide range of whimsical cloth objects using commonly available fabrics such as wool, felt, burlap, and cleaning cloths. In five easy steps, kids will have fun crafting everything from a three-dimensional dog, to a marionette, pompom keychain, and textile collage. These experiments in color, texture, and shape will provide hours of hands-on entertainment.
New Technologies for Reclamation of Industrial Wastewater
by Pankaj Chowdhary and Sujata Mani
New Technologies for Reclamation of Industrial Wastewater provides information on several types of industrial wastewaters containing a variety of toxic and recalcitrant compounds. It also focuses on the ecotoxicological and health hazards posed by the chemicals released along with industrial effluents. It covers various conventional as well as modern wastewater-treatment technologies and their advantages and disadvantages. Features: Elucidates various types of industrial wastewaters generated...
Mother Earth's Lullaby (Tilbury House Nature Book, #0)
by Terry Pierce
When Mother Earth bids goodnight, / the world is bathed in silver light. / She says, “Goodnight, my precious ones.” / Nature’s song has just begun. Mother Earth’s Lullaby is a gentle bedtime call to some of the world’s most endangered animals. Rhythm, rhyme, and repetition create a quiet moment for children burrowing down in their own beds for the night, imparting a sense that even the most endangered animals feel safe at this peaceful time of day. In successive spreads, a baby giant panda, ye...
Wet and Wild Waterpark /W (Sound Adventures)
by Meg Greve and Marc Mones
Conservation Canines: How Dogs Work for the Environment (Orca Wild)
by Isabelle Groc
Animal Extinction Emergency (Max Axiom and the Society of Super Scientists)
by Emily Sohn
Hydrofracking (Cornerstones of Freedom: Third Series) (Cornerstones of Freedom )
by Ann O Squire
"Read about the way hydraulic fracturing, or "hydrofracking," is used to harvest natural gas and learn how it has shaped our nation today"--Page 4 of cover.
Ranger Rick's Travels (Ranger Rick's Travels)
by Stacy Tornio and Ken Keffer
From the "crown jewels" such as Yellowstone, Sequoia, and the Grand Canyon, to the many lesser-known - but still stunning - areas dotting the country, the National Parks have provided generations with enjoyment and wonder. Now, Ranger Rick: National Parks! takes readers on a tour of America's most beautiful protected landscapes. Join Ranger Rick as he leads this cross-country adventure and provides his favorite facts, animals, and plants along the way. Page after page of beautiful photography an...
Featuring twenty of the world's most 'at risk' animals, this book teaches young naturalists about conservation programs protect the lives of endangered wild animals from hunters, poachers, illness and other threats. Understanding these threats is balanced with conservation success stories from around the globe to give the reader hope for the future. Clearly written text, maps, quotes and stunning full-page illustrations bring the reality into focus for the reader.
Los Bosques Tropicales (Eye to Eye with Endangered Habitats)
by Precious McKenzie