Conservation And Protection category: 393 books

Severn Suzuki’s speech at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio caught the attention of the world. As the daughter of environmentalist David Suzuki, Severn's concern for the environment was fueled by a trip to the Amazon rainforest at age nine. Back home in Vancouver, she and her friends started ECO, the...

Many desert animals around the world are in danger of becoming extinct. In this enlightening nonfiction title, readers will learn a few of the causes of extinction in the desert and what problems extinction causes for animals, wildlife, and humans alike. Through vibrant photos of beautiful animals...

Pedal It! celebrates the humble bicycle, from the very first boneshakers to the sleek racing bikes of today, from handlebars to spokes to gear sprockets, and shows you why and how bikes can make the world a better place. Not only can bikes be used to power computers and generators, they can also reduce...

Once there was a redwood tree—one of the world's largest and tallest trees, and one of the oldest. And once, born nearly a thousand years after the tree first took root, there was a girl named Julia, who was called Butterfly. When exploring her beloved forest, Butterfly wandered into a grove...

Kevin was well-known on Texada Island for his lovely singing voice and for his ability to use his voice to mimic birds and animals. At age ten, he encounters a pod of dolphins and begins to mimic their sounds. As Kevin grows older, with all of the usual adolescent difficulties plus a devastating injury,...

Funny and lovely Picture Books for Little Ones!The best way for little ones to learn everything about flowers and sun, animals and seas and to practise those fascinating words!Discover Fleurus charming picture books with simple images and texts to develop children's knowledge of the world around them.

What are the tallest, wettest, driest, hottest, deepest places in the Natural World? The widest river? The tallest living thing?   The tallest mountain on Earth is as tall as 20 Empire State Buildings stacked on top of one another. Where is it?   How deep is the deepest...

American chestnut trees were once found far and wide in North America's eastern forests. They towered up to one hundred feet tall, providing food and shelter for people and animals alike. For many, life without the chestnut seemed unimaginable—until disaster struck in the early 1900s. What...

Is A Mountain Just a Mountain? is one in a series of eBooks by WestView Learning highlighting natural things in our world through engaging photos, videos, and custom voice recordings. This playful title challenges the young reader to think about mining via the size of the materials. We start with the...

This teacher-friendly resource provides practical arts-based strategies for classroom teachers to use in teaching language arts content. Overview information and model lessons are provided for each strategy and ideas are provided for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. The strategies addressed within...

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Plastic: it's used to make everything from drink bottles and bags to toys and toothbrushes. But what happens when it ends up where it doesn't belong—like in the Pacific Ocean? How does...

Teaching Kids to Love the Earth is a collection of 186 earth-caring activities designed for use with children of all ages to help them experience and appreciate the earth. This book leads you through the authors’ Sense of Wonder Circle: curiosity, exploration, discovery, sharing, and passion. Each...

Every child likes to listen to stories, and to tell stories too. But the stories by sisters Laura, Tamara, and Marininha do not speak of kings, queens, princes or princesses, though the plot is really charming. They speak of super-special holidays aboard sailboat Parati 2, built by their renowned...

Encourage readers to learn about the various animals that need help and what they can do to make a difference through volunteerism in this inspiring nonfiction title. Readers will discover different programs and organizations that work to protect animals, animal habitats, and endangered species through...