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2) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
To ancient peoples, volcanic eruptions represented the wrath of angry gods or goddesses. Today, the inner workings of the Earth are far less mysterious, if still terrifying. This alluring volume demystifies the science of volcanism for elementary readers, explaining how magma forms, the part plate tectonics plays in eruptions, and what we can learn by looking at a volcano's shape. Also covered are some of the most famous eruptions in history. Accompanying...
Author
Pub. Date
c2022.
Description
"When we work together, we humans can do incredible things. We share the responsibility to address climate change and our changing planet. It is critical that we act collectively to protect our beautiful, fragile world...Celebrating the amazing things people can do, it’s an inspiring message of hope."--publisher's website.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explains what climate change is and why it occurs, examines the problems caused by climate change, discusses what might happen if the climate change problem is not fixed, and looks at what is being done to fight climate change.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
In the final freeze of an Antarctic winter, green tails wave across a star-full sky, as if to farewell endless nights. If this world looks empty, look closer. Penguins trek across the ice to their winter homes. As the temperature warms, birds fly above on their long migrations. And with the advent of summer, beneath an iceberg, the sea is teeming with life. Ocean, sky, snow and ice, minute greens and giant blues, dance a delicate dance in this evocative...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Do you know the difference between weather and climate? Can you explain how one affects the other? Find out what causes the seasons, why some places are warm all year while others are cold, and learn how scientists predict the weather and protect us from severe storms. Learn 20 Smart Words that will boost your science vocabulary." -- p. [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"In January in the Scottish Highlands, a mountain hare is camouflaged from predators in its white winter coat, while in New Guinea, a bright-green tree python guards her eggs. Come March, a warm Arctic spring lures polar bears out from their den, while in Australia, newly hatched crocodiles go for their first swim inside their mother's jaws. When autumn comes to the north, monarch butterflies start migrating south, just as bar-tailed godwits set off...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Journey to a place you've never ventured before--beneath a rock pile on a lonely mountain top--and meet the pikas, or rock rabbits. These scurrying, squeaking, industrious, and exceedingly cute mammals make their living harvesting grass and wildflowers during the brief alpine summers. But despite the remoteness of their homes, the pikas' lifestyle and survival are threatened by climate change. Follow the story of pikas, told with lavish photographs...