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- The plant life cycle / by Jakab, Cheryl;
Earth's natural cycles -- Plants -- The plant life cycle -- Seed -- Young plant -- Mature plant -- Flower -- Plant life span -- The balance of nature -- People and plants -- Plant conservation -- Protecting plants -- Living with nature.Describes the different stages in the life cycle of plants and the importance of this cycle on the balance of nature.- Subjects: Plant life cycles;
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- The rock cycle / by Jakab, Cheryl;
Earth's natural cycles -- Rocks -- The rock cycle -- Volcanic rock -- Sand and sediment -- Sedimentary rock -- Metamorphic rock -- Soil -- The balance of nature -- People and rocks -- Using rocks and soils wisely -- Saving rocks and soils -- Living with nDescribes how rocks and soil form as part of the rock cycle and the importance of this cycle on the balance of nature.- Subjects: Petrology; Geochemical cycles;
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- The water cycle / by Jakab, Cheryl.;
Earth's natural cycles -- Water -- The water cycle -- Rain -- Rivers and oceans -- Water vapor -- Clouds -- Frozen water -- The balance of nature -- People and water -- Water conservation -- Saving water -- Living with nature.Describes how water moves through the environment in a never-ending cycle and the importance of this cycle on the balance of nature.- Subjects: Hydrologic cycle;
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- The seasons cycle / by Jakab, Cheryl;
Earth's natural cycles -- Seasons -- The seasons cycle -- Summer -- Fall -- Winter -- Spring -- Tropical and polar seasons -- The balance of nature -- People and seasons -- Preventing global warming -- Reducing greenhouse gases -- Living with nature.Describes how the seasons change from one to the next in a yearly cycle and the importance of this cycle on the balance of nature.- Subjects: Seasons; Earth;
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- Biodiversity / by Jakab, Cheryl;
Facing global issues -- What's the issue? loss of biodiversity -- Biodiversity issues around the globe -- Issue 1 Land clearing -- Issue 2 Introduced species -- Issue 3 Loss of large mammals -- Issue 4 Threats to ocean life -- Issue 5 The threat of extincDiscusses the loss of biodiversity and its impact, including introduced species pushing out local species, threatened and endangered large mammals, threats to ocean life, and the need to protect areas rich in species found nowhere else.- Subjects: Biodiversity;
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- Energy use / by Jakab, Cheryl;
Facing global issues -- What's the issue? -- Energy issues around the globe -- Issue 1 High energy demand -- Issue 2 Limited oil supplies -- Issue 3 Pollution from burning coal -- Issue 4 Running out of wood -- Issue 5 Problems with energy alternatives --Discusses the most urgent energy supply issues around the globe, including high demand for energy, limited supply of nonrenewable fossil fuel, pollution and global warming, running out of renewable resources, and problems with new alternative fuel.- Subjects: Power resources; Energy consumption;
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- Natural resources / by Jakab, Cheryl;
Facing global issues -- What's the issue? -- Natural resources issues around the globe -- Issue 1 Overconsumption of natural resources -- Issue 2 Mining natural resources -- Issue 3 Lumber and trees -- Issue 4 Loss of good soil -- Issue 5 Resources going Discusses the most urgent issues with natural resources around the globe, including high rates of consumption, damage from mining, lumber harvesting decreasing forest cover, loss of soil fertility and erosion, and throwing resources away as garbage.- Subjects: Conservation of natural resources;
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- Climate change / by Jakab, Cheryl.;
Facing global issues -- What's the issue? -- Climate change issues around the globe -- Issue 1 Melting ice -- Issue 2 Rising sea levels -- Issue 3 Record temperatures -- Issue 4 More hurricanes -- Issue 5 Increase in greenhouse gases -- What can you do? -Discusses the most urgent climate change issues around the world, including the melting of ice cover, rising sea levels, temperatures getting hotter each year, more storms and hurricanes, and human activities that contribute to global warming.- Subjects: Climatic changes; Climatic changes;
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