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3) Two degrees
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California: Akira Kristiansen is driving through the mountains with her mom when a wildfire sparks-- and in just moments, Akira and her family have to evacuate. But which way is safe with fire all around them? Churchill, Manitoba: Owen Mackenzie is running a tour for travelers who have come to see the polar bears. When Owen and his friend George see a bear too close for comfort, they end up in a fight for their lives. Miami: everyone's saying this...
4) Willodeen
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The residents of eleven-year-old Willodeen's village, Perchance, adore the lovable hummingbears who migrate to their community and winter there in shiny bubble nests atop blue willow trees, drawing tourists to the area. However, they despise other local beasts known as screechers, who have sharp teeth and smelly bodies, offering rewards to those who rid the community of them. Willodeen, whose parents were killed in a natural disaster, was taught to...
8) How to bee
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Peony lives with her sister, Magnolia, and her grandfather on a fruit farm outside the city. All Peony really wants is to be a bee. Even though she is only nine, and bees must be ten, Peony already knows all there is to know about being a bee and she is determined to achieve her dream. Life on the farm is a scrabble, but there is enough to eat and a place to sleep, and there is love. Then Peony's mother arrives to take her away from everything she...
9) Blood circus
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"At the end of the twenty-first century, climate change and famine almost ended humanity--until the discovery of the Klujns, a barbaric, humanoid species with strangely colored eyes and even stranger abilities. Their crystal claws and bones fertilize barren soil, and their tender meat is a super-protein. Klujns are both humans' saviors and natural-born enemies, meant to be hunted and used. When sixteen-year-old Ava finds herself on the wrong side...
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"Forty years after a devastating flood changed the face of the earth, new consequences and challenges are still surfacing. Twins Will and Annalie thought the hardest part about this year was going to be their separation when bookish Annalie began life at a prestigious Admiralty-run boarding school and avid sailor Will stayed behind in the flood-damaged slums. But that was before the Admiralty raided their father's workshop. Before they sent a questioner...
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A polar bear waits patiently for spring when the ice breaks up, but after months of hunting, paddling, and resting on ice floes, summer ends and the bear must swim very far to find land. Includes facts about polar bears and the effect of climate change on their environment.
13) The Fire Eternal
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As the weather grows wilder and the ice caps melt, Arctic bears starve, dragons awake, the earth goddess Gaia becomes restless, and Alexa, the daughter of best-selling author David Rain, uses her special abilities in an attempt to save the world from the forces of evil.
14) Leaf
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When a polar bear arrives unexpectedly in the woods, the animals fear and avoid him, suspecting him to be dangerous - and his habit of collecting leaves only adds to their distrust. Then one day, they watch as he attempts to fly over the water with wings made of colorful leaves... just trying to go home. Maybe he needs some help?
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In this adaptation of the Chicken Little story, Loony Little, worried that the polar ice cap is melting, sets out to tell the Polar Bear Queen, gathering animal friends as she goes--but, as Sealy Sally warns them, the Polar Bear Queen is more interested in making a lunch of Loony Little and her friends.
16) Water day
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Multicultural Literature and Nature Education
Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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A girl and her community celebrate the arrival of the water man when he comes on his weekly visit to distribute water to a Cuban village. Includes author's note.
18) The Tiltersmith
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The arrival of Superintendent Tiltersmith threatens to upset the balance of nature unless four intrepid classmates can free the Lady of Spring and bring an end to winter in Brooklyn.--
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Celebrate young climate change activists in this charming story about an empowered girl who shows up, listens up, and ultimately, speaks up to inspire her community to take action against climate change. After attending a climate march, a young activist is motivated to make an effort and do her part to help the planet... by organizing volunteers to work to make green changes in their community, from cleaning a lake, to planting trees, to making composting...