nature conservation

"Animals are found in every environment around the world from the rain forest to the savanna to the desert. Some creatures, like butterflies and foxes, can survive in many different habitats. Lyrical text and stunning illustrations bring to life the inhabitants of these unique environments"--Provided by publisher.

Traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. Using archival photographs, first-person accounts of historical characters, personal memories and analysis from more than 40 interviews, and what Burns believes is the most stunning cinematography in Florentine Films' history, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and save them from destruction.

"When the Freeman family decided to restore a damaged creek in Washington's Olympic Peninsula-to transform it from a drainage ditch into a stream that could again nurture salmon- they knew the task would be formidable and the rewards plentiful. In Saving Tarboo Creek, Scott Freeman artfully blends his family's story with powerful universal lessons about how we can all live more constructive, fulfilling, and natural lives by engaging with the land rather than exploiting it"--Provided by publisher.

Boy genius and inventor Frank Einstein and his robot pals Klink (intelligent) and Klank (sort-of intelligent) study the science of ecology and conservation as they try to stop classmate and archrival T. Edison and his loggers from destroying the Midville Forest Preserve.

Details the heroic stories of five men and women working to conserve America's grasslands, wildlife, soil, rivers, wetlands, and oceans.

The animals of Farthing Wood attempt to reach the safety of White Park after a fire breaks out in their woods.

After living with his aunts for ten years, Juan is asked to join his grandfather on a long journey, during which time he learns about importance of nature conservation.

This is a picture book biography of Ken Nedimyer, who started the Coral Restoration Foundation, an international group dedicated to resuscitating the world's coral reefs.