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Young Readers Will Discover That It's Easy To Pack A Lunch That Is Eco-Friendly And Yummy, Too!

Young Readers Discover What Harms Habitats And What People Can Do To Help.

Young Readers Will Discover What They Can Do To Make Greener Choices As They Grow Up.

Young Readers Will Discover What Happens To Trash In A Landfill.

Young Readers Examine How Plants And Animals Are Impacted By Human Activity, Why It Matters, And What Can Be Done To Help.

Young Readers Explore Various Forms Of Pollution And How People Are Cleaning Up The Environment.

Young Readers Will Discover What Types Of Energy Are Clean And Have Less Impact On The Environment.

A masterful, timely, fully authorized biography of the great and hugely influential biologist and naturalist E. O. Wilson, one of the most ground-breaking and controversial scientists of our time-from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb "An impressive account of one of the 20th century's most prominent biologists, for whom the natural world is 'a sanctuary and a realm of boundless adventure; the fewer the people in it, the better.'" - The New York Times Book Review.

In this inspiring coming-of-age memoir, a world-renowned astrophysicist emerges from an impoverished childhood and crime-filled adolescence to ascend through the top ranks of research physics. "You'll encounter one extraordinary turn of events after another, as the extraordinary chess player, puzzle solver, and occasional grifter works his way from grinding poverty and deep despair to worldwide acclaim as a physicist."-Bill Nye, CEO of The Planetary Society.

By the world-renowned seismologist, a riveting history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to come Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes-they stem from the same forces that give our planet life. Earthquakes give us natural springs; volcanoes produce fertile soil. It is only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them that they become disasters. Together they have shaped our cities and their architecture; elevated leaders and toppled governments; influenced the way we think, feel, fight, unite, and pray.