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216 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Describes the efforts of a former alcoholic nurseryman, whose near-death experience prompted him to attempt to find the best specimens of the U.S.'s 872 known species of trees and use them to propagate their offspring around the world.
6) Ravenwood
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On Arborium, the last forested island in the future, fourteen-year-old Ark, who lives in a mile-high city set in the treetops, overhears a plot to rob Arborium of its wood, a natural resource more precious than gold.
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xiii, 272 pages : map ; 22 cm
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English
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Describes the author's visit to the Namib Desert with a group of former poachers, now conservationists, in search of endangered black rhinos that were saved from extinction by human intervention and cutting-edge conservation techniques.
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A conservationist traces his efforts to save the endangered White Rhino, describing the brutal region where the last fifteen were struggling to survive, the bureaucratic forces the author navigated to establish protections, and his work as a chief negotiator between the violent Lord's Resistance Army and the Ugandan government.
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When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, caught in the crossfire at the heart of the city. Once Anthony entered Iraq, he discovered that hostilities and uncontrolled looting had devastated the zoo and its animals. Working with members of the zoo staff and a few compassionate U.S. soldiers, Anthony defended the zoo, bartered for food on war-torn streets, and scoured bombed...
18) Anthill: a novel
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378 pages : maps ; 22 cm
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English
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Inspirational and magical, this is the story of a boy who grows up determined to save the world from its most savage ecological predator: man himself.
19) Scat
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Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
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34 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 28 cm
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English
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Co-written by eight-year-old Kate and her safari guide, Michelle, this scrapbook-style benefit book for animal protection organizations chronicles Kate's experiences during a South African safari, provides factual information about endangered species and the threats they face, and encourages young readers to become wildlife conservation advocates.
Explores the wildlife of the South African safari, encouraging readers to think about the impact of...
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