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"As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise.""-- Provided by...
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[2024]
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English
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ALSC's Gardening & Flora - Recommended Reading for Children
Bee City USA, Pollinators & Wildflowers - Children
Black History Month - Children
Bee City USA, Pollinators & Wildflowers - Children
Black History Month - Children
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Follows two children as they grow a garden from seeds. The children quickly learn that things rarely go as planned in the garden. Plants will droop without enough sun and wilt without enough water. Suddenly, "OH NO!" becomes the children's repeated refrain. Eventually, the pair come to see that nature itself provides everything a magnificent garden needs to flourish.
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English
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2 x 2 List 2022 (Age 2 - Gr. 2)
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Earth Day - Children
Storytime @ Home: Spotlight on Mother Nature & Planet Earth
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Earth Day - Children
Storytime @ Home: Spotlight on Mother Nature & Planet Earth
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"Two curious children go for a walk, asking imaginative questions about the natural beauty that surrounds them"-- Provided by publisher.
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[2015]
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English
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Bee City USA, Pollinators & Wildflowers - Tweens
Plant Wildflowers Campaign: Nonfiction for kids ages 8 - 12
Writing - Youth
Plant Wildflowers Campaign: Nonfiction for kids ages 8 - 12
Writing - Youth
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"When words in verse are paired with the awesomeness of nature, something magical happens! Beloved former U.S. Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis curates an exhuberant poetic celebration of the natural world in this stellar collection of nature poems. From trickling streams to deafening thrunderstorms to soaring mountains, discover majestic photography perfectly paired with contemporary (such as Billy Collins), classics (such as Robert Frost), and never-before-published...
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Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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Storytime @ Home: Spotlight on Mother Nature & Planet Earth
Storytime @ Home: Tails and Tales Summer Reading Challenge
Storytime @ Home: Tails and Tales Summer Reading Challenge
13) A closer look
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[2007]
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English
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Detailed collage illustrations accompanied by simple text present expanding views of familiar objects in nature, such as a bug and a flower.
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Nature is never static. Your perfect image may change in a moment. With the advice in this book, you'll learn to capture those moments and preserve them for all time. Discover how to make the most of nature's inspiring beauty, what equipment is particularly suited to nature photography, ways to prepare yourself physically and psychologically, and final processing tips to create photos that convey what you feel.-- Publisher
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Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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Uncover ten mysteries of the natural world in these riddles paired with mystifying images that offer clues. Guess what creature made that pile of twigs, mass of leaves, frothy spittle, etc. And why? Answers are found by opening a generous gatefold and revealing full-color photographs.
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2019.
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Deutsch
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Arno ten Hoeve, Daan Schoonhoven und Bob Luijks fotografieren bereits seit zehn Jahren zu allen Jahreszeiten rund um die Uhr in der Natur. In dieser Zeit haben sie viele Erkenntnisse und Erfahrungen auf diesem Gebiet sammeln dürfen. In diesem Leitfaden teilen sie mit ihren Lesern die Essenz dieses Wissens. So entstand eine Sammlung von 50 Tipps aus der Praxis der Naturfotografie, die auch den Autoren bei der Suche nach der perfekten Perspektive...
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2011.
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English
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"This non-fiction picture book explores time and how we think about it in a different way - as a series of events in the natural world (some of them directly observable, others not) that take place in a given unit of time. Just a Second is visualized as a linear series of illustrations and captions, starting with a second, a minute, an hour, a month, and a year. What happens in a second? A gnat beats its wings 1000 times. A hummingbird beats its wings...
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