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[2016]., Pre-adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Carcourt Call No: 631.5 21 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The world's seeds are in crisis. Of 12,000 plant species used for human food, only about 150 are being grown for sale, only eight grains are traded throughout the world, and half of our calories come from just three: rice, wheat, and maize. This means that our food diversity is diminishing at a shocking rate. More than one in five plants on earth are threatened with extinction. Our lives depend on all kinds of seeds, but they are facing many threats. Seeds can disappear. And once they're gone, they're gone for good.
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[2016]., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: HI-INT 581.4 CAS Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Presents the argument that big farms, damaged habitats, genetic modification, and climate change are severely threatening the extinction of many of the world's plants and seeds. Explores steps certain people and groups are taking around the world to prevent the loss of plant biodiversity.