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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Making clear why the future of biodiversity matters, this book unites a team of international experts to explore the wonder of the natural world. This book explains what biodiversity is and explores its evolution. It discusses the importance of the world's ecosystems and how directly or indirectly humans are responsible for the fate of nature.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The world's population has more than doubled in the past fifty years, which has strained natural resources, increased pollution, and harmed many plants and animals. This book examines demography around the world, covering immigration, refugees, urbanization, poverty, trade, and access to water and food. Controversial issues such as eugenics and abortion are also discussed in terms of their impact on population and birth rates, providing readers with...
Author
Series
House of the scorpion volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
HL 700L
Language
English
Description
In 2137, fourteen-year-old Matt is stunned to learn that, as the clone of El Patrón, he is expected to take over as leader of the corrupt drug empire of Opium, where there is also a hidden cure for the ecological devastation faced by the rest of the world.
Author
Series
Cairo papers in social science volume 23, no. 4, winter 2000
Publisher
American University in Cairo Press
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English