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Activity books. bibliography Biographies. biography Juvenile works. Readers (Publications)Higginson, Sheila Sweeny
Summary: Have you ever wondered what you could do to change the world? Find out how kids are helping the environment, inventing incredible medical devices, aiding the homeless, designing apps so other kids won't ever have to eat alone in the cafeteria, and more! Learn all about what they've come up with and how their ideas are changing lives in this story of four amazing kids everyone should meet!...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2019
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE HIGCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR RED HIGSerres, Alain
Summary: "From the author and illustrator duo who created the award-winning I Have the Right to Be a Child comes this beautifully illustrated picture book about a child's right to advocate for the environment they live in. Told from the perspective of a child, this colorful and vibrant book explores what it means to be a child who dreams of a beautiful future for their planet."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.3 SER1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SER
Yurich, Ginny
Summary: A collection of outdoor activities designed for children to encourage exploration and interaction with nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Ginny Yurich] 2021
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 YURSchwartz, Sandi
Summary: "Raise calmer, happier, healthier children with these fun, hands-on nature activities for parents and kids to enjoy together. Are your kids stressed? Are they feeling a bit down? Do your children-and you-need a break from screens? Nature can help. What weall suspected intuitively for generations, science has now confirmed: spending time connecting to nature is a safe, effective tool to help...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Driver Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 SCHCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 SCHLouv, Richard.
Summary: Louv talks with parents, children, teachers, scientists, religious leaders, child-development researchers, and environmentalists to find ways for children to experience the natural world more deeply.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155 LOUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parent LouvParr, Todd
Summary: "We can all help protect the earth and make it feel good. If we take care of it, it will take care of us!" --p.4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: LB Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD PARWalsh, Liza Gardner
Summary: Suggests outdoor activities for children to explore nature, including making mud monsters, building forts, painting rocks, and going on bug hunts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Down East Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796 WALOlsson, Helen
Summary: If you're like most kids who love the outdoors, you want to do more than go on a picnic or play in your neighborhood park. This book will teach you to hike like a pro and have lots of fun while doing it. You'll learn all the skills needed, everything from choosing a trail to basic first-aid. This book includes tips for spotting wildlife, creating a nature journal, deciding what clothes to wear...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2018
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Summary: In the spirit of Rachel Carson's The Sense of Wonder, Rick Van Noy journeys out of his suburban home with his children and describes the pleasures of walking in a creek, digging for salamanders, and learning to appreciate vultures. Through these and other "walks to school," the Van Noys discover what nature has to teach and why this matters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Georgia Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2083 VANLeinbach, Ken
Summary: Describes the history, vision and impact of The Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and its model for urban environmental education. Strategies that can be used elsewhere called the Neighborhood Environmental Education Project are included.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morgan James Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304 LEILouv, Richard.
Summary: Louv illustrates how the alienation of today's children from nature can lead to a host of childhood disorders--and he offers effective methods for healing this rift.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 155.4 LOUMcGurk, Linda Akeson
Summary: "Bringing Up Bebe meets Last Child in the Woods in this lively, insightful memoir about a mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds the key to healthier, happier lives for her American children. When Swedish-born Linda McGurk moved to small-town Indiana with her American husband to start a family, she quickly realized that her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 MCG1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 649 MCG
Bethel, Ellie.
Summary: Michael Recycle, the green-caped crusader, visits the town of Abberdoo-Rimey and proves to the residents that recycling can actually be fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Worthwhile Books 2008