Emminizer, Theresa

Summary: "Almost 20,000 years ago, Earth's climate began to warm. Because of the changing temperatures, a miles-thick ice sheet started to shift. As the ice sheet moved, it carved deep pits in the land and left water in its wake. This melted ice filled the new cavities. This is the story of America's Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Enriched with stunning photographs and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.31 EMM

Hartig, John H.

Summary: "The stories of fourteen people who led efforts to clean up environmentally degraded areas of the Great Lakes are told to inspire others to get involved and care for the place they call home"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 333.72 HAR

Grady, Wayne.

Summary: "This book is an exploration of the biology and ecology of a vital, ever-changing terrain. Written by one of Canada's best-known science and nature writers, it is intended not only for those who live in the Great Lakes basin but for anyone captivated by the splendor of the natural world and sensitive to the challenges of its preservation."--Jacket.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 GRA

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Nature Grady

Martin, Helen M. (Helen Mandeville)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: [Printed by the William Feather Co.] 1939

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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 551.31 MAR

Egan, Dan

Summary: The Great Lakes hold 20 percent of the world’s freshwater, and they provide food, work, and weekend fun for tens of millions of Americans. Yet they are under threat as never before. In a work of narrative reporting in the vein of Rachel Carson and Elizabeth Kolbert, prize-winning reporter Dan Egan delivers an eye-opening portrait of our nation’s greatest natural resource as it faces ecological...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2017

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.6 EGA

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 577.630977 EGA

LaPlante, Walter

Summary: The surface of the Great Lakes covers 94,250 square miles (244,106 sq km). About 40 million people in the United States and Canada drink water from the Great Lakes, and millions of birds, fish, and other animals make their homes there. Much will be lost if the lakes arent protected. Readers are introduced to Great Lakes conservation issues, including climate change, mining, and water quality....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 LAP

Summary: From the Publisher: Women lighthouse keepers, fur traders, cooks on sailing vessels, missionaries, and fearless travelers all wrote of their lives on the Great Lakes, both publicly and in quiet testimonies such as letters, logbooks, and diaries. Their narratives, which span the centuries from 1789 to the present, are now collected in this anthology. Compiled in response to historical accounts...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ladyslipper Press 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 WOM

Dennis, Jerry.

Summary: Dennis offers an engrossing description of being a crew member on the schooner Malabar on a six-week trip through the waters of Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior, weaving in anecdotes from his childhood, such as a family-fishing trip on Lake Michigan, together with informed commentary on the natural history of the lakes and the people who live there as well as evocative...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio [a division of] Recorded Books 2016

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 977 DEN

Summary: "Third Coast Atlas: Prelude to a Plan describes the conditions for urbanization across the Great Lakes region. It assembles a multi-layered, empirical description of urbanization processes within the drainage basins of the five Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River. This thick description encompasses a range of representational forms including maps, plans, diagrams, timelines, and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Actar 2017

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 912 THI

Summary: How did the Earth transform from a hot ball of molten rock and metal into the planet that we call home? How did our continents and oceans grow? Where did our great mountain ranges come from? The geological processes that have shaped our world have also influenced the way humans have populated the planet. From the Great Lakes to Iceland, the San Andreas Fault to Krakatoa, this series reveals the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Arts and Entertainment Network 2009

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HOW

Stonehouse, Frederick.

Summary: "From deep sea diver to ship's captain, lighthouse keeper and rescuer, women fill virtually every job of the Great Lakes maritime trade--both past and present. This book relates many untold stories of these remarkable women and their impact on the Great Lakes and sailors lives"--Back cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 2001

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1 available in Local Author, Call number: 920.72 STO
1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 920.72 STO

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 920.72 STO