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You can't recycle a banana peel...can you? Learn about how composting your food scraps, egg cartons, and other wastes helps make Earth a greener place.

[English] What lives in a wetland besides flamingos, ducks, and other birds? How do plants survive in the soggy soil? What jobs do wetlands do? Find out what makes wetlands one of Earth's treasures.

¿Cómo encuentra una biznaga suficiente agua para crecer en un desierto? ¿Cómo resisten el calor las liebres, las serpientes y las lagartijas? Calma tu sed y descubrirás por qué el desierto es uno de los tesoros de la Tierra.

Camina entre los altos pastos y descubrirás por qué los pastizales son uno de los grandes tesoros de la Tierra.

¿Por qué al arce y al roble se les caen las hojas en el otoño? ¿Qué otros animales comparten el bosque con las ardillas listadas, los venados y las serpientes? Descubrirás por qué los bosques templados son uno de los grandes tesoros de la Tierra.

Coyote Peterson's Brave Adventures: Wild Animals in a Wild World chronicles some of the wildest encounters Coyote Peterson has had over the course of his travels.

Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth is a nonfiction audiobook about the Earth, told from the perspective of Earth herself. Meet Earth. Planet Awesome! And your awesome home! Actually, Earth is home to all the plants and all the animals in the solar system, including nearly eight billion...

Readers will want to grab a telescope and explore the night skies after finishing this overview of our solar system. Our solar system consists of eight planets, as well as numerous moons, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. For thousands of years, humans believed that Earth was at the center of...

The wonder of the natural world surrounds us - from the Amazon rain forest to the snowy peaks of Mount Everest to the green spaces in big cities. And as the threat of climate change grows, it’s more important than ever to show appreciation for our planet by taking action. The first audiobook in a middle-grade series for young environmental activists and nature lovers, The Wild World Handbook offers a road map for change and an invitation to explore the outdoors, alongside surprising facts and hands-on activities.

If a black hole is not a hole, then what is it? Find out what black holes are, what causes them, and how scientists first discovered them. Learn how astronomers find black holes, get to know our nearest black-hole neighbor, and take a journey that will literally s-t-r-e-t-c-h the mind. Includes...

G'night mateys . . . His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales sends an inspiring message about how we can change the course of environmental destruction by living in harmony with Nature. In an adaptation of his adult book Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World for young readers, The Prince...

New York Times bestselling author, award-winning meteorologist, and Today Show co-anchor Al Roker explores extreme weather phenomena in his first book for kids. Dive deep into a world of fascinating weather with everyone’s favorite meteorologist, Al Roker! With this mesmerizing book that...

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Are the geometric field patterns fact, myth, or legend? Presenting What Do We Know About: an exciting new addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series! What Do We Know About Crop...

“Nye’s sheer joy in communicating, creativity, and caring shine through.”—Kirkus Reviews A moving and celebratory poetry collection from Young People’s Poet Laureate and National Book Award Finalist Naomi Shihab Nye. This resonant volume explores the similarities we share with the...

Calling all stargazers, this addition to the New York Times bestselling series is sure to be the perfect book for you! From the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series comes Where Is?, a series that tells the stories of world-famous landmarks and natural wonders and features a fold-out...

Tag und Nacht, Ebbe und Flut, Wald und Wüste - unser Heimatplanet strotzt nur so vor Wundern. Welche Schätze stecken in der Erde? Wieso kommt es zu Erdbeben? Warum sind Wasser und Bäume so wichtig für uns? All das finden Kinder selbstständig heraus, indem sie mit diesem Hörbuch auf Forschungsreise gehen. Das Hörbuch "Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? Erstleser. Unsere Erde" wird für Kinder ab sieben Jahren empfohlen. Liegt zudem das Buch vor, können die Erstlesetexte mithilfe der unterschiedlichen Vorlesegeschwindigkeiten kinderleicht mitgelesen werden.

Young armchair adventurers can travel to the topmost point on the globe and learn all about the vast region surrounding the North Pole. From the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series comes Where Is?, a series that tells the stories of world-famous landmarks and natural wonders! It might...

Los árboles nos dan deliciosas manzanas, pero también ayudan a construir casas. Uno de estos es natural, el otro hecho por el hombre. ¿Puedes identificar el recurso natural? En esta edición de la serie Un libro de comparaciones y contrastes, investigamos objetos comunes que nos rodean y cómo los materiales naturales se transforman en herramientas, juguetes y hasta electricidad.

Trees give us yummy apples but also help us build houses. One of these is natural, the other man-made. Can you identify the natural resource? In this edition of the Compare and Contrast Book series, we investigate common items around us and how natural materials are made into tools, toys, and even electricity.

Earth is changing every day. Erosion makes giant mountains smaller and rivers wider, but it happens so slowly most people don't even notice. Do you know what erosion is? Or what causes it? Explore the amazing eroding world in this book.