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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder - by Richard Louv

Today's kids are increasingly disconnected from the natural world, says child advocacy expert Louv. Instead of passing summer months hiking, swimming & telling stories around the campfire, children are more likely to attend computer or weight-loss camps: as a result, they've come to think of nature as more of an abstraction than a reality. A 2002 British study reported that 8-year-olds could identify Pokémon characters more easily than they could name "otter, beetle, & oak tree." Gathering thoughts from parents, teachers, environmentalists, researchers, & other concerned parties, Louv argues for a return to an awareness & appreciation for the natural world. Not only can nature teach kids science & nurture creativity, nature needs its children: where else will its future stewards come from? Louv's book is a call to action, full of warnings—but also ideas for change.

A mystical excursion into the natural world. 

"The book is a form of meditation, written with headlong urgency, about seeing. A reader's heart must go out to a young writer with a sense of wonder so fearless and unbridled...There is an ambition about her book that I like...It is the ambition to feel." 

-- Eudora Welty, New York Times Book Review

"A tidy old man spent his time cleaning up the litter that the thoughtless slobs of Wartville left behind. One day . . . Mother Nature gives him 'power over trash.' He then commands that litter 'go back and stick to the person who threw you.' Madden's ecology lesson is humorous, and his breezy, colorful illustrations add to the comic and trash-laden predicament. . . ."   - School Library Journal

Long ago this enterprising villain, the Once-ler, chances upon a place filled with wondrous Truffula Trees, Swomee-Swans, Brown Bar-ba- loots, & Humming-Fishes. Bewitched by the beauty he greedily chops them down to produce and mass-market Thneeds. As the trees swiftly disappear and the denizens leave for greener pastures, the fuzzy yellow Lorax repeatedly warns the Once-ler. Finally the Lorax extricates himself from the scorched earth leaving only a rock engraved "UNLESS."  With his own colorful version of a morality play, Dr. Seuss teaches us not to fool with Mother Nature. But, all hope is not lost--the Once-ler has saved a single Truffula Tree seed! Ffate now rests in the hands of a child, who becomes our last chance for a future.

In Natural Capitalism, three top strategists show how leading-edge companies are practicing a new type of industrialism that is more efficient and profitable; saving the environment and creating jobs. Paul Hawken and Amory & Hunter Lovins write in the next century, cars will get 200 miles per gallon without compromising safety and power, manufacturers will relentlessly recycle their products, and the world's standard of living will jump without further damaging natural resources.

The American Rivers Guide to the Missouri River of Lewis and Clark 

Daniel Botkin takes you through the Lewis and Clark voyage of discovery along the Missouri River by venturing through the modern
world, following the route and guiding readers to nearly 50 legendary sites of historical and environmental importance.

With Essays on Confirmation from Round River 

Published in 1949, shortly after the author's death, A Sand County Almanac is a classic of nature writing, widely cited as one of the most influential nature books ever published. Writing from the vantage of his summer shack along the banks of the Wisconsin River, Leopold mixes essay, polemic, and memoir in his book's pages.

And Sketches Here and There 

Written with an unparalleled understanding of the ways of nature, the book includes a section on the monthly changes of the Wisconsin countryside; another part that gathers informal pieces written by Leopold over a forty-year period as he traveled through the woodlands of Wisconsin, Iowa, Arizona, Sonora, Oregon, Manitoba, and elsewhere; and a final section in which Leopold addresses the philosophical issues involved in wildlife conservation. 

Winner of the National Book  Award and the John Burroughs Medal

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place." A book to be read for pleasure as well as a practical identification guide, The Edge of the Sea introduces a world of teeming life where the sea meets the land. A new generation of readers is discovering why Rachel Carson's books have become cornerstones of the environmental and conservation movements.

A New Ecology For the Twenty-First Century

"Botkin provides fascinating insight relevant to a huge greenhouse issue - how the world's forests and wildlife will respond to the coming climate change." 

Dr. James E. Hansen, Director of the Institute for Space Studies
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Oxford University Press 1990

Paper or plastic? Neither, say William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Why settle for the least harmful alternative when we could have something that is better--say, edible grocery bags! In Cradle to Cradle, the authors present a manifesto calling for a new industrial revolution, one that would render both traditional manufacturing and traditional environmentalism obsolete. Recycling, for instance, is actually "downcycling," creating hybrids of biological and technical "nutrients" which are then unrecoverable and unusable. 

Compiled by the acknowledged leaders in environmental career information, The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century is a completely revised and updated edition of what has become the standard reference on the subject. Organized for ease of use and fully updated to reflect ongoing changes in environmental fields, it is the most comprehensive and reliable resource available for anyone seeking information about environmental career opportunities and how to get started in one.

50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth
This valuable and entertaining book shows children how specific elements of their environment--like a light switch or a toilet--are connected to the rest of the world. Clear, practical tips show kids how they can conserve energy, recycle waste, and take on important environmental projects.   

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50 Simple Things Your Business Can Do to Save the Earth 
Simple ideas for businesses big and small to promote environmental change, improve corporate images, and create cost-cutting measures that benefit the earth.

This picture book celebrates nature's sometimes extreme but always magical methods in madness. From scorching drought to frenzied rainfall and back again, all the animals live in harmony with this natural cycle. Stojic's artwork is stunning--lush golds, fiery red-oranges, cool, wet blues, and brilliant greens burst off the pages, while the soft grays, blacks, and browns of the savanna creatures, with their visible brush strokes, seem to come alive before our very eyes.  --Emilie Coulter

Newbery Medal Winner - Today is doomsday for a young Venezuelan Indian boy's beloved rain forest and its animal life—unless he and a visiting naturalist can save it. "George makes drama large and small out of the minute-by-minute events in an ecosystem . . . gripping ecological theater." —C. "An example of nonfiction writing at its best." —SLJ

160 Ways to Help the World  by Linda Leeb Duper

Community Service Projects for Young People

Our world would be a better place if we were taught from an early age how important it is to serve and be active members of our communities. This book offers ways to do this.