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"Stranded in a Snowstorm" is a thrilling extreme sports, action adventure chapter book for kids 7-12 that teaches lessons of green living and survival. It takes the reader through a harrowing backpacking trip that puts 12 year old Nico, his baby sitter and friend Hannah, and their mountaineering rescuer Paul to the test as an unexpected snowstorm strands them in the middle of the woods in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. While they are stuck out there...
122) To Be a Logger
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A young boy growing up in the Oregon wilderness dreams of becoming a logger. Little Joe has been sawing trees since he was 5 years old. A child of the Oregon hills, he spends his days scampering through the forest around his family's cabin. Ever since he was old enough to hold an ax, he's wanted to be a logger like his daddy. He wants to wear boots with nails on them, saw down the mightiest trees in the forest, and holler "Timber!" as they come crashing...
123) Raft People
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As the world is consumed by massive floods, one Texas family chooses to build their own survival raft in this climate disaster novel.
Before the Big Flood, Liz Green worried more about getting in trouble at school than global climate change. She lives on the Texas Coastal Plain with her single mother, brilliant older brother, and awkward younger brother. But, as the water keeps rising, her family-along with billions of people all over the world-are...
124) Slipt
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A corrupt corporation crosses swords with a man possessing uncanny superpowers in this sci-fi thriller from New York Times–bestselling author Alan Dean Foster.
Old Jake Pickett is an unusual man whose mind-over-matter abilities can reduce bullets and buildings to dust and rubble. But he prefers using his "magic" to entertain the poor kids in his neighborhood near the chemical dumpsite, and to communicate telepathically with his disabled...
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Maxine loves her giant tree in the Walbran Valley, but as she gazes at clearcuts from the car window, she worries. What if her tree is gone? Her family and friends trek through the old growth forest, and Maxine runs on ahead to check. Yes, her tree is there. She stands at its foot and listens, but it doesn't make its special sound, "Keer, keer." She will soon learn that "Keer, keer" is the sound a marbled murrelet (a mamu) makes. The mamu is an endangered...
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A panda bear and his woodland friends must save the Sichuan Forest from careless developers in this illustrated children's book.
Giant the panda is lounging in the majestic forest, chewing on bamboo shoots, when a forest fire starts. People from the city are clear-burning the forest for development! Giant seeks help and tries to extinguish the fire. It will take the heroic efforts of Giant and his friends to save the Sichuan forest and its many...
127) Polar Storm
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A nonstop blizzard puts one man in a desperate fight for survival in this action-packed prepper thriller from the author of The Journal series.
A major snowstorm covering most of the northern states isn't that unusual. One that stays for months on end is very unusual- and it's a killer.
Parker is an easygoing young man, who has had every advantage in life, including wealthy parents, who have given him everything he's ever wanted. But, after agreeing...
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Star the starling wants to sing all by himself so that everyone will look at his beautiful feathers . . . but when a hawk comes hunting, Star discovers that there's more strength and power in community than in being alone. This thrilling original fable about why starlings flock in murmurations and why their wings have speckles will draw readers in again and again. In this thrilling original fable, a young starling learns the value of community when...
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Written in the 1980s, this true account tells the story of Dhawana.
After an initial meeting with Parma, a nature-spirit in a wood adjoining their house in Europe, Roma and Bor then encounter Dhawana in the national park near their new home in Western Australia in 1969.
They meet with the nature-spirit many times, and he tells them about his world and his life. After disappearing for some time, Dhawana returns with a new appearance. He shares with...
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Futur de l'humanité terrestre, six cent ans après un cataclysme responsable de l'extinction massive de la vie. Une forêt dense recouvre alors les continents, o survivent quelques micro-néo sociétés humaines qui se sont adaptées au contact des insectes, des arachnides et des végétaux, tous évolués, qui prédominent.
Au cœur de cette nouvelle jungle vont se jouer les combats pour l'eau, la paix, et la rencontre entre l'hypersensible ManthaO,...
