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Fire in the Sky: Cosmic Collisions, Killer Asteroids, and the Race to Defend Earth
Gordon L. Dillow · Scribner
Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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Combining history, pop science, and in-depth reporting, a fascinating account of asteroids that hit Earth long ago, and those streaming toward us now, as well as how we are preparing against asteroid-caused catastrophe.
One of these days, warns Gordon Dillow, the Earth will be... |
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Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
Pam Houston · Thorndike Press Large Print
Format: Library Binding
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"How do we become who we are in the world? We ask the world to teach us."On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, beloved writer Pam Houston learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark the changing seasons,... |
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Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo
Lawrence Anthony · Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 248 Format: Paperback
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THE ASTONISHING STORY OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST ANIMAL RESCUES.When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, caught in the crossfire at the heart of the city. Once Anthony entered Iraq he discovered that hostilities... |
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Pesky Plastic: An Environmental Story
Leticia Colon De Mejias · Great Books 4 Kids
Pages: 40 Format: Print book
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Pesky Plastic: An Environmental Story is a fun and educational book about plastic and its impact on our planet. Discover the dangers of "pesky plastic" in our oceans. Learn what you can do to help Sally, Allen, Pat and all the sea animals survive "pesky plastic." This... |
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