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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Description
The more we study the world around us, the more living things we discover every day. The planet is full of millions of species of plants, birds, animals, and microbes, and every single one including us is part of a big, beautiful, complicated pattern. When humans interfere with parts of the pattern, by polluting the air and oceans, taking too much from the sea, and cutting down too many forests, animals and plants begin to disappear. What sort of...
83) Home
Publisher
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
"Spanning 54 countries and 120 locations, Home captures the Earth's most amazing landscapes in a new and astonishing light, showcasing its incomparable beauty and acknowledging its vulnerability to change" --Container
Series
Language
English
Description
"A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C., capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary (Michael Rennie) it brings refuses to reveal his mission to any single government, leaving the military, the politicians, and millions of ordinary people to wait in fear. Soon their distrust turns to calls for violence. But one young woman and her son (Patricia Neal, Billy Gray) befriend him ... and soon realize that they may be all that stands between...
85) Wolves
Language
English
Description
An intimate look at canis lupus, the wolf. Filmed in Yellowstone National Park, Montana, Idaho, Alaska and Quebec, the film offers a look at the relationship between people and wolves, wolves and the environment, and what people can do to offset the damages done to the native wolf population
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind a visitor's appearance. Dr. Helen Benson is a renowned scientist who finds herself face-to-face with an alien called Klaatu. Klaatu has traveled across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers the deadly ramificications of Klaatu's claim that he is a 'friend to the Earth.' Now, she and her yourng stepson must find a way to convince the entity who was sent...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xxviii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The average American spends ninety percent of their time indoors, and children are no exception. Today, kids can spend up to seven hours per day looking at screens. Not only does this phenomenon have consequences for our kids' physical and mental health, it calls into question their ability to understand and engage with anything beyond the built environment. We can talk about environmental stewardship, but until more people make meaningful contact...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
58 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Argues that the Spanish discovery of the Americas led to the presumption that one is due wealth from the territory, an attitude also common among English-speaking settlers, and advocates a rediscovery of the land as a home.
Author
Publisher
Polity
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xiv, 185 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Humans have become so powerful that we have disrupted the functioning of the Earth System as a whole, bringing on a new geological epoch--the Anthropocene--one in which the serene and clement conditions that allowed civilisation to flourish are disappearing and we quail before 'the wakened giant'. The emergence of a conscious creature capable of using technology to bring about a rupture in the Earth's geochronology is an event of monumental significance,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
viii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Over four months, 32 states, and 13,000 miles in a rented motor home, Denizet-Lewis and his canine companion attempt to pay tribute to the most powerful interspecies bond there is, in the country with the highest rate of dog ownership in the world. On the way, Denizet-Lewis--known for his deeply reported dispatches from far corners of American life--meets an irresistible cast of dogs and dog-obsessed humans.
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2010?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 sustainable fishing guide insert.
Language
English
Description
Imagine an ocean without fish. This is the future - in less than 40 years - if we do not stop, think, and act. Filmed over two years across the world, featuring top scientists, indigenous fishermen, and fisheries enforcement, this film is a wake-up call to the world.
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
x, 161 p. ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"We have long lorded over the ocean. But only recently have we become aware of the myriad life-forms beneath its waves. We now know that this delicate ecosystem is our life-support system; it regulates the earth's temperatures and climate and comprises 99 percent of living space on earth. So when we change the chemistry of the whole ocean system, as we are now, life as we know it is threatened. In Seasick, veteran science journalist Alanna Mitchell...
95) Life from above
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approx. 220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective, revealing its incredible movements, colors, patterns and just how fast it is changing. This is our home, as we’ve never seen it before.
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
411 pages; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"This single-volume resource explores the five major oceans of the world, addressing current issues such as sea rise and climate change and explaining the significance of the oceans from historical, geographic, and cultural perspectives"--
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
What will the world be like when mankind is extinct? The pyramids may stand forever, but the cities will disappear. Our greatest masterpieces will fade and crumble. As global warming and the depletion of natural resources become ever more pressing issues it is critical to consider how we can reduce our impact on the planet. Journey to locations around the globe already going through the processes of a lack of human intervention. See the changes wrought...
Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A practical and poetic manifesto promoting new concepts of environmental learning: why environment, inequity, democracy, and diversity are connected challenges, how to navigate the rapid pace of change in the Anthropocene, how to better understand social and ecological networks, how to think about migration both ecologically and culturally, and how to bring a cosmopolitan perspective to place-based approaches. Covers this conceptual ground with clarity,...
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