Mulder, Michelle.

Summary: Picture a busy avenue. Now plant trees along the boulevard, paint a mural by the empty lot, and add a community garden. Set up benches along the sidewalks and make space for kids' chalk drawings, and you've set the scene for a thriving community. Placemaking--personalizing public and semi-private spaces like front yards--is a growing trend in cities and suburbs around the world, drawing people...

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Publisher / Publication Date: ORCA Book Publishers 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 307.1 MUL

Wilcox, Merrie-Ellen

Summary: "Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers and illustrated with color photographs. Find out about the global problem of invasive species, the good and the bad, and what you can do to support the ecosystems around you."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 578.6 WIL

Clendenan, Megan

Summary: "Did you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental problems such...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 600 CLE

Rae, Rowena

Summary: "Part of the nonfiction Footprints series for middle readers, this book examines the good and the bad of the chemicals we come into contact with in our daily lives."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 540 RAE

Tate, Nikki

Summary: A roof, a door, some windows, a floor. All houses have them, but not all houses are alike. Some have wings (airplane homes), some have wheels((Romany vardoes), some float; some are made of straw, some of snow and ice. Some are enormous, some are tiny; some are permanent and some are temporary. But all are home. Take Shelter explores the way people live all over the world and beyond--from the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2014

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Design Tate

Mulder, Michelle

Summary: "Humans have always generated garbage, whether it's a chewed-on bone or a broken cell phone. Our landfills are overflowing, but with some creative thinking, stuff we once threw away can become a collection of valuable resources just waiting to be harvested. [This book] digs deep into the history of garbage, from Minoan trash pits to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and uncovers some of the many...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7 MUL

Smith, Nicole F.

Summary: "The nonfiction book introduces middle grade readers to marine archaeology. Illustrated with photographs throughout, young people will discover how understanding our ancient ancestors' relationship with ocean can help the planet today and in the future."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 930.1028 SMI