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A little boy's search for a butterfly takes him on an epic adventure through the woods behind his house in this illustrated children's story.
Young adventurer Danny Bundy loves to explore the forest behind his house. There is so much to see in there! The other boys in his class like to trap bullfrogs and other animals, but for show-and-tell on Monday, Danny is looking for something much more beautiful: a monarch butterfly. But, this forest has more...
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Sonia Song est de celles qui sont nées dans un corps de fille, alors qu'elle se sentait dès l'enfance, mue par un esprit d'indépendance, et de liberté. Ni « garçon manqué » ni petite-fille modèle, il lui semblait qu'aucune voie n'avait été tracée pour ce genre culturel auquel elle se sentait pourtant appartenir. C'est alors qu'elle a emprunté une première parallèle, et s'est immergée, des heures durant, dans de nombreuses lectures...
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A heartwarming children's tale about a snow leopard who discovers the power of friendship in a time of great need.
This heartwarming children's picture book tells the story of a little snow leopard cub who overcomes danger through friendship, patience, and courage.
Snowy becomes separated from her mother as they run away from scary fur hunters. Lost and lonely, she makes new forest friends who teach her all she needs to find her way back home ....
134) Firefly Galaxy
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Sofia and her siblings can hardly wait for nightfall - Sofia hopes to fill a jar with fireflies! When at last Mars flickers, and the owl begins to hoot, Sofia and her family venture into a dazzling summer night where firefly light is like a glittering galaxy. Lyrical text and gorgeous collage artwork are supplemented by informative endmatter on finding fireflies and protecting their habitats. When at last Mars flickers, and the owl begins to hoot,...
135) Vanishing Acts
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"A diverse and thoughtful array of 16 stories written around the theme of endangered species-be they human or animal, mythical or alien." -Publishers Weekly
In this poignant yet uplifting anthology about extinction, science fiction stories draw you into compelling, adventurous, and even humorous tales that will make you think about the future of animals, humanity, and the world around us. You'll find bugs and buffalo, humans and aliens, creatures...
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To save his family, a logger goes down the river - and brings along his wife and daughter. When Annabel's father sells their house in Detroit, she is thrilled by the idea of life on a farm. But when they reach their little plot of land, she sees that her daddy has been swindled. The rocky ground is hard and unforgiving, and nothing will grow there. Ruined, her father has no choice but to take the only job he can find: chopping down trees in the lush...
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Dans ce troisième album jeunesse associé à un fichier pédagogique pluridisciplinaire soutenu par des professeurs, Anyonne Carène nous entraine dans un monde o le chasseur n'est pas toujours celui que l'on croit. Pourtant, avec un brin de ténacité, de ruse, et d'amour, tant de chose restent possibles.....
Ce conte musical retrace les aventures d'un petit griot bambara, fils de pêcheur, à la destinée atypique. Il t'emmènera à la découverte...
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I Survived volume 5
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A gripping graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Attack of The Grizzlies, 1967, with text adapted by Georgia Ball.
No grizzly has ever killed a human in Glacier National Park before... until tonight. Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family come to Glacier every year. Mel loves it here - the beautiful landscapes and wildlife make it easy to forget her real-world troubles. But this year is different. With Mom...
139) Grow, Candace, Grow
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In Grow, Candace, Grow, written by New York Times bestselling author and star of the hit Netflix series Fuller House Candace Cameron Bure, little Candace convinces her teacher that her class should plant a garden to celebrate spring. She's so excited as the big day approaches, and soon Candace is dirty from head-to-toe planting flowers with her friends (and her hamster, Harry). When the work is complete, Candace is "underwhelmed" by the puny plantings...
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You're never too young to make a big difference, as Hope Jones has learned in her fight against plastic pollution. Now she's on a mission to save the animals, and persuade everyone she knows to turn vegetarian. But just how can Hope get Dad to give up his beloved bacon butties?
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