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A billionaire has an idea for reversing global warming, but will it work? And what will the consequences for the planet be? A disparate group of characters from around the globe fight to solve the problem of global warming, but some of their ideas may be worse than climate change itself.
The greenhouse effect has resulted in a whirling-dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global flooding, and deadly pandemics. Visionary billionaire...
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Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams explore through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. Drawing on decades of work that has helped expand our understanding of what it means to be human and what we all need to do to help build a better world, the book touches on vital questions, including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless? How do we cultivate hope...
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"The topic of climate change often inspires very strong feelings, and it can sometimes be difficult to sort through the feelings to find the facts. Balanced, unbiased text and fact boxes filled with relevant data and statistics help readers develop an informed opinion about climate change, and they're also encouraged to examine why others might hold an opposing viewpoint"--
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"The Madhouse Effect portrays the intellectual pretzels into which denialists must twist logic to explain away the clear evidence that human activity has changed Earth's climate. Toles's cartoons collapse counter-scientific strategies into their biased components, helping readers see how to best strike at these fallacies. Mann's expert skills at science communication aim to restore sanity to a debate that continues to rage against widely acknowledged...
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DK
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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At a time when extreme weather is becoming more and more common, get clued up on the science behind it and the ways in which it's changing. Learn about all kinds of weather and marvel at how powerful it can be. Discover what the weather was like when the Earth was born and what it could be like in the future. Find out how weather is predicted and the inventions that harness its power.
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Last dragon chronicles volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
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As the weather grows wilder and the ice caps melt, Arctic bears starve, dragons awake, the earth goddess Gaia becomes restless, and Alexa, the daughter of best-selling author David Rain, uses her special abilities in an attempt to save the world from the forces of evil.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Next stop...The Magic School Bus heads to Antarctica to learn about glaciers! D.A. is more of a researcher than a storyteller, so she's naturally nervous when her parents sign her up to speak in front of a sellout crowd. But thanks to the Friz, D.A. gains inspiration from the greatest storytellers on Earth: glaciers! These mighty, frozen time machines guide the class through the Earth's last 10,000 years, and the incredible tale of the changes...
10) Blood circus
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"At the end of the twenty-first century, climate change and famine almost ended humanity--until the discovery of the Klujns, a barbaric, humanoid species with strangely colored eyes and even stranger abilities. Their crystal claws and bones fertilize barren soil, and their tender meat is a super-protein. Klujns are both humans' saviors and natural-born enemies, meant to be hunted and used. When sixteen-year-old Ava finds herself on the wrong side...
11) Climate change
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DK Publishing
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"Eyewitness Climate Change explains why human activities are making the planet heat up--and how we know for sure that this is the case. The book explores the effects of the changing climate, from more frequent hurricanes and wildfires to melting ice caps and rising sea levels. It shows how scientists predict how the climate will change in the future and what actions we can all take to combat climate change"--Provided by publisher.
12) Infinity gate
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Pandominion volume 1
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Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"The Pandominion: a political and trading alliance of a million worlds. Except that they're really just one world, Earth, in many different realities. And when an A.I. threat arises that could destroy everything the Pandominion has built, they'll eradicate it by whatever means necessary. Scientist Hadiz Tambuwal is looking for a solution to her own Earth's environmental collapse when she stumbles across the secret of inter-dimensional travel, a secret...
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Max Einstein volume 4
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Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Taking on her biggest challenge yet--preventing climate change from destroying the earth--Max Einstein is pitted against a new evil group that would rather let the whole world crumble than allow her to save the planet.
15) The Last winter: the scientists, adventurers, journeymen, and mavericks trying to save the world
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Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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As the planet warms, winter is shrinking. In the last fifty years, the Northern Hemisphere lost a million square miles of spring snowpack and in the US alone, snow cover has been reduced by 15-30%. On average, winter has shrunk by a month in most northern latitudes. In this deeply researched, beautifully written, and adventure-filled book, journalist Porter Fox travels along the edge of the Northern Hemisphere's snow line to track the scope of this...
16) Climate change
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"Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our nations today--but what is it? Hasn't it always been happening? What is making it worse? Why do some people deny its happening? The concept of climate change and all of its implications is discussed as part of the What's the Issue series. What's the Issue asks 'what's all the fuss about?' It reviews what is at stake when we think about climate change, with the aim of helping young people...
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The author provides evidence of the following : the end of global warming ; the beginning of a "solar hibernation," a historic reduction in the energy output of the sun ; a long-term drop in the earth's temperatures ; the start of the next climate change to decades of dangerously cold weather ; the high probability of record earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
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Schwartz & Wade Books
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[2020]
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English
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Celebrate young climate change activists in this charming story about an empowered girl who shows up, listens up, and ultimately, speaks up to inspire her community to take action against climate change. After attending a climate march, a young activist is motivated to make an effort and do her part to help the planet... by organizing volunteers to work to make green changes in their community, from cleaning a lake, to planting trees, to making composting...
20) Two degrees
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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When three children endure separate climate change disasters--a wildfire in the California woods, a close encounter with a hungry polar bear in Canada, and a massive hurricane in Florida--they emerge from their experiences committed to changing the world.
California: Akira Kristiansen is driving through the mountains with her mom when a wildfire sparks-- and in just moments, Akira and her family have to evacuate. But which way is safe with fire all...
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