juvenile nonfiction / science & nature / environmental science & ecosystems

"Examines the worldwide climate change crisis, covering such topics as humankind's effect on climate, key figures in climate activism, and what readers can do to prevent further damaging changes"--OCLC.

A collection of twenty-three essays that discuss many points of view about renewable energy.

"Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the 'population' of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life--animal and plant alike. It's a rainforest that is home to an estimated 390 billion individual trees, 2.5 million species of insects, and hundreds of amazing creatures and plants that can either cure diseases, or, like the poison dart frog, kill with a single touch. 'Where Is the Amazon?' reveals the amazing scale of a single rainforest that we are still trying to understand today and that, in many ways, supports our existence on this planet"--Provided by publisher.

"The story of Greensburg, Kansas, a town that rebuilt completely green after a deadly tornado"--.

"Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the 'population' of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life--animal and plant alike. It's a rainforest that is home to an estimated 390 billion individual trees, 2.5 million species of insects, and hundreds of amazing creatures and plants that can either cure diseases, or, like the poison dart frog, kill with a single touch. 'Where Is the Amazon?' reveals the amazing scale of a single rainforest that we are still trying to understand today and that, in many ways, supports our existence on this planet"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of thirteen essays that examines the impact of electronic waste, discussing it being dumped in developing countries, cellular phones, how consumers dispose of it, government regulation, and more.