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Additional New Books for the Pueblo Chieftain: December 26, 2022
Best Non-Fiction of 2022 - Kirkus Reviews
Best Non-Fiction of 2022 - Kirkus Reviews
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"Five stunningly large, unbroken forests remain on Earth: the Taiga, extending from the Pacific Ocean across all of Russia and far-northern Europe; the North American boreal, ranging from Alaska's Bering seacoast to Canada's Atlantic coast; the Amazon, covering almost the entirety of South America's bulge; the Congo, occupying Africa's wet equatorial middle and parts of six nations; and the island forest of New Guinea, twice the size of California....
3) The forests
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Rourke Corp
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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24 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.
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English
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Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 cm.
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English
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Examines the growth and changing nature of forests, the plants and animals living there, and the uses to which these lands are put.
7) Woodlands
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Publisher
Rourke Corporation
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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24 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.
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English
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Briefly describes the different kinds of woodlands in North America and some of the plants and animals found there.
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English
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This visually and artistically unique documentary explores the physical and emotional aspects of a community of Canadian west coast tree planters. Deftly weaving together still photos and film footage, Rita Leistner, an award-winning photographer, photojournalist, filmmaker and erstwhile tree planter (who has been nominated for a 2022 Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography for her work in this film), depicts the contradictions in the experiences...
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Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"A tree's life story is told from its beginnings as a seed to its survival in the wilderness until it finally falls, but continues its life as a log, an animal habitat, and finally decomposes to provide nutrition for future trees"--
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The Lilliput Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"This comprehensive study, with a foreword by Lord Killanin, looks at Irish forestry from the migration of the first wood species some 10,000 years ago to the present day. Part One, The Historical Background, examines the primeval forest and early settlers, woodlands, land title and tenure under the Celts, codified with Brehon law; Norman forest law imposed in the early medieval period; the Tudor conquest and plantations; and the development of estate...
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English
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"In his enthusiastic explorations and fervent writing, Michael J. Yochim "was to Yellowstone what Muir was to Yosemite. Other times, his writing is like that of Edward Abbey, full of passion for the natural world and anger at those who are abusing it," writes foreword contributor William R. Lowry. A legendary hiker and an avid backpacker, Yochim worked for the National Park Service for three decades. In 2013 Yochim was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's...
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DK
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
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English
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"What is that noise over there? Could it be the wolves howling at the night sky or the birds singing their delightful tunes? It's time to wander through the forest and meet all the amazing animals that live there"--
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Issue brief volume 09-13
Publisher
Colorado Legislative Council
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 PDF (2 p. ; 173 KB)
Language
English
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Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xiii, 28 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Language
English
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When Kinari Webb first traveled to Indonesian Borneo at 21 to study orangutans, she was both awestruck by the beauty of her surroundings and heartbroken by the rainforest destruction she witnessed. As she got to know the local communities, she realized that their need to pay for expensive healthcare led directly to the rampant logging, which in turn imperiled their health and safety even further. Webb realized her true calling was at the intersection...
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Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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vii, 432 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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Examines the complex history of the world's oldest trees and the challenges they faced through imperial expansion and the industrial revolution, as well as the current threat of global climate change.
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