Nature Conservation

Plasticus Maritimus is a valuable, middle-grade resource to help kids learn about the effects of waterborne plastics and how they are affecting our world’s oceans and the planet itself. Ana Pêgo’s approach is positive and practical, inspiring listeners to not only learn about the problem, but to also become part of the solution. A fun “field guide” shares how to identify plastics as an invasive species: how to categorize it, collect it, and safely move it elsewhere.

What is nature? There is a lot of talk and endeavour to protect nature, the creatures, the birds, the whales, and dolphins, to clean the polluted waterways, lakes, fields etc. Nature is not put together by thought, as religion and conviction are.

This is a great, fun story with catchy tunes and lyric to educate young children about the importance of conservation.

This audiobook reveals the secret lives of salt marshes. Along the coasts, where ocean tides mix salt water with fresh water, nature has created salt marshes - soggy places full of natural wonders. For years, salt marshes were maligned, drained, or filled in. Now salt marshes are valued as the home of fascinating wildlife, including more than twenty different species of birds. Ornithologist and photographer Doug Wechsler takes the reader on a down-and-muddy tour of the year-round activity in these wonderlands.

A funny Percy the Park Keeper story from highly regarded, award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth, creator of One Snowy Night. Percy the park keeper tries to help when a cross rabbit complains that the mice are being too noisy, playing the snow. But the peace doesn’t last long...

Turn old plants and food scraps into nutrient-rich soil for your garden! This engaging text introduces emergent listeners to composting. Pairs with the fiction title Composting Pie.

En estas páginas encontrarás consejos sobre ecología y defensa de la biodiversidad, claves para respetar el equilibrio de nuestro planeta y soluciones al alcance de todos para protegerlo de la contaminación... ¡Además de una buena dosis de optimismo!

It starts off as a normal week for Rowena. A car full of stewed apples. A police call. A desperate struggle to keep Dad off national TV.

Sabine Bohlmann liest selbst. Mit ihrem Hausboot fährt Millilu auf der Suche nach ihren Eltern die Flüsse entlang. Immer an Bord: Huhn Hennilotte und Ziege Vanille! Eines Tages trifft Millilu auf Stella und Luna. Die Mädchen sind verzweifelt: Lunas Eltern wollen nach Australien auswandern. Was können sie tun, um dennoch beste Freundinnen zu bleiben? Für Millilu ist klar: Stella und Luna müssen Seelenschwestern werden, denn so sind sie für immer verbunden. Doch bis dahin gilt es einige Prüfungen zu bestehen.

What do you think of when you think of Nature? Prolific author and National Geographic writer Doug Chadwick’s fresh look at human’s place in the natural world. In his accessible and engaging style, Chadwick approaches the subject from a scientific angle, with the underlying message that...

Beneath the waters of a calm bay seahorses hide from predators, feed on shrimp and raise their young. But what happens when a wild storm destroys their habitat? Inspired by true events, Little Horses is a conservation success story certain to inspire children to love and care for the natural world. Lyrical in style and featuring information about seahorses and the Seahorse Hotels Project.

In this dynamic account, award-winning author Paul Fleischman arms teens with the basic tools to uncover vested interests and falsehoods by vetting sources, following the money, and checking references so that they can make informed decisions about what actions to take in the worldwide battle against climate change, overconsumption, and dwindling resources.

The best-selling author of The Weather Makers returns to the subject of climate change with a thought-provoking and powerful argument for immediate global action and a wide range of innovative, deeply pragmatic ideas to help solve the crisis.

Plastic bags are cheap and easy to use. But what happens when a bag breaks or is no longer needed? In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went on their way. One plastic bag became two. Then 10. Then a hundred. The bags accumulated in ugly heaps alongside roads. Water pooled in them, bringing mosquitoes and disease. Some bags were burned, leaving behind a terrible smell. Some were buried, but they strangled gardens. They killed livestock that tried to eat them. Something had to change.

How does climate change make you feel? Sad? Afraid? Powerless? Guilty? Manage your eco-anxiety with this helpful guide. Drawing on years of experience as a psychoanalyst, Anouchka Grose shares cutting-edge insights on how to manage your eco-anxiety. Find out how to validate your emotions and build your resilience. Discover the comfort that can be found in your community.

What started as a small local fishing tournament exploded into a national event that exposed the dark underside of shark tourism, shark exploitation, and the misinformation they produce to survive under the guise of "conservation".

Every inch of the United States is in a river’s watershed. But in 1966, one of our most important watersheds was dying. Dead fish washed up on the Hudson River’s shores, and the once-clear water reeked of oil. With too much pollution to support human or animal life, America’s “First River” was in too deep—until a Riverkeeper, a pioneering group of environmental activists, fought to get rivers around the globe out of troubled waters. Nonfiction pro Nancy Castaldo showcases Riverkeeper’s achievements and the intersection of science and activism.

Com apenas 15 anos, ela iniciou um movimento mundial que já levou milhares de pessoas às ruas, provando que ninguém é pequeno demais para fazer a diferença. Hoje, Greta é a maior voz na luta para conscientizar os líderes mundiais de que o tempo da esperança acabou e que, se não entrarmos em ação, logo será tarde demais.

Sometimes we throw things away when we no longer want or need them. But what if they’re still good? A man named Nelson Molina wondered about this and did something about it. As a sanitation worker in New York City, Nelson saved more than forty-five thousand items from his garbage truck, including toys, musical instruments, and thingamajigs. He gave them new life and shared them with others at the Treasures in the Trash Museum.

Tore und seine Oma lassen den selbst gemachten Drachen steigen und sehen sich Windräder auf dem Hügel an. Yasmin erntet mit Opa zum ersten Mal Kartoffeln und in der Kita pflanzen Leo und Maja einen echten Baum in die Spielwiese!