Ignotofsky, Rachel
Summary: The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth is an illustrated tour of the planet that reveals ecosystems large and small, from reefs, deserts, and rain forests to ponds, backyard gardens, and even a drop of water. Through exquisite drawings, maps, and infographics, author Rachel Ignotofsky makes earth science accessible and entertaining, explaining how our planet works, from its diverse ecosystems...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2018
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Summary: The ocean covers much of Earth, and Minecraft worlds can have massive oceans as well. There's a wealth of resources in the vast blue deep, but there are also many considerations to exploring these biomes, both in Minecraft and in the real world. Young readers and gaming fans will learn more about the similarities, the differences, and how to safely explore the game's oceans. Along the way,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM KeppelerCohen, Joshua G.
Summary: The culmination of three decades of work by Michigan Natural Features Inventory ecologists, this essential guidebook to the natural communities of Michigan introduces the diverse terrain of a unique state. Small enough to carry in a backpack, this field guide provides a system for dividing the complex natural landscape of Michigan into easily understood and describable components called natural...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State Univiversity Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 COHGiraldo, Maria Loretta
Summary: "A tiny seed finds itself lost in the world, but with care from the Sky, Earth, and Sun it grows up to be a beautiful apple tree. When the tree meets a bird in need of help, it offers its branches as shelter and shows little readers the magic of being cared for and taking care. This comforting tale celebrates the harmonious relationship between birds and trees, reveals the quiet wonder of our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Dot Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GIRFrancis, Sangma
Summary: "Beginning with a tiny trickle high in the mountains, smaller streams join until they form the world's largest river. Crossing a continent, it winds through lush rainforest until it meets the ocean. From snapping piranha fish to the giant anaconda, this mighty waterway is home to planet Earth's most incredible ecosystem"--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 981 FRAHowell, Izzi
Summary: A graphic nonfiction volume that discusses the Earth's climate and different types of biomes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2023
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Summary: Living and nonliving things all interact in an ecosystem. Fish swim and breathe in water. Trees take root in soil. Ecosystems looks at the important roles of living and nonliving things in an ecosystem.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 574.5 LONCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J574.5 LONOldham, Matthew
Summary: This is non-fiction for very young children who will find lots of things to look at and talk about in this highly visual book about our world - anything from geography and geology to its place in the universe. Little ones can find out about the blue planet while learning lots of interesting new words.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing Ltd. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JS MVF910 OldhamSummary: This 2016 follow-up to the 2006 documentary mini-series "Planet Earth" examines the natural features and wildlife found in various parts of the world, each of the six episodes corresponding to a different category of natural or man-made terrain (e.g., island, mountain, jungle, urban area, etc.).
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD PLACopies Available at Woodmere
3 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PLALukidis, Lydia
Summary: "Deep, deep down, at the very bottom of the ocean, lies a secret world. Through lyrical narration, this spare-text STEM picture book takes readers on a journey to a place very few humans have ever been-the Mariana Trench. The imagined voyage debunks scary myths about this mysterious place with surprising and beautiful truths about life at Earth's deepest point. Deep, Deep Down shows a vibrant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUKSala, Enric
Summary: In this book, world-renowned marine ecologist Enric Sala illuminates the many reasons why preserving Earth's biodiversity makes logical, emotional, and economic sense. Using key moments from his own scientific awakening, Sala reveals that our survival depends on all species. The natural world, he explains, is a perfect circular economy, where every species, in life and in death, sustains...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 SALSummary: Plants live secret, unseen lives. They are capable of forming mutually beneficial relationships with animals. But they can also be as aggressive, competitive, and dramatic as any living thing on our planet. Using specialist cameras, this spectacular series allows us to travel beyond the power of the human eye, to look closer at their interconnected world. Each episode introduces a set of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When top predators disappeared from Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, other animals fell into unusual patterns. Now scientists are reintroducing wild dogs to restore the park's 'landscape of fear' and with it the natural balance of the ecosystem.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NATFreedman, Deborah (Deborah Jane)
Summary: When a field mouse asks Carl the earthworm why he tunnels through the dirt, Carl doesn't have an answer, so he sets off to find out.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: CD JE Fiction Freedman 2019Summary: Journeying into the heart of equatorial Africa, this program joins Spanish primatologist Magdalena Bermejo and her husband, cinematographer German Illera, as Bermejo conducts groundbreaking research into the lives of western lowland gorillas. Viewers come to understand the discipline and perseverance required for such observation, as numerous challenges (including swarms of sweat bees and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Beneath our feet lies a world of violence, death, and renewal-the soil. This program takes viewers deep inside that unseen realm, focusing on the chemical and ecological complexity that enriches soil and sustains plant and animal life. A wide array of fungi, microorganisms, insects, and small animals are examined, illustrating the roles they play in the development of root systems and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Drawing astonishing connections between forces thousands of miles apart, this program shows how life on earth is being pushed to extremes by a one-degree rise in average temperature. Specific topics include animal population declines, atmospheric developments above the oceans, and the widespread appearance of a previously rare respiratory illness. Viewers learn how many scientists believe these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: "From the team behind the multi-award-winning The blue planet comes this epic series celebrating the earth as never before. Embracing the world's incredible landscapes and fascinating wildlife, Planet earth takes the defitive look at the diversity of our planet" (container).
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.22 DVD Planet 2007Summary: Humboldt State University biologist Steve Sillett is obsessed with monster redwoods. But just when he thinks he's climbed and measured an unbeatably tall specimen, a new record-breaker turns up in a hidden West Coast valley. Through the story of the discovery of redwood Hyperion-379.1 feet, and still growing strong!-this program makes a study of the world's tallest living trees, from base to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: In the pursuit of his work, celebrated photographer Frans Lanting has lived in the trees with wild macaws, camped with giant tortoises inside a volcanic crater, and documented never-before-photographed wildlife and tribal traditions in Madagascar. In this stunning TEDTalk slideshow, Lanting presents The LIFE Project, a poetic collection of photographs that tell the story of our planet, from its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: About a fifth of the Earth's land surface is tundra: cold, dry, treeless, and home to a diverse range of inhabitants including lichens and lemmings, sedges and snowy owls, and dwarf willow bushes and musk oxen. By viewing this program, students can develop a fundamental appreciation for the world's Arctic and Alpine tundra biomes. The plants and animals that populate tundra environments are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Montgomery, Sy
Summary: "Part science, part carnival--this winding adventure down the Amazon River with award-winning author Sy Montgomery and photographer Keith Ellenbogen explores how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and it's often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.0981 MONSummary: "Northern Michigan is undergoing unprecedented changes in land use, climate, resource extraction, and species distributions. For the last hundred years, the University of Michigan Biological Station has monitored these environmental transformations. Stretching 10,000 acres along Burt and Douglas Lakes in the northern Lower Peninsula and 3,200 acres on Sugar Island near Sault Ste. Marie,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 578.09774 CHA1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 578.09774 CHA
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Nature NadelhofferSummary: This Science Screen Report studies how deserts form and how organisms adapt to these harsh environments. Defining a desert as a vast area of windy, arid land, the program identifies the Gobi and Sahara as common examples as well as regions of the Arctic and Antarctic. It demonstrates that many of these supposed wastelands contain surprisingly high levels of biodiversity, and shows how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006