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Nowhere else on earth : standing tall for the Great Bear Rainforest / by Vernon, Caitlyn,1976-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127) and index.LSC
Subjects: Rain forest conservation; Environmental protection; Rain forest ecology; Temperate rain forests;
© c2011., Orca Book Publishers,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The poet of Piney Woods / by Raczka, Bob.; Howdeshell, Kristen.; Howdeshell, Kevin.;
A pear-eating lupine poet seeks acceptance among the forest fauna.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Poetry; Authorship; Wolves; Forest animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lookout : love, solitude and searching for wildfire in the boreal forest / by Moyles, Trina,author.;
"A powerful and intimate memoir about a young woman's grueling, revelatory summers working alone in a remote lookout tower and her riveting eyewitness account of the increasingly unpredictable nature of wildfire in the Canadian north. While growing up in Peace River, Alberta, Trina Moyles heard many stories of fire tower lookouts--strange, eccentric types who spent whole summers alone in 100-foot high towers, watching for signs of fire in the surrounding Boreal forest. How could you isolate yourself for that long? she wondered. Craving adventure and connection, she pursued humanitarian work abroad, and ultimately found herself in Uganda, immersed in a vibrant community with a deep sense of belonging--and in love with Akello, a warm, handsome Lugbara man. After three years in Uganda, Trina returned to Peace River with a plan to make money to sponsor Akello's immigration. She applied for the well-paid tower position and was offered the job. But, back in a place where she'd never truly felt she belonged, she began to sink under the weight of their shared dreams and economic goals. Thus begins her first summer as one of a handful of scattered lookouts in the Boreal, with only a farm dog, Holly--labeled part-wolf by her former owners--to keep her company. Throughout two grueling summers and the winter in between, Trina grapples with her long-distance relationship, the death of her treasured grandfather, and a dawning awareness of the environmental crisis in the Boreal forest. In her days alone, she teeters on the edge of sanity while discovering a new kind of self-awareness and self-reliance that only solitude can deliver. As she searches for smoke, there is a bright beam of hope, a deep consciousness of the nature and wildlife around her, and a burgeoning sense of community among those dedicated to wildfire detection and combat. Lookout is a personal, riveting story of loss, transformation and belonging to oneself, layered with an eyewitness account of the increasingly precarious state of our northern forests."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Moyles, Trina.; Fire lookout stations; Fire lookouts; Wildfires;
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Sleepy bird / by Tankard, Jeremy.;
Forest animals suggest various ways to help Bird find a way to feel sleepy.LSC
Subjects: Birds; Forest animals; Bedtime; Sleep;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The treeline : the last forest and the future of life on Earth / by Rawlence, Ben,author.; Harper, Lizzie,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In the tradition of Elizabeth Kolbert and Barry Lopez, a powerful, poetic and deeply absorbing account of the "lung" at the top of the world. For the last fifty years, the trees of the boreal forest have been moving north. Ben Rawlence's The Treeline takes us along this critical frontier of our warming planet from Norway to Siberia, Alaska to Greenland, to meet the scientists, residents and trees confronting huge geological changes. Only the hardest species survive at these latitudes including the ice-loving Dahurian larch of Siberia, the antiseptic Spruce that purifies our atmosphere, the Downy birch conquering Scandinavia, the healing Balsam poplar that Native Americans use as a cure-all and the noble Scots Pine that lives longer when surrounded by its family. It is a journey of wonder and awe at the incredible creativity and resilience of these species and the mysterious workings of the forest upon which we rely for the air we breathe. Blending reportage with the latest science, The Treeline is a story of what might soon be the last forest left and what that means for the future of all life on earth"--
Subjects: Biogeography; Climatic changes.; Timberline.; Trees; Trees;
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Best birthday ever [videorecording] / by Bateman, Rufus,voice actor.; Brücken, Aje,screenwriter.; Davies, Beatrice,voice actor.; Ekbladh, Michael,film director.; Lester, Max,voice actor.; Schatz, Alexandra,film producer.; Freestyle Digital Media,publisher.;
Max Lester, Beatrice Davies, Rufus Bateman, Harry Wright, Jonathan Bailey, Jennifer Saunders, Adrian Edmondson.Charlie's long-awaited birthday will be completely different than he imagined. Little Sister gets sick, and no one has time to celebrate. So, Charlie escapes to head for his grandmother's house. But to get there he must first go through the forest.G.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's films.; Animated films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Birthday parties; Birthdays; Families; Rabbits; Forest animals;
For private home use only.
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Music for tigers / by Kadarusman, Michelle,1969-;
Middle-schooler Louisa wants to spend the summer practicing violin for a place in the youth symphony, but is instead sent to the Tasmanian rainforest camp of her Australian relatives. There she learns that her family secretly protects the last of the supposedly extinct Tasmanian tigers. When an encroaching mining operation threatens the hidden sanctuary, Louisa realizes her music can help.LSC
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Middle school students; Violinists; Musicians; Thylacine; Endangered species; Extinct animals; Animal sanctuaries; Rain forests;
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The arsonist : a mind on fire / by Hooper, Chloe,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The true story of the most devastating wildfire in Australian history and the search for the man who started it. What kind of person would deliberately start a firestorm? What kind of mind? On the scorching February day in 2009 that became known as Black Saturday, a man lit two fires in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, then sat on the roof of his house to watch the inferno. In the Valley, where the rates of crime were the highest in the state, more than thirty people were known to the police as firebugs. But the detectives soon found themselves on the trail of a man they didn't know. The Arsonist takes readers on the hunt for this man, and inside the strange puzzle of his mind. This book is also the story of fire in Australia, and of a community that owed its existence to that very element. The command of fire has defined and sustained us as a species--understanding its abuse will shape our future. A powerful true-crime thriller written with Hooper's trademark lyric detail and nuance, The Arsonist is a reminder that in an age of fire, all of us are gatekeepers"--
Subjects: True crime stories.; Fire investigation; Arson investigation; Forest fires;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I love you to the moon and back / by Hepworth, Amelia.; Warnes, Tim.;
A joyful celebtration of the love between a parent and the special little person in his or her life.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Parent and child; Bears; Forest animals; Love, Maternal;
© 2015., Tiger Tales,
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Bear's loose tooth / by Wilson, Karma.; Chapman, Jane,1970-;
When Bear discovers he has a loose tooth, his friends try to help make it fall out."Ages 3-7"--P. [2] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Bear (Fictitious character : Wilson); Bears; Forest animals; Teeth;
© c2011., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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