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2) Ishmael
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Ishmael trilogy volume 1
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English
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A novel on Ishmael, a gorilla-philosopher. He advertises for a pupil interested in saving the world and Julie Gerchak, 12, answers. The lessons center on the educational system, which according to Ishmael is not really doing its job.
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"Douglas W. Tallamy's first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this new book, Tallamy takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation. Nature's Best Hope shows how homeowners everywhere can turn their yards into conservation corridors...
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English
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Adult - Native American Heritage Month
Adult - Native American Heritage Month 2022
Books about nature (for adults)
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Adult - Native American Heritage Month 2022
Books about nature (for adults)
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"An inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative from a distinguished professor of science and a Native American whose previous book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature writing. As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders,...
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"In the 1990s, scientists lived inside Biosphere 2 (Biosphere 1 is the Earth itself) for two years, trying to figure out if colonizing Mars would ever be possible. Now scientists don't live there but instead conduct all sorts of studies and experiments aimed to help us better understand our environment and especially understand what sort of things are happening to it due to climate change and other man-made problems. It's a unique take on the Scientists...
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English
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Ahh! The Great Outdoors! - Teen
Native American Experiences - Adult
Native American Heritage Month (teens)
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Native American Experiences - Adult
Native American Heritage Month (teens)
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"Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation"--
8) Black faces, white spaces: reimagining the relationship of African Americans to the great outdoors
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English
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"Why are African Americans so underrepresented when it comes to interest in nature, outdoor recreation, and environmentalism? In this thought-provoking study, Carolyn Finney looks beyond the discourse of the environmental justice movement to examine how the natural environment has been understood, commodified, and represented by both white and black Americans. Bridging the fields of environmental history, cultural studies, critical race studies, and...
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A workbook of simple walking exercises to quiet the mind, expand consciousness, and rediscover our sacred relationship with Earth.
• Foreword by Victor Sanchez, author of The Teachings of Don Carlos.
• Includes 45 walking techniques that were developed from the author's work with Huichol Indians of western Mexico.
• Explores the power of moving meditation for achieving new levels of spiritual awareness through connecting...
• Foreword by Victor Sanchez, author of The Teachings of Don Carlos.
• Includes 45 walking techniques that were developed from the author's work with Huichol Indians of western Mexico.
• Explores the power of moving meditation for achieving new levels of spiritual awareness through connecting...