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Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In a place like no other on the planet, the dramatic and desolate Lake Natron in northern Tanzania, viewers will witness a spectacle unlike anything they've seen before, as a million crimson-winged flamingos arrive to continue the circle of life. Focusing on the adventures of a single chick set against a backdrop of never-before-filmed landscapes, it is a visually stunning journey into the life and struggles of the mysterious and inspiring flamingo....
5) Lakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Facts On File
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to lakes, describing how they originated and providing the history and current formation of ten of the world's most famous lakes.
Author
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
To live in a pristine land unchanged by man; to roam the wilderness through which few other humans have passed; to choose an idyllic site, cut trees, and build a log cabin; to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available; to be not at odds with the world, but content with one's own thoughts and company: thousands have had such dreams, but Richard Proenneke lived them. This book is a simple account of the day-by-day...
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"It's summer in the hidden valley and the inhabitants are getting ready to celebrate 'Dragon's Day'. But when things start to go amiss, can the friends set things right and evade the monster that lurks beneath the lake before the party begins?"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
The geography and geology of lakes and rivers is a fascinating subject. From plankton to larger fishes and wildlife, rivers and lakes contain a great deal of biodiversity. The earliest civilizations were based around rivers including the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates, and Indus and Huang Ho valleys. Illustrating the physical geography, hydrology, ecology, and human use of these areas, Lakes and Rivers provides an excellent overview of the past, present,...
10) Gone-Away Lake
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Portia and her cousin Julian discover adventure in a hidden colony of forgotten summer houses on the shores of a swampy lake.
11) Fish Wish
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
A bear tries his hardest to catch a big, delicious fish, but catches all sorts of other things, instead.
12) Lake Rescue
Author
Series
Beacon Street Girls volume 6
Publisher
B*tween Productions
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The Beacon Street Girls are headed for Lake Rescue along with the rest of the seventh grade.
13) Winter storytime
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press, Inc
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
A retelling of a Lenape (Delaware Indian) traditional taleof how the "kokolesh" (rabbit-tail) game was first made by a young boy.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A fascinating exploration of lakes around the world, from Walden Pond to the Dead Sea. More than a century and a half have passed since Walden was first published, and the world is now a very different place. Lakes are changing rapidly, not because we are separate from nature but because we are so much a part of it. While many of our effects on the natural world today are new, from climate change to nuclear fallout, our connections to it are ancient,...
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book introduces children to the traditional lifestyles of Native nations who lived in the western Great Lakes region, as well as the impact of colonization on Native peoples.
17) Finders keepers
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Macy is an amateur treasure hunter. She finds all sorts of lost things along the shores of Buffalo Pound Lake. When her mom announces she's leaving her quiet park ranger job at the lake to be a police officer in the city. Macy decides she needs to find a treasure big enough to put Buffalo Pound on the map so her family can stay put. But instead of treasure, Macy finds a mermaid! She learns that the frightened creature was kidnapped...
Author
Publisher
Planetalector
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Celia, Antonio y Julián acaban de ganar un curioso premio: pasarán un mes en medio el bosque tratando de salvar un lago al que aqueja una plaga voraz. ¿Cómo es posible que una flor ponga en peligro la vida de árboles, animales y seres humanos? Los tres adolescentes tendrán un asomo a la vida adulta, pues deberán hacerse cargo de su supervivencia, de sus emociones y de todo un ecosistema que depende de ellos y su imaginación." -- Back cover....
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