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A novel of activism and natural-world power presents interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways by trees for an ultimate, brutal stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest.
An Air Force loadmaster in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A...
6) It's spring!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A child observes the arrival of spring and its effects on plants and animals. Includes suggestions for nature study projects.
7) The island
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Wil discovers himself and the wonders of nature when he leaves home to live on an island in northern Wisconsin.
9) Taking time
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A young girl takes time to celebrate the sights and sounds around her, including her dog's soft fur, a flock of birds that passes by, waving blossoms on a tree, and the sound of the sea in a seashell.
10) Things to do
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Told in rhyming text, the story takes us through a child's day, focusing on the animals and objects around the child.
"With playful prose and vivid art, Things to Do brings to life the small moments and secret joys of a child's day. There are wonders everywhere. In the sky and on the ground́blooming in a flower bed, dangling from a silken thread, buzzing through the summer aiŕwaiting ...waiting to be found."--Amazon.com.
11) Florette
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Mae's family moves from the country to the city, she is sad to leave behind her beloved backyard garden but before long, she finds a way to start a new garden.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Mrs. Badger, an avid collector and naturalist, takes a weekly journey up to Sugarloaf Peak, greeting her friends on the way and sharing her discoveries with them. One day she meets Lulu, a very small cat, who wants to come with her to the top of the mountain. On the way, Lulu learns to take care of the natural world, help those in need, and listen to her heart"--
14) Run wild
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A celebration of the joy of being outdoors features a child who abandons his digital device in favor of joining a friend outside.
15) The blue hour
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Animals, birds, and even flowers of blue hues color their landscapes, from the Arctic to the jungle, as they enjoy a moment of peace in the hour between day and night.
16) Sato the rabbit
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After becoming a rabbit, Haneru Sato gathers stars at an observatory, sails the sea in a watermelon, tastes the emotions captured in different colors of ice, and more.
17) One earth
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An illustrated counting rhyme that celebrates the beauty of nature and recommends ways to protect our one and only world, including recycling, conserving energy, and repairing broken items.
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The earth celebrates the birth of a newborn baby. Debra Frasier's modern classic On the Day You Were Born has been welcoming babies into the world for more than a decade--and has sold over a million copies. Now this favorite book comes to life with a musical CD featuring an original composition by Matthew Smith to accompany the author's moving narration. The spinning earth, the glowing moon, the rising tides--each natural wonder appears in an evocative...
19) Pandora
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Pandora the fox lives alone in a junk yard. She's depressed and has no contact with the outside world. Then, she rescues a blue bird. As she nurses him back to health, the bird collects seeds and trinkets for her. One day, the bird grows strong enough tofly away, but the garden seeds he brought begin to transform Pandora's landscape"--
20) The collectors
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Nature lovers and collectors of all kinds will love this high-adventure quest story about two brave and clever girls who head into the forest in search of something extraordinary.Winslow and Rosie have been building an impressive collection of natural wonders, and now it's nearly complete. With just enough space left for one final piece, the girls set off into the forest to find something extraordinary. Their journey takes them far --- along the creek,...
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