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Author
Publisher
Mango
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
In Defense of Plants will be a celebration of plants as living, breathing organisms fighting for survival on planet Earth. Plants don't really have a voice in today's busy world. The few plants that do get any attention are those that we humans have some use for. Whether for economic gain or some sort of purported medicinal benefit, we only seem to care what plants can do for us. Written by internationally recognized podcaster and blogger, Matt Candeias,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
The NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A radically new understanding of and practical approach to climate change by noted environmentalist and creator of Drawdown, Paul Hawken The dangers of climate change and a warming world have been in the public eye for fifty years. For three decades, scientists and the United Nations have urged us to address future existential threats. In Regeneration Paul Hawken has flipped the narrative, bringing people back into the...
Author
Publisher
William Collins
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
2019 was the year of rebellion.It was the year nurses, poets, nine-year olds and grandparents came together to say: we know the truth about climate change - now it is time to act.But what words describe this crisis? What words can help our children come to terms with the future they will inherit? Earlier this year, Culture Declares Emergency invited people from all around the world to find those words by writing a letter to the earth. The invitation...
Author
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
'Everything needs to change. And it has to start today' In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day. Her actions ended up sparking a global movement for action against the climate crisis, inspiring millions of pupils to go on strike for our planet, forcing governments to listen, and earning her a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. This book brings you Greta in her own words, for the first time. Collecting...
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English
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A Telegraph, Financial Times, New Statesman, Telegraph and Observer Book of the Year 2020 The new bestseller from the author of The Shepherd's Life As a boy, James Rebanks's grandfather taught him to work the land the old way. Their family farm in the Lake District hills was part of an ancient agricultural landscape: a patchwork of crops and meadows, of pastures grazed with livestock, and hedgerows teeming with wildlife. And yet, by the time James...
Author
Publisher
William Collins
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities adapt to make the most of ice cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean and volcano. These adaptations can be truly extraordinary: fish that walk or lay eggs on leaves in mid-air; snakes that fly; flightless birds that graze like deer; and bears that grow hair on...
7) Wild cities
Author
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Brought to you by Puffin. These are the astonishing stories of the animals who are adapting to live in our urban world - and how you can help them to thrive. From the pitter-patter of penguins in Cape Town, to the prowl of a leopard in Mumbai, the splash of a seal in Sydney, cities are home to all sorts of unexpected residents. With beautiful storytelling, these incredible stories will fascinate every reader who has the travel bug, or is an animal...
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