Summary: This intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the world's food supply depends on these incredible and increasingly threatened creatures. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, 'Wings of Life' utilizes riveting high-speed, closer-than-close filmmaking techniques to showcase in spectacular detail...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY E-TV WINFrench, Jess
Summary: "Bella Loves Bugs tell the story of a day in the life of a girl who is passionate about bugs and nature."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Happy Yak, an imprint of the Quarto Group 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.7 FREHummingbird, Nicholas
Summary: What do we learn from plants when we listen to them speaking? Indigenous plantsman Nicholas Hummingbird calls on the legacy of his great-grandparents to remember how one drop of rain, one seed, one plant can renew a cycle of hope and connection--for him and for each of us.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Summary: "50 classic nature stories from Angela McAllister are brought to life with sumptuous illustrations from Hannah Bess Ross, making this an anthology to treasure for a lifetime and celebrating nature and getting outdoors. This beautiful book of stories takes readers on a journey with 50 tales, featuring themes of nature from all around the world. Sit back, get comfortable and delve into this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln 2022
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Summary: A heartwarming tale of a girl waiting for her beloved Papá to return when the monarchs fly south to their home in Mexico. Lucía loves to watch the monarchs' migration from her home in Mexico with Papá. But this year, the monarchs' journey north holds extra weight; Papá is heading north, too, to look for work. He promises her that when "the weather turns cold and the monarcas return, our winged...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2024
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Summary: Sid and his friends learn about the world around them by observing, comparing, and measuring to solve various problems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: NCircle Entertainment 2009
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2 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SIDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: JE DVD SidKimmerer, Robin Wall
Summary: "As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 KIMKimmerer, Robin Wall
Summary: "As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 0000
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Summary: This beautiful poetry collection introduces readers to the art of found poetry as the poet writes a 37-line poem, "Nest," then finds 160 smaller poems within it. What can you find in a poem about a robin's nest? Irene Latham masterfully discovers "nestlings" or smaller poems about an astonishing variety of subjects--emotions, wild animals, natural landmarks on all seven continents, even planets...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wordsong, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 LATWeber, Larry A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Ridge Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Nat WeberHomoya, Michael A. (Michael Allison)
Summary: Showcases the splendor of the eastern North American woodlands and offers clues to nature's annual springtime floral show as we walk in our parks and wilderness areas, or even in shade gardens around our homes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rubber Ducky Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 580 HOMLarkin, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin and Co. 1998
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Summary: "Whether you're an avid nature lover or newly discovering the world outside your door, you'll find information and inspiration in this beautifully illustrated pocket companion. Organized by season, its colorful pages are brimming with wondrous wildflowers and plants to discover as you wander, forage, and explore-from alder, foxglove, and fireweed to rosehip and mistletoe"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: TarcherPerigee, Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 582.13 BACSummary: Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants -the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato - and the corresponding human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. This two-hour documentary begins in Michael Pollan's garden, and roams the world, from the fields of Iowa to the apple forests...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Distribution 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BOTSummary: "Spanning 54 countries and 120 locations, Home captures the Earth's most amazing landscapes in a new and astonishing light, showcasing its incomparable beauty and acknowledging its vulnerability to change"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HOMSheldrake, Merlin
Summary: "Living at the border between life and non-life, fungi use diverse cocktails of potent enzymes and acids to disassemble some of the most stubborn substances on the planet, turning rock into soil and wood into compost, allowing plants to grow. Fungi not only help create soil, they send out networks of tubes that enmesh roots and link plants together in the 'Wood Wide Web.' Fungi also drive many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Berries, nuts, and seeds describes a variety of berries, nuts, and seeds that might be found on a nature walk and includes identification information. Birds, nests and eggs is guide to identifying fifteen different birds, providing information about the physical characteristics and habits of each, as well as about the nests they build and the eggs they lay. Rocks, fossils and arrowheads...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthWord Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Science Take BurnsKane, Barry.
Summary: Presenting a photographic tour of fairy houses. From rustic habitats to fairy mansions, these are the creations of families, gardeners and nature lovers...everywhere!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Light-Beams Publishing 2006