In a contemporary story based on Shakespeare's play "Hamlet, " Horatio Wilkes seeks to solve the murder of his friend Hamilton Prince's father in Denmark, Tennessee.
how one man's obsession with runaway sneakers and rubber ducks revolutionized ocean science
Ebbesmeyer, Curtis C
2009
Curtis Ebbesmeyer, an oceanographer, describes his scientific pursuits to understand the ocean's currents by following flotsam from the water to the shore.
Analyzes the connection between the increased use and prevalence of chemical toxins throughout twenty-first-century society and the number of childhood cases of disease and death.
When the drugs that he takes as part of his chemotherapy suddenly transform him from wimp into superhero, sixteen-year-old Fred and his friends plot to rid the town of its most lethal environmental hazard, toxic waste in the water supply.
Michael Recycle swoops down to confront Litterbug Doug about the growing dump in which he is living, and enlists the townspeople in helping Doug clean up.
Holly must solve the puzzle of an old legend if she and the other mermaids are to stop the toxic waste leaking from a wrecked ship, threatening a family of turtles living nearby, and get back to their vital mission for Queen Neptuna.
Examines how natural cycles and specific ecosystems work and suggests activities to learn about protecting the earth from further damage by pollution and waste.
Presents activities and experiments which demonstrate how living things interact with each other and the environment. Includes instructions for making miniature ecosystems.