Animal Conservation

Top-selling science author Sandra Markle presents the story of whale sharks - the largest fish on the planet. Facing threats from commercial fishing as well as climate change, they were categorized as endangered in 2016. Find out how scientists are working to study and protect these gentle giants of the ocean.

When Angela Haseltine Pozzi found plastic trash polluting the beach near her home, she took action. She formed an organization called Washed Ashore and started gathering trash from beaches and using it to create incredible sculptures of wildlife. These sculptures travel the country to teach people about the importance of these animals—and the problems caused by plastic pollution. Kelly Crull highlights fourteen spectacular sculptures, along with hints to find common objects hidden among the debris. Be inspired to get creative in protecting the world’s oceans!

Meg Lowman was always fascinated by the natural world above her head—the colors, the branches, and, most of all, the leaves and mysterious organisms living there. Meg set out to climb up and investigate the rain forest tree canopies—and to be the first scientist to do so. But she encountered challenge after challenge. Male teachers would not let her into their classrooms, the high canopy was difficult to get to, and worst of all, people were logging and clearing the forests. Meg never gave up or gave in.

Quelle chance ! Ma cousine Thelma et moi - le légendaire aventurier Félix Lazare pour vous servir - venons de découvrir une famille ours ! Maman ours vient d'accoucher de deux petits et avec notre guide Tanak, nous décidons de les suivre jusqu'à la mer. Mais un des oursons est faible et il risque de ne pas y arriver... Heureusement, SOS animaux en détresse est là pour l'aider !

Félix et Thelma s'envolent en Australie pour rendre visite à une amie de la mère de Félix : enfin des vacances pour eux et leur agence "SOS Mission animaux" ! Vraiment ? Car lorsque la fille de leur hôte, Rose, leur annonce que l'habitat des koalas va être détruit par un promoteur immobilier, ils n'hésitent pas une seconde : Mission animaux reprend du service.

Félix et Thelma atterrissent en Chine pour observer les pandas ! Mais alors que les deux nouveau-nés du centre doivent fêter leur anniversaire, leur mère tombe malade et ne peut plus les nourrir... Heureusement, l’agence SOS Animaux entre en scène.

Tu parles d’un voyage... Pour une fois que je vais au Venezuela, les dauphins sont invisibles, j’ai le pire coup de soleil du monde, et Thelma est plus insupportable que jamais... Mais quand on trouve un bébé dauphin pris dans un filet de pêche, j’oublie tout... il faut le sauver avant qu’il soit trop tard !

Grande nouvelle : la mère de Félix, photographe animalière, part en reportage dans un camp d'éléphants en Thaïlande. Et son mari et son fils sont du voyage. Ainsi que la cousine de Félix (qu’il déteste). Sur place, les enfants vont tâcher de découvrir pourquoi une éléphante semble en détresse.

Quelle chance ! Félix et sa cousine Thelma, les créateurs de l’Agence SOS Animaux, partent au Brésil pour observer les tortues marines ! Mais alors qu’ils espéraient voir les bébés éclore et regagner la mer, ils découvrent qu’entre la pollution lumineuse qui les désoriente, les oiseaux qui les attaquent et les touristes qui croisent leur chemin, les petites tortues parviennent rarement à gagner le rivage... Pour Félix et Thelma, c’est le début d’une mission commando pour les aider à rejoindre l’eau sain et saufs !

Félix n’a vraiment pas de chance : sa mère l’a ENCORE trainé dans ses aventures à l’autre bout du monde pour son reportage photo ! Et pire ! Sa cousine Thelma est ENCORE du voyage ! Mais alors qu’ils sont en Laponie, pour observer les rennes, leur entreprise "SOS animaux en danger" va bientôt pouvoir reprendre du service... car les rennes ont disparu.

World-famous zoologist Dian Fossey is remembered for her inspiring work studying the mountain gorillas of central Africa’s isolated Virunga Mountains. Her tireless devotion to understanding - and actively protecting - these shy and gentle primates introduced them to an admiring public and promoted values of conservation in the African nations they inhabit. In 1966, Dian Fossey left home for Africa to conduct field research on mountain gorillas. It was her second trip to Africa, but it wouldn’t be her last.

The cod is a large, ugly fish that spends its life with its big mouth wide open for food. For centuries, so many cod lived in the Atlantic Ocean they couldn’t swim without bumping into each other. They were so plentiful that they became the most important fish in many cultures. Best-selling author Mark Kurlansky brings history to life with this entertaining story of how a single fish changed the world.

This beautiful tale follows a raindrop’s journey on Earth, from the time of the dinosaurs to the creation of the earliest cities and beyond. It explains how Earth has depended on the same water supply throughout its existence by flowing and falling all around us, fueling and forming much of what we have seen and used for millions of years.

All his life, William Stanley searched for a wild place of his own. Growing up in the straightened-out city blocks of his childhood and finding some respite in summer trips to a cabin in the woods, he yearned for space, fragrant soil, tall trees, and the silence that surrounds them. In Hawaii, he learned of acres of land depleted from toxic agricultural practices, and he became determined to restore that land and create one of the most comprehensive palm gardens in the world.

What steps can you take to help the environment? Discover how this responsible kid makes green choices to help our planet.

You аlwауѕ hеаr thе mоttо "reduce, rеuѕе, rесусlе!" but dо you really knоw whаt it mеаnѕ? Sо mаnу thingѕ саn influеnсе hоw, why, when, оr whеrе you rесусlе, inсluding where уоu livе and how уоu livе, whеrе you work and how уоu work, аnd much mоrе. Yоu ѕhоuld knоw thе рrореr elements оf rеduсing your resource consumption, rеuѕing what уоu саn, аnd recycling products tо ensure a better аnd hеаlthiеr еаrth for your сhildrеn in оrdеr to tackle the рrоjесt full fоrсе and with thе right concept in mind.

Critically acclaimed children’s author Jonah Winter reimagines a true story from 1987. The small Long Island town of Islip has a big problem - 3,168 tons of garbage and no place to put it! So workers pile the smelly refuse on a large barge, hire a tug boat, and send the stuff south to find a final resting place. But as the barge travels from North Carolina to New Orleans and from Mexico to Belize - nobody wants Islip’s rotting mountain of garbage.

Imaginations will soar from the forest floor up through the canopy and back down again, following the circle of life in this clever adaptation of the song "The Green Grass Grew All Around". The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of the animals (jaguars, emerald tree boas, leafcutter ants, sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and bats) and plants (kapok trees, liana vines, and bromeliads) living in the lush Amazon rainforest.

Alan loves animals, but the great cat house at the Bronx Zoo makes him sad. Why are they all alone in empty cages? Are they being punished? More than anything, he wants to be their champion--their voice--but he stutters uncontrollably. Except when he talks to animals... Then he is fluent. Follow the life of the man Time Magazine calls, "the Indiana Jones of wildlife conservation" as he searches for his voice and fulfills a promise to speak for animals, and people, who cannot speak for themselves.

Luck follows the long migration north to Siberia of a young sandhill crane rescued from a six-pack holder in the Texas marsh by the girl who names him. The Wolves Are Back covers the topic of the persecution, near-extinction, and ultimately, the restoration of wolves in the United States.