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Allende, Isabel. City of the Beasts Alexander accompanies his grandmother on a trip into the Amazon jungle in pursuit of the legendary "Beast," a journey on which he meets a strange, magical girl and a mysterious native tribe who teach him what it means to be a man and live in harmony with nature. (YA Fic SF Allende) |
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Burnie, David. Endangered Planet Explore your planet Earth through text and pictures. Learn how humans threaten to destroy the delicate system of nature, which supports the millions of species living on the planet. (j333.95 Burnie) |
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Hobbs, Will. Jackie's Wild Seattle Shannon and her little brother Cody spend the summer in Seattle with their Uncle Neal, who volunteers for a group that rescues and rehabilitates wild animals found in urban areas. When her uncle is injured by a hawk, Shannon begins to help with the rescues and becomes more involved with a wildlife center, where teens are encouraged to work with the animals and learn more about the important connections between humans and wildlife. (YA Fic Hobbs) |
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Hobbs, Will. The Maze 14-year-old Rick Walker thinks that his life is a maze because he has been bounced around from one foster home to another. He runs away to the wilderness and becomes involved in caring for and saving the California condors. (YA Fic Hobbs) |
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Hoose, Phillip M. The Race to Save the Lord God Bird The story of the ivory-billed woodpecker's demise is the centerpiece for a book about extinction and the pressures of humankind upon the Earth. (j598.72 Hoose) |
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Klass, David. California Blue John revels in long-distance running, as it gives him the opportunity to work through the issues related to his father's leukemia alone. His inadvertent discovery of a new species of butterfly, the California Blue, puts him at odds with his dying father and the mill town where they live. (YA Fic Klass) |
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Thomas, Rob. Green Thumb Grady Jacobs, a 13-year-old science whiz, earns an invitation to participate in an internationally sponsored rain forest study. Dr. Philip Carter, head of the project, is disgusted to discover that Grady is just a kid and gives him all of the grunt. Grady performs his chores and discovers that Dr. Carter is populating the forest with poison trees. Grady has to flee for his life into the jungle with Dr. Carter in close pursuit. (YA Fic Thomas) |
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