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NON-FICTION - GLOBAL ISSUES
CLIMATE CHANGE
Global Warning: A Pop-Up Book Of Our Endangered Planet (Sandy Ransford) $5 HB VGC Uses pop-ups and pull-tab moveable parts to describe Earth's delicate ecosystems, the serious problems--such as global warming, ozone depletion, and the destruction of the rain forests--facing the planet, and what concerned youngsters can do to help. 8-12 YO http://www.movablebooksociety.org/popupbooks/coverG/G18.jpg
Earth Watch “Changing Climate” (Sally Morgan) $2 HB EC (Ex lib) Examines environmental problems and solutions in a child-friendly way. The issues of global warming and the greenhouse effect are presented to young readers. Complementing the concise text with numerous photographs and illustrations, the author examines the basics of climate and its natural variability, the causes of recent climatic changes due to human activity and their effects on our planet as well as several strategies for reducing the problem of global warming through the use of alternative and renewable sources of energy, by saving energy and by planting trees. 8-11 YO http://www.waterstones.com/wat/images/nbd/m/978074/963/9780749635930.jpg
EXTINCTION & CONSERVATION
Conservation: A Thoughtful Way Of Explaining Conservation To Children (Robert Ingpen, Margaret Dunkle) $5 HB VGC Features a thoughtful way of explaining to children how to make our world sound, safe and sensible. They will learn about conservation by looking back into the past, looking at the world today and by thinking about the future. This book will help children to find a path through life’s complicated choices and to see what’s really important and worth preserving. Lovely illustrations by renowned illustrator Robert Ingpen. WINNER OF THE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN MEDAL 6-11 YO http://cdn1.fishpond.co.nz/9780855721664-crop-325x325.jpg
DK My First Green Book: A Life-Size Guide To Caring For The Planet (Angela Wilkes) $6 HB EC Aimed at a younger audience than most recent guides to becoming a "green" consumer, this lovely book explains environmental concerns clearly without oversimplifying them. In addition to delivering her message succinctly, Wilkes provides hands-on activities that demonstrate the importance of pitching in to protect our planet. Similar in format to the publisher's popular Eyewitness series, the book is filled with large-scale, colour photos that effectively illustrate such experiments as those that show how clean the air is, how acid rain affects plants, how various objects biodegrade at different rates (if at all) and why rain forests are so crucial to the Earth. Other projects include creating a wildlife garden in a flower box, planting a tree and organizing a "green campaign" with one's friends. This practical book teaches critical lessons that even the youngest readers should learn. 6-10 YO http://www.pacaritambo.com/images/Books1/My1stGreenBook.jpg
Ian & Fred’s Big Green Book (Fred Pearce) $5 HB VGC A super guide to environmental issues for young kids. It's packed to the brim with information, but is fun! It covers everything you'd expect: ecology, rainforests, global warming, melting ice caps, saving water, and pollution. There's a barrage of facts, but it never feels overwhelming. It's a beautiful package, with clear, cartoon illustrations and maps. Budding environmentalists will have a whale of a time. 7-11 YO http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDyYWUwpMnE/SRdieFhYGXI/AAAAAAAAANU/dWhAuXRWLLk/S220/Green_Book.jpg
DK Animal Watch: Protecting Our Planet (Roger Few) $5 HBDJ EC (Ex lib) Offers insight into habitats at risk, the endangering of species through hunting and trade, and current efforts to fight extinction. Packs information and sharp colour photos onto the page in happily crowded formats. Frequent chapters detailing a day in the life of professionals, as well as hands-on activities and suggestions for taking positive action, increase the books' value. Useful for sparking ideas for further research. 8+ http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QE9Y81VAL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Environmental Songs (Gavin Byrt) $2 PB EC A song book containing 18 songs, words and music by Gavin Byrt. Includes activities to enhance the appreciation of the environment. Any age.
