Author: Christina Mia Gardeski Publisher: Capstone ISBN: 1515776387 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
Book Description
What can you find in a forest? From the treetops to the forest floor, a forest is full of life! Falling leaves, busy squirrels, and other secrets of the forest will delight beginning readers. All Little Pebble books have an Accelerated Reader ATOS level of 1.0 or below.
Author: Mack van Gageldonk Publisher: World of Wonder ISBN: 9781605373010 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents facts about forests, including the different types of trees, what animals can be found there, and various forests around the world.
Author: Frances Seymour Publisher: Brookings Institution Press ISBN: 1933286865 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 438
Book Description
Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting development. Despite their importance, tropical forests and their ecosystems are being destroyed at a high and even increasing rate in most forest-rich countries. The good news is that the science, economics, and politics are aligned to support a major international effort over the next five years to reverse tropical deforestation. Why Forests? Why Now? synthesizes the latest evidence on the importance of tropical forests in a way that is accessible to anyone interested in climate change and development and to readers already familiar with the problem of deforestation. It makes the case to decisionmakers in rich countries that rewarding developing countries for protecting their forests is urgent, affordable, and achievable.
Author: Char Light Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP ISBN: 1538264439 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 34
Book Description
Forests are growing all over the world. They're one of the most familiar habitats, but they come in some truly bizarre and beautiful forms. Readers will learn cool facts about different forest habitats around the globe. They'll meet the animals and plants that call forests of all kinds home. Beautiful full-color photographs and graphic organizers illustrate key concepts in a fun way. Avid and struggling readers alike will flock to this fun and informative book.
Author: Joan Maloof Publisher: Timber Press ISBN: 1604697288 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 201
Book Description
“Maloof eloquently urges us to cherish the wildness of what little old-growth woodlands we have left. . . . Not only are they home to the richest diversity of creatures, but they work hard for humans too.” —New York Times Book Review An old-growth forest is one that has formed naturally over a long period of time with little or no disturbance from humankind. They are increasingly rare and largely misunderstood. In Nature’s Temples, Joan Maloof, the director of the Old-Growth Forest Network, makes a heartfelt and passionate case for their importance. This evocative and accessible narrative defines old-growth and provides a brief history of forests. It offers a rare view into how the life-forms in an ancient, undisturbed forest—including not only its majestic trees but also its insects, plant life, fungi, and mammals—differ from the life-forms in a forest manipulated by humans. What emerges is a portrait of a beautiful, intricate, and fragile ecosystem that now exists only in scattered fragments. Black-and-white illustrations by Andrew Joslin help clarify scientific concepts and capture the beauty of ancient trees.
Author: Herman Shugart Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691226741 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 400
Book Description
A marvelously illustrated look at the world’s diverse forests and their ecosystems The earth’s forests are havens of nature supporting a diversity of life. Shaped by climate and geography, these vast and dynamic wooded spaces offer unique ecosystems that shelter complex and interdependent webs of flora, fungi, and animals. The World Atlas of Trees and Forests offers a beautiful introduction to what forests are, how they work, how they grow, and how we map, assess, and conserve them. Provides the most wide-ranging coverage of the world’s forests availableTakes readers beneath the breathtaking variety of wooded canopies that span the globeProfiles a wealth of tree species, with enlightening and entertaining natural-history highlights along the wayFeatures stunning color photos, maps, and graphicsDraws on the latest cutting-edge research and technology, including satellite imagery
Author: John J. Berger Publisher: Center for American Places ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 424
Book Description
"A greatly revised and expanded version of the author's acclaimed Understanding Forests, this book offers a clear and comprehensive survey of forest history and management practices in North America and the world. Berger draws upon diverse sources in science, politics, economics, law, and anthropology to argue that ecology should be the driving force behind domestic and international forest management." "An in-depth and wholly readable account, Forests Forever issues a call to arms for all those concerned with saving, restoring, preserving, and better managing the world's forests today in an expanding "green" marketplace."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN: 9251084351 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 240
Book Description
This fact-filled guide explores forests from the equator to the frozen poles, the depths of the rainforest to the mountain forests at high altitudes. It also demonstrates the many benefits that forests provide us with, discusses the negative impacts that humans unfortunately have on forests and explains how good management can help protect and conserve forests and forest biodiversity. At the end of the guide, inspiring examples of youth-led initiatives and an easy-to-follow action plan will help young people develop their own forest conservation activities and projects.
Author: Cathryn P. Sill Publisher: Peachtree Publishers ISBN: Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 62
Book Description
This new series for the very young highlights the defining characterisitics of habitats, including the plant and animal life, using examples from around the world. Award-winning author Cathryn Sill and her husband, noted wildlife illustrator John Sill, offer young readers a first glimpse into desert habitats. In simple, easy-to-understand language, this guide teaches children what deserts are, what kinds of animals and plants live there, and how certain species have adapted to the unique challenges of surviving in this harsh environment. John Sill's beautifully detailed, full-color illustrations reflect the diversity of desert topography-from the vast dunes of the Arabian Desert to the rocky Chihuahuan Desert in the southwestern U.S.-and the astonishing varieties of desert wildlife. A glossary and afterword provide young readers with further fascinating details on the desert, its creatures, and its conditions.
Author: Christina Mia Gardeski
Author: Mack van Gageldonk
Author: Frances Seymour
Author: Char Light
Author: Joan Maloof
Author: Herman Shugart
Author: John J. Berger
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Author: Cathryn P. Sill
Author: Emily K. Green