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We are Extremely Very Good Recyclers
Lauren Child (2009) , 32 pages
Audience:
Preschool
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Environment / Ecology
New Books
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Your friends Charlie and Lola are back! Lola wants to throw away her old junk, but Charlie says she should recycle it. Charlie explains how people can use old things to make new and different things. Do you know what happens to used paper when you recycle it? Read this book to find out what happens when Lola tells her whole school about a recycling contest.
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written by Emily W
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Scat
Carl Hiaasen (2009) , 369 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Animals
Environment / Ecology
Friendship
Mystery
New Books
Realistic Fiction
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When his horrible biology teacher, Mrs. Starch, disappears after a field trip to the swamp, Nick is a little relieved. He is more intrigued though. What could have happened? He does not believe the story about a sick relative. Nick starts snooping. What he finds just leads to more questions. What does Smoke, the class rebel, have to do with the fire and Mrs. Starch's disappearance? Why is someone driving Mrs. Starch's car? Who is the stranger in his video tape of the field trip? Every answer just leads to more questions. When Nick finally starts finding the answers, he realizes the issue is far more important than Mrs. Starch and Nick. It is a matter of life and death.
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written by Lisa
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The Great Paper Caper
Oliver Jeffers (2009) , 32 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Animals
Environment / Ecology
Mystery
New Books
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The animals in the forest have a mystery on their hands. Where are all the trees and branches going? They launch an investigation to uncover the thief. It turns out that someone is entering a paper plane making contest. They all work together to not only win the competition, but also triumph over paper waste!
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written by Tara
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Highway Cats
Janet Taylor Lisle (2008) , 118 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Animals
Environment / Ecology
Friendship
New Books
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The highway cats have come to expect the worst in life. They are a long way from homes and families. Every day is a scramble to find food and shelter. And Shredder has been a highway cat for a long time. So when a box of kittens is left in the highway median, no one takes much notice. Shredder knows that they probably will not even make it across the street. That is why he takes notice when they miraculously make it to safety. There is just something special about those kittens. Shredder and a few of the other cats decide to watch out for them. But when the city threatens to destroy the highway cats' home, it is the kittens who end up watching out for them.
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written by Lisa
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10 Things I Can Do to Help My World
Melanie Walsh (2008) , 32 pages
Audience:
Preschool
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Environment / Ecology
New Books
Nonfiction
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This book tells you how you can help the environment by saving water, feeding birds, and other great tips. It is very simple and has really great illustrations and cool cut-out pages. It's perfect for the youngest children and older ones too.
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written by Gwen
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The World That We Want
Kim Michelle Toft (2005) , 32 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Animals
Environment / Ecology
Nonfiction
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This is a cumulative story about the ecology and interconnectedness of the components of our natural environment. It is a beautiful book to help us realize our responsibility to protect this earth. Don't miss the double-paged spread to open up at the end of the book showing all of the habitats she refers to in the book. At the end of the book is more information about the animals in each of the habitats.
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written by Mollie
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The Blue Stone
Jimmy Liao (2008) , 32 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Environment / Ecology
Families
Feelings
Neighborhoods / Communities
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Hundreds of years go by, and a large blue stone sits in the middle of the woods until one day it is broken in half and taken to the city to be made into a sculpture. The stone longs for its other half and its heart breaks every time it thinks of home until the rock is merely dust. A story of belonging and returning home with beautiful illustrations, simple words, and a complex life lesson.
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written by Annie
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Wangari's Trees of Peace
Jeanette Winter (2008) , 32 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Environment / Ecology
New Books
Nonfiction
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When Wangari was a girl in Kenya, she was surrounded by trees. These trees provided her village with everything it needed. Wangari liked school and she did very well. So well that she got a chance to study in America. When she came back to Kenya, the trees were gone. They had been cut down to make room for buildings. Wangari saw how hard life was without the trees. So Wangari began planting trees. She planted them one at a time across her village, and then the rest of Kenya. Other women saw what she was doing, and started helping. Even when the government tried to stop her, Wangari and the women kept planting. Now Kenya is back to being the beautiful green place that Wangari remembered.
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written by Lisa
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On Meadowview Street
Henry Cole (2007) , 32 pages
Audience:
Preschool
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Environment / Ecology
Flowers
New Books
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When Caroline moves to her new house on Meadowview Street, she wonders "Where is the meadow?" A flower growing in the grass of her yard inspires Caroline to create a wildflower preserve. As one discovery leads to another, Caroline learns that we all can find nature in our own backyards.
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written by Gwen
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