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1) Green
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 48 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Multi award winning. Her name is Green, she is alone in a world that doesn't belong to her. She is a female orangutan, victim of deforestation and resource exploitation. This film is an emotional journey with Green's final days. It is a visual ride presenting the devastating impacts of logging and land clearing for palm oil plantations, the choking haze created by rainforest fires and the tragic end of rainforest biodiversity. We watch the effects...
2) Revolution
Publisher
The Video Project
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (83 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In this multi-award-winning film, Rob Stewart embarks on a global journey to uncover the grave dangers threatening the world's oceans -- and ultimately, humanity -- as well as to learn what it will take to reverse the challenges to life on earth. From the coral reefs in Papua New Guinea to the rainforests of Madagascar, Stewart's travels reveal that our fate is tied to even the smallest of creatures. Stunning scenes of underwater sea life bring viewers...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 750L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Trees are being cut down around the world. But why are rain forests being cleared, and what happens if they disappear? In this nonfiction graphic novel, Max Axiom and the Society of Super Scientists are on a mission to find out[.] Using their superpowers and super-smarts, the team will break down this complex environmental issue into [a] . . . fact-filled adventure so young readers can learn about the causes and effects of deforestation and discover...
4) Forests
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Do you want to make a difference and help change the world? If the answer's yes then this book is for you! Turn the pages and discover everything you need to know about deforestation and the ways we can tackle it. From scientists and conservationists helping to protect forest creatures, to tech inventions like robot tree-planters, this book helps children aged 8 and up to discover the incredible solutions to deforestation that are being worked on...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Zonia's home is the Amazon rain forest, where it is always green and full of life. Every morning, the rain forest calls to Zonia, and every morning, she answers. She visits the sloth family, greets the giant anteater, and runs with the speedy jaguar. But one morning, the rain forest calls to her in a troubled voice. How will Zonia answer? Acclaimed author-illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal explores the wonders of the rain forest with Zonia, an Asháninka...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Explora las maravillas de la Amazonía con Zonia, una niña asháninka, cuyas alegres aventuras en la selva se interrumpen un día por un misterioso y desconcertante descubrimiento." --contraportada. Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help. Lush illustrations are complemented by back matter about the Ashaninka community.
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full-color illustrations this title examines the causes of deforestation, the consequences, and how it can be stopped.
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A little yellow taxicab that used to be the fastest and brightest vehicle in the city is compelled to visit Brazil, where a magical twist of fate enables him to fly over the rainforest until bulldozers and cranes threaten the rainforest's existence.
9) Jungle
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
℗2009.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 62 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Experience the sites and sounds of the jungle as you journey through the rainforests of the world. Learn about pollination, propagation and photosynthesis and meet diverse creatures that inhabit these regions.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
1995, c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
66 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
The future of the Rain Forest of the Macaw depends on a scientist and a young Indian boy as they search for a nameless butterfly during one day in the rain forest.
Author
Publisher
Sierra Club Books for Children
Pub. Date
c1995
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
One day young Fernando, who lives in the rain forest of Costa Rica with his family, goes with his friend Carmina to look for her favorite climbing tree only to find it cut down.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Full screen and widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Batty Koda joins Crysta, Pips and the Beetle Boys to rescue their rainforest from the horrid Hexxus. Zak, a human, is persuaded to stop sawing down the forest after convincing arguments from Crysta.
Series
Publisher
[Warner Bros. Entertainment]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Logger Jim Hadley (Alan Ladd) and his lumberjack crew are looking for new forest to cut. They locate a prime prospect outside the town of Deep Wells. The residents of Deep Wells, led by Laura Riley (Jeanne Crain), are opposed to the felling of the trees, believing that losing them would cause mudslides during the heavy rains. Conflict between the town's residents and the loggers is inevitable.
Publisher
Twentieth-Century-Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
Widescreen and full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Magic and adventure await in FernGully, a spectacular rainforest where a bat named Batty, whose radar has gone haywire, joins together with Crysta, Pips and the Beetle Boys to save their marvelous world from the evil Hexxus.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
106 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Star the Elephant and his herd are searching for a new home. But when Star is separated from his family, he must journey alone into the great unknown. He'll come face to face with giant spiders, the vast ocean beyond his island, and strange humans. Can Star find his way back to his family?
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Experience the sites and sounds of the jungle as you journey through the rainforests of the world. Students will learn about pollination, propagation and photosynthesis and meet diverse creatures that inhabit these regions.
Author
Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Chico Mendes was born on December 15, 1944 in the state of Acre in Brazil. A rubber tapper, trade union leader, and environmentalist, he became the leading figure in fighting to preserve the Amazon rainforest. He advocated against deforestation by peacefully surrounding forest areas to block bulldozers." --
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