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The adventures of an aluminium can : a story about recycling
Peek into this diary of an aluminum can as it goes on a journey from inside a bauxite rock, to the manufacturing line, to the store shelf, to a display on a bookshelf, to a garbage can, and finally to a recycling plant where it emerges into its new life…as a baseball bat! This 8x8 paperback storybook is told from the point of view of an enthusiastic aluminum can. The diary entries are fun …
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- 9781416972211
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Little Green Books, Green Books for Green Readers
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- 363.7 INC
Cleaning up the park
Once upon a time there was a big pleasant park that people enjoyed walking, resting, or playing in. But some people left rubbish around and then it wasn't a good place any more. Until the kids stepped in. This topic book in the 'Insights' series provides an example of how cooperative community action can change things for the better.
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- 9780731220649
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- 16 pages : illustration ; 15 cm
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- 363.7 WET
What a waste : trash, recycling, and protecting our planet
In this informative book on recycling for children, you will find everything you need to know about our environment. The good, the bad and the incredibly innovative. From pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling. This educational book will teach young budding ecologists about how our actions affect planet Earth and the big impact we can make by the little things we do. …
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- 9781465481412
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- 72 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- 333.72 FRE
Ian & Fred's big green book
A child's introduction to environmental issues which explores various topics, including CFCs, rainforests, soil erosion and over-population. Fred Pearce also wrote "Turning Up the Heat" and "Acid Rain", and Ian Winton has received an American Booksellers' Association Golden Accolade. This book was also winner of the 1991 TES Junior Information Book Award, the winner of the 1991 Sir Peter Kent C…
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- 9780862726614
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 32 cm
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- 333.7 PEA
Changing planet : what is the environmental impact of human migration and set…
This series provides Grade 6 with 48 pages each of detail on global migration patterns. Paul Challen's 'Migration in the 21st Century', Natalie Hyde's 'Population Patterns', and Ceri Oeppen's 'Hopes, Needs, Rights & Laws' each examine motivation, experience, and impact of human migration patterns around the world.
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- 9780778751793
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- 26 pages : illustration ; 48 cm
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- Investigating Human Migration & Settlement
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- 304.8 MOR
Earth's energy and fuel
Introduces the kinds of fuels, both fossil fuels and alternative energy sources, used throughout the world, and discusses fuel shortages and environmental safety
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- 9780836800777
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
- Series Title
- My First Reference Library
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- 333.7 BRO
Not for me, please! i choose to act green
Join Luke on his journey to protect what he loves with this engaging children's picture book about sustainability and acting green. After noticing the damage caused to the environment and animals due to trash and waste, Luke decides to take action. He believes he can have a big impact on the world around him and invites his readers to join him! Using his phrase, ‘Not for me, please!’ Luk…
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- 9781986909327
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- 34 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- 363.7 GOD
Humanitarian organizations : greenpeace
Grade 5-8–Each book discusses the history, founder(s), early work, and core values of the featured group. Vibrantly colored maps show where the organization is located throughout the world. Handy time lines are included. Both titles have Concerns, campaigns, and classic actions sections. In Greenpeace, actions include encouraging Americans to write to Martha Stewart to ask her to stop using P…
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- 9780791088159
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- 366 PAR
Battle for the planet : based on the major tv series
The Battle for the Planet is a battle for our own survival. The nine chapters of this book unfold the full folly of the ways in which we abuse our natural wealth and indicate the likely consequences of carrying on as we do now, tied down as we are by the dehumanized imperatives of conventional economics and the shrunken horizons of perplexed politicians. But each chapter also signpost the alter…
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- 9780330298919
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- 144 pages : illustration ; 29 cm
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- 363.7 SIN
Your environment : recycling
Recycling looks at what we throw away, how rubbish can be made into something new and how we can avoid creating waste in the first place.
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- 9780749675325
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 363.7 GRE
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