Search Results: Returned 17 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 17
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c1997., Charlesbridge Pub. Call No: 578.68 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Discusses the physical characteristics, habits, natural habitat, and protection of many endangered species in North America, including Florida panthers, Puerto-Rican parrots, and a variety of wildflowers.
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c2010, Facts on File Call No: 333.95 316 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Green technologySummary Note: An exploration of the conservation of plant resources that discusses forests and the water cycle; threats; tropical, temperate, and boreal forest preservation; desertification; and efforts to save riparian habitats and reduce wood waste.
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2018., Juvenile, PowerKids Press Call No: 581.68 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Presents some of the plant species in danger of becoming extinct, why they're endangered, and the efforts being made to help save these plants. Includes color photographs, maps, and a glossary.
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By Bloyd, Sunni1989, Juvenile, Lucent Call No: 591.042 Blo Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Lucent overview seriesSummary Note: Describes how and why various species of animals and the tropical rain forests are threatened with extinction and discusses the importance of ensuring their survival.
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2014., Juvenile, Owlkids Books Inc. Call No: 333.95 22 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Explores the physical characteristics, behavior, habitats, and endangered status of seventeen different species, and chronicles the efforts of communities and scientists to protect each species from extinction. Includes sidebars, quotations, maps, a list of the world's one hundred most threatened species, a glossary, and a list of further resources.
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[2013]., Oxford University Press Call No: 578.6 2 Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "This book studies the ecology of invasive species, examining the effects that such invasions have on various types of ecosystems"--
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2020., Anansi Call No: 821.92 Mac Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Offers "spell poems" arranged by the letters in the names of animals, trees, and plants the author celebrates and champions for getting back to the wonder of everyday nature--including red foxes, jackdaws, and birch trees. Includes watercolor illustrations of each.
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[2007], c2005., Timber Press Call No: 635.9 5174 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Provides information such as descriptions ranges, and information on hardiness on seven hundred species of native trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, grasses, and wildflowers found in the Northeast of the United States. Explains where they can be found and where the best places are to use them for restoration or in gardens. Includes color photographs.
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2020., Timber Press Call No: 635.95 Tal Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Encourages homeowners to foster and save native species of animals and plants by creating friendly environments in their landscapes. Contributes a guide for planting native species to foster diverse wildlife habitats to slow the decline of animal populations. Includes photographs.
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[2014]., Pollination Press LLC Call No: LIFE SCIENCE NF HOL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "This comprehensive, essential book profiles over 65 perennial native plant species of the Midwest, Great Lakes region, Northeast and southern Canada plus the pollinators, beneficial insects and flower visitors the plants attract ... Readers learn to attract and identify pollinators and beneficial insects as well as customize their landscape planting for a particular type of pollinator with native plants. The book includes information on pollination, types of pollinators, pollinator conservation as well as pollinator landscape plans."--Page 4 of cover.
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2005., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Co. Call No: 635.9 5178 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Scientists in the field.Summary Note: Join the scientists working in the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge as they work to rebuild the tallgrass prairie that once covered much of the Midwest and restore the native plants and animals to the region.
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2005., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Co. Call No: 635.9 5178 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Scientists in the fieldSummary Note: Presents a comprehensive examination into the efforts to restore the native tallgrass prairie to an eight-thousand acre reserve in central Iowa, and describes the process of reintroducing prairie plants and wildlife, including the Regal Fritillary butterfly.
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2005, Primary, Houghton Mifflin Co Call No: 635.9 5178 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Scientists in the fieldSummary Note: Join the scientists working in the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge as they work to rebuild the tallgrass prairie that once covered much of the Midwest and restore the native plants and animals to the region.
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2021., Juvenile, DK Publishing Call No: 574.5 MILNER Edition: First American edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Discover the plants and animals of the rainforest, and how we can protect them, in this beautifully illustrated children's book. Sweep aside the liana vines, hop over the giant roots of the kapok tree, and follow the sound of the howler monkey as you venture into the tropical rainforest. Find out about some of the amazing animals that live there, learn about the enormous variety of life-giving plants, and discover why the Amazon rainforest is known as the 'lungs' of our Earth.
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2024., Pre-adolescent, Orca Book Publishers Call No: 333.95 316 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Orca footprints.Summary Note: "Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers, this book examines the importance of seeds to all living things, the threats they face and why we have to preserve and conserve seeds for the future. Illustrated with photographs throughout"--Provided by publisher.
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c2010., Pre-adolescent, Norwood House Press Call No: 632 .12 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great ideaSummary Note: Explores the development and creation of Purshade, an SPF 45 spray that can be applied to crops in order to prevent burning and dehydration.
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-- Pollinators in crisis[2020]., Twenty-First Century Books Call No: HI-INT 595.79 HIR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Apples, blueberries, peppers, cucumbers, coffee, and vanilla. Do you like to eat and drink? Then you might want to thank a bee. Bees pollinate 75 percent of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts grown in the United States. Around the world, bees pollinate $24 billion worth of crops each year. Without bees, humans would face a drastically reduced diet. We need bees to grow the foods that keep us healthy. But numbers of bees are falling, and that has scientists alarmed. What's causing the decline? Diseases, pesticides, climate change, and loss of habitat are all threatening bee populations. Some bee species teeter on the brink of extinction. Learn about the many bee species on Earth--their nests, their colonies, their life cycles, and their vital connection to flowering plants. Most importantly, find out how you can help these important pollinators"--From the publisher's web site.
