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241) Encounter
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Awakened gently by Sun, Sailor sets off to explore new lands where he meets Fisher, and although they speak and dress differently, they find they have much in common. Includes author's note about the first encounter between a European explorer and a Native North American.
"own voices"
242) Desert jungle
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"In a desert valley, surrounded by mountains of rock and cactus, is the tiny village the boy calls home. He never wanders far, frightened of coyotes and the dusty wilds beyond. On a visit to Grandpa's ranch, he resists the invitation to explore an area where his grandfather grew up, far from any village. The boy would rather play it safe on his tablet. But one of the creatures he fears has other plans for him, and soon the vast desert "jungle" begins...
243) Flatlands
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Freda is a twelve-year-old evacuee from the East End, sent to live with a farming family deep in the lonely landscape of the Fens. Philip is an artist and a conscientious objector, living in a remote lighthouse on the shores of the Wash. The two outcasts come together amid the wild beauty of the wetlands, beneath skies filled with migrating birds and crisscrossed by Nazi bombers. As the world is consumed by war, they form a friendship that will...
244) We planted pumpkin
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Follow the journey of a tiny seed to a big, fat, orange pumpkin! Will the pumpkin be ready in time for Halloween? As the children are seen tending to their plant, we explore their emotions: enthusiasm, anxiety, joy and a finally a sense of achievement. This book shares with young readers the delight of working with nature, and shows the need to be patient; it delights in the anticipation every child feels while preparing for Halloween.
245) Zoe and the fawn
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Join Zoe on her quest for the deer, as she encounters animals and learns their syilx (Okanagan) names along the way."-- cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Just as a pebble is part of a mountain, just as a wave is part of the sea, so, too, is every one of us part of something bigger. With bright collage illustrations and a simple, lyrical text, acclaimed author-illustrator Toni Yuly invites readers to celebrate our relationship to the natural world.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
A charming and nature-filled picture book about a young boy who connects with his busy dad over their love of nature. Perfect for fans of Fatima's Great Outdoors by Ambreen Tariq and Hike by Pete Oswald. Tim has always loved nature. His dad always taught him to explore and adventure through their own backyard. So Tim observed, he collected, and he recorded it all in his nature journal, just like Dad! But when one day Dad is too busy to look at his...
248) Bring down the sun
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Description
In this intensely romantic fantasy, a beautiful priestess of the Goddess, sister to the Queen of Epiros, is compelled by her destiny to seek out and wed the most powerful man of the time, King Phillip of Macedon. She will become a figure of legend, and their son will rule the world." "She was a priestess of the Great Goddess, one of the last in a time when the worship of the Mother was dwindling away. But she was also a daughter of the ruling house...
249) Rhythm
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
In a town once vibrant but now affected by unemployment and food insecurity, a young girl watches the seasons go by.
250) The call of the wild
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011], ℗♭2011.
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Formats
Description
Narrates the adventures of Buck, an unusual dog, forcibly taken to the Yukon where he is mistreated and eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
251) The call of the wild
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Buck is a well-loved and happy dog, living on a ranch with other happy dogs and an owner who loves him. But one night, he is taken from his loving home, forced to work hard pulling sleds with a team of other unkind dogs. He quickly learns that to survive, he must set his wild side free. This new adaptation of Jack London's classic novel tells the story of a loveable dog seeking his purpose and belonging, and ultimately deciding if he should answer...
252) Black gold
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"When the Universe decides to create a child, she draws from the earth--rich, dark, and full of everything that gives life, including eyes like black star sapphires and full lips to speak the truth. With help from the Sun and the Moon, they create a child of the universe: beautiful, powerful, and boundless with the brilliance of black gold"--Jacket flap.
253) Tarka the otter
Pub. Date
1979
Description
Tarka the otter pursues an active life, sometimes playful and sometimes dangerous, in the Devonshire countryside.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Rediscover Jack London’s beloved classic in this unique set. First published as a serial in the Saturday Evening Post in 1903, The Call of the Wild has never been out of print and has spawned many movie adaptations. Follow a dog named Buck through violence and hardship, loyalty and loss, finally finding himself and his home in the Yukon wilderness. Truly a must-have for London fans, book lovers, and adventurers.
Author
Pub. Date
1990.
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Description
"The Call of the Wild, considered by many London's greatest novel, is a gripping tale of a heroic dog who, thrust into the brutal life af the Alaska Gold Rush, ultimately faces a choice between living in man's world and returning to nature. Adventure and dog-story enthusiasts as well as students and devotees of American literature will find this classic work a thrilling, memorable reading experience"--Cover p. [4].
256) The colony
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
A savage and unrelenting thriller about mankind's greatest enemy: himself. As an endless winter engulfs Earth, humans struggle to survive in remote underground outposts. When Colony 7 receives a distress call from a nearby settlement, Sam and Briggs race through the snow on a dangerous rescue mission. What they find at the desolate base could mean mankind's salvation-or its total annihilation. Terrifying discoveries will unfold that will change the...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Every adventure starts with a plan! Check the weather, plot a course, and pack the appropriate items. As a family prepares for a local expedition, readers are invited to think about how factors like seasons, climate, and geography will impact their journey. Once the adventure is underway, new surroundings provoke all kinds of questions and discoveries—especially if you use your senses! Why are some things more stinky than others? What do different...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
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Description
An Air Force loadmaster in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies, and is sent back into life by creatures of air and light. A hearing- and speech-impaired scientist discovers that trees are communicating with one another. These four,...