Usborne Starting Point Science “Where Does Rubbish Go?” (Sophy Tahta) $3 HB EC Using simple text this book offers an introduction to waste disposal and recycling with the aim of helping to answer young children's questions. It is one of a series of books about the natural and scientific world which offers safe and easy experiments to help clarify explanations. 5-10 YO http://cd.pbsstatic....80746006276.jpg
The Junior Library Of Ecology “Keeping The Air Clean” (Rosa Costa-Pau) $3 HB BRAND NEW (RRP $22.95) How is our environment being affected by air pollution? Keeping the Air Clean explains in clear and simple terms global warming, the breakdown of the ozone layer, acid rain, and other environmental matter relating to the air. Attractive layout and many colourful illustrations. 10+ http://www4.alibris-static.com/isbn/9780791021033.gif
The Junior Library Of Ecology “The City” (Rosa Costa-Pau) $3 HB BRAND NEW (RRP $22.95) Designed to create greater awareness about the environment and the effects of polluting agents on the earth -- Vivid descriptions of distinct ecosystems and biotypes . Attractive layout and many colourful illustrations . 10+ http://images.alibris.com/isbn/9780791021019.gif
The Junior Library Of Ecology “Protecting Our Forests” (Rosa Costa-Pau) $3 HB BRAND NEW (RRP $22.95) Text and illustrations that provide an introduction to environmental problems affecting the quality of our forests. Attractive layout and many colourful illustrations. 10+ http://images.alibris.com/isbn/9780791021040.gif
The Junior Library Of Ecology “Protecting Our Rivers And Lakes” (Rosa Costa-Pau) $3 HB BRAND NEW (RRP $22.95) Teaches about how the environment is being affected by the way we make use of our rivers, lakes, and underground waterways. Attractive layout and many colourful illustrations. 10+ http://www3.alibris-static.com/isbn/9780791021057.gif
Usborne Science & Experiments “Ecology: A Practical Introduction With Projects & Activities” (Richard Spurgeon) $3 PB EC A practical introduction to ecology which balances scientific information with hands-on practical activities, experiments and projects. The book also looks at the latest up-to-date scientific developments and tackles the environmental problems that accompany them. 10+ http://www2.alibris-static.com/isbn/9780746002872.gif
Why Should I Save Water? (Jen Green – World Wildlife Foundation) $2 HB GC (Ex lib) Children learn that clean water is one of our most precious natural resources. In this book, boys and girls are told about dozens of ways in which they and their families can avoid wasting water. It presents brief, entertaining stories that answer children’s questions and feature amusing colour illustrations on every page. A note at the back of each book is for parents and teachers, suggesting ways to use the book most effectively. 4-8 YO http://images.borders.com.au/images/bau/97807641/9780764131578/0/0/plain/why-should-i-save-water.jpg
How Science Works “Water: A Vital Resource In The Home, For Agriculture And For Industry” (Paola Jervis) $2 HB VGC (Ex lib) focuses on the Earth's supply of fresh water and how much of this vital resource is available to us. Also discussed is how people throughout history have put water to use, how pollution has made some of the world's water unusable, and what can be done to boost our water supply and improve the way we manage it. 10+ http://img2.imagesbn.com/images/1410000/1415730.gif
Scholastic “Dinosaurs To Dodos: An Encyclopedia Of Extinct Animals” (Don Lessem) $5 PB EC The impressive talents of archaeologist Lessum and illustrator Jan Sovak combine in this informative, visually stirring overview. Moving chronologically through 12 time periods, the book traces major historic phenomena that resulted in the extinction of various species. Each chapter comprises a few clearly written articles describing the time period, useful sidebars and dazzling illustrations adding dimension to the text, and a gallery of extinct creatures from the period appears at the end of each short chapter. Accompanying the clear and colourful graphics are captions noting pronunciation, life span, and other information, as well as a one-sentence description of some unique quality about the animal or explanation for its extinction. 10+ http://cdn1.fishpond.co.nz/9780590316842-crop-325x325.jpg
Ladybird Discovery “Quest For New Animals” (David Alderton) $2 HB EC Part of a series, this book looks at animals which were thought to be extinct, but which have been rediscovered from the depths of the sea, to the heart of the rainforest. Included is a fold-out illustrating animals which have been brought back from the brink. 8+ http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DAH9FMM6L._SL500_AA300_.jpg
My First Flap Fact Book “Extinct Animals” (Jane Bowring) $2 PB EC Thousands of years ago a huge creature with curved tusks and a warm woolly coat roamed the icy plains of the north. It is hiding under the flap. Can you guess what it was? Look for clues in the words and pictures, then lift the flaps. A world from another time will be revealed to you along with fascinating facts about extinct animals and how they lived. A gorgeous book for the young child! Wonderful illustrations! Recommended! 4-7 YO http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/5/5/9/5/5/webimg/458071615_tp.jpg
Getting To Know “Endangered And Extinct Species” (Jeff K. L. Lay) $5 HB BRAND NEW Some species of animals that roamed the earth centuries ago have become extinct. And some that still live today are now endangered. This book provides an interesting introduction to some of these animals with life-like pictures and concise notes. This book will create awareness in young readers of the need to save these endangered species from extinction. 5-10 YO http://www.se-ed.com/eshop/image.axd?picture=9789831379752.gif&Type=Thumnail
Green Watch “Battle For The Badgers” (Anthony Masters) $2 PB EC Tim's world has been turned upside down. His dad's in prison. His mum's had a breakdown. And he's been sent to stay with his weird Uncle Seb. Seb, and his two kids, Flower and Brian, run Green Watch - a pressure group that supports green issues. At first Tim thinks they're a bunch of cranks - but soon finds himself entangled in a fervent battle to save badgers from needless extermination. 9+ http://i1.bibtopia.com/b/720m/169014720-0-m.jpg
Green Watch “Sad Song Of The Whale” (Anthony Masters) $2 PB VGC Tim leaps at the chance to join Green Watch on an anti-whaling expedition in the Falklands. However, events don't turn out quite as he expected. And soon, he and the other members of Green Watch, find themselves shipwrecked and fighting for their lives...9+ http://www.bookshops.