Earth Day | Keller Public Library

1) West Coast wild rainforest

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West Coast Wild

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"Along the Pacific west coast, stretching from Alaska down to Northern California, is an ancient and beautiful rainforest where everything is connected. Full of towering ancient trees and new seedlings, the forest provides shelter and food for many animals. The trees are home to Douglas squirrels, which help to spread the conifer cones that will sprout into new trees, Western screech-owls and chestnut-backed chickadees. The giant conifers shelter...

2) This is not my lunch box!

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Dupuis, Jennifer

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"Join in on a surprising camping trip and discover the favorite meals of your favorite forest creatures-from the wood frog to the moose. Rich art illustrates the beautiful biodiversity found in our forests and expressive, repetitive text helps even the youngest naturalists learn all about herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores"-- Provided by publisher.

3) The serviceberry: abundance and reciprocity in the natural world

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Kimmerer, Robin Wall

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

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"As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively...

4) The secret life of the forest: trees, animals, and fungi

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5) Quill the forest keeper

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"Long, long ago it was so busy. Nobody had time to stop for a moment. Everything and everyone had to be higher, faster, further, bigger, prettier, more!" Thus begins Grandpa Hedgehog's story of the Rush Era. A time not so different from our own, where everyone was constantly on the move and no one had time to stop for a moment, even to care for the forest. Everyone except for Quill. From acclaimed author-illustrator Marije Tolman and translated from...

6) Picture puzzler: a natural history hide-and-seek

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Williams, Rachel

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"In author Rachel Williams and illustrator Ksenia Bakhareva's Picture Puzzler: A Natural History Hide-and-Seek, step into the world's wildest places to solve 72 picture riddles and search for camouflaged animals. Explore six real world habitats: the Sahara, the Rocky Mountains, European beech forests, the Amazon Basin, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Arctic archipelago Svalbard. A dozen camouflaged animals are hidden within a large illustration of...

7) Otter country: an unexpected adventure in the natural world

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Darlington, Miriam

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"Mysterious, graceful, and ever-clever, otters have captivated our imaginations despite the fact that few people have encountered one in the wild. In Otter Country, celebrated nature writer Miriam Darlington captures the fascination she's had for these playful animals since childhood and chronicles her immersive journey into their watery world. Over the course of a single year, Darlington takes readers on a winding expedition in pursuit of these elusive...

8) The mighty pollinators

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Encouraging readers to marvel at, and care for, the pollinators that hold the world together with their work, this seamless blend of poetry, nonfiction and up-close photography capture the vital role these creatures play in the ecosystem and the ways we can help pollinators help us.

9) The lost forest: an unexpected discovery beneath the waves

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Swanson, Jennifer

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"Take a deep dive with scientists exploring a sunken cypress forest that had been undisturbed in the Gulf of Mexico for fifty thousand years. Page Plus links lead to videos of the scientists at work"-- Provided by publisher.

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"A nonfiction picture book that's all about the tiny world of nurse log habitats. Nurse logs are tiny ecosystems with hundreds of rare and important life forms. When old trees fall to the forest floor, they can take centuries to decompose, helping all sorts of organism for hundreds of years. They provide nutrients for tree seedlings, hideaways for small animals, shelters for the winter, and protection from the elements"-- Provided by publisher.

11) The light eaters: how the unseen world of plant intelligence offers a new understanding of life on Earth

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Schlanger, Zoë

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"A book exploring the emerging science on plant intelligence, uncovering plants' complex and unimaginable capabilities and calling into question what we consider to be conscious agents in the natural world"-- Provided by publisher.

12) Habitats: a journey in nature

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"Nature is like a magical journey that transforms with every step...Interactive split pages create an immersive experience that allows readers to take a visual journey through each unique home as they meet the incredible animals that live there"-- Provided by publisher.

13) Growing an edible landscape: how to transform your outdoor space into a food garden

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Pilarchik, Gary

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"Growing an Edible Landscape is filled with advice and tips for converting unproductive lawn and garden areas into food-growing regions where edible plants thrive"-- Provided by publisher.

14) Green: the story of plant life on our planet

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"Take a lively look at the biology of plants on Earth and their vast importance to our planet, with this wide-ranging exploration from an award-winning team."--Publisher's description. "On land and in the seas, green plants make the oxygen and food that many living things--including us--need to survive. Covering the evolution of the first plants billions of years ago, the secret, microscopic workings of trees and leaves today, and the role of plants...

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Matheson, Christie

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"A simple introduction to the beauty and life within forests, encouraging young readers to connect with nature" -- Provided by publisher.

16) A feather, a pebble, a shell

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Leshem-Pelly, Miri

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"When the Israeli author-illustrator runs in a field or swim in the sea, she looks for something to hold in her hand: a pebble or a feather. She leaves them in their habitats...for the reader to find"-- Provided by publisher.

17) Dispersals: on plants, borders, and belonging

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"A prize-winning memoirist and nature writer turns to the lives of plants entangled in our human world to explore belonging, displacement, identity, and the truths of our shared future A seed slips beyond a garden wall. A tree is planted on a precarious border. A shrub is stolen from its culture and its land. What happens when these plants leave their original homes and put down roots elsewhere? In fourteen essays, Dispersals explores the entanglements...

18) Deep water: the world in the ocean

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Book, eAudiobook

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"The ocean has shaped and sustained life on Earth from the beginning of time. Its vast waters are alive with meaning, and connect every living thing on Earth. Deep Water is a hymn to the beauty, mystery and wonder of the ocean. Weaving together science, history and personal experience, it offers vital new ways of understanding not just humanity's relationship with the planet, but our past--and perhaps most importantly, our future"-- Provided by publisher....

19) Coral reefs

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Sill, Cathryn P

Series

Adventures of Trim volume 4

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"This beginner's guide introduces coral reefs to young learners (PK-2) and showcases the diversity of wildlife found around the world in these complex ecosystems. A map, an afterword, and a glossary provide more detailed information about coral reefs in general and about the wildlife featured in the illustrations." -- Publisher description.

20) The city sings green and other poems about welcoming wildlife

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Silverman, Erica

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A unique and artful blend of poetry, science, and activism, this picture book shows how city dwellers can intervene so that nature can work her magic"-- Provided by publisher.