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3) Ecosystems
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Learn about ecosystems around the world and how animals compete to survive in them, who the producers and consumers are, and learn about the endangered species.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1140L
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth is an illustrated tour of the planet that reveals ecosystems large and small, from reefs, deserts, and rain forests to ponds, backyard gardens, and even a drop of water. Through exquisite drawings, maps, and infographics, author Rachel Ignotofsky makes earth science accessible and entertaining, explaining how our planet works, from its diverse ecosystems and their inhabitants, to the levels of ecology, the importance...
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (DVD) (550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A stunning 11-part series that captures rare action, impossible locations, and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest, and most elusive creatures.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (DVD) (550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A stunning 11-part series that captures rare action, impossible locations, and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest, and most elusive creatures.
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Maze expert Munro is back to take kids on an exciting (and informative) journey through 12 incredible ecosystems, from lush evergreen forests to colorful coral reefs, from the frozen tundra to hot desert sands. Features more than 350 animals to find. Full color.
Features over 350 animals to find in various mazes through 12 ecosystems, from evergreen forests to coral reefs, from the frozen tundra to hot desert sands.
9) Ecosystems
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Living and nonliving things all interact in an ecosystem. Fish swim and breathe in water. Trees take root in soil. Ecosystems looks at the important roles of living and nonliving things in an ecosystem.
Author
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD)(41 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Go on a breathtaking adventure through time and across five continents to reveal nature's most vital secrets. You will see the alarming destruction humankind has caused to our ecosystems and find hope in recent efforts to restore the natural balance we have disturbed.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Nature of Nature explores how the natural world works, outlines the consequences of its unraveling by our activities, and offers practical solutions-with a description of societal and economic benefits. The first ten chapters of this book are a step-by-step crash course in ecology-you might call it "ecology for people in a hurry": what species do, how they co-exist, and how the natural world self-assembles and works, compared to our human-built...
13) The terranauts
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
1994. In the desert near Tillman, Arizona, forty miles from Tucson, a grand experiment involving the future of humanity is underway. As climate change threatens the earth, eight scientists, four men and four women dubbed the "Terranauts," have been selected to live under glass in E2, a prototype of a possible off-earth colony. Closely monitored by an all-seeing Mission Control, this New Eden is both an adventure in scientific discovery and a momentous...
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs in 5 separate volumes (DVD) (550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A stunning 11-part series that captures rare action, impossible locations, and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest, and most elusive creatures.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Segments 4 through 6 of the BBC 11-part nature series. 40 camera teams were shooting at over 200 different locations all over the world for more than 5 years to get the pictures seen in the series. Each segment is followed by a sequence investigating the techniques and challenges of wildlife photography within that segment.
Caves: Deep in an undiscovered world, including both poisonous and flooded caves, we find astonishing crystals; cave angel fish,...
18) Planet Earth II
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This 2016 follow-up to the 2006 documentary mini-series "Planet Earth" examines the natural features and wildlife found in various parts of the world, each of the six episodes corresponding to a different category of natural or man-made terrain (e.g., island, mountain, jungle, urban area, etc.).
19) Beavers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
This title proves that beavers are true survivors.
20) Mountain goats
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Beginning readers will learn all about the adaptations that help mountain goats flourish in their rocky biome, from hard hooves to shaggy fur.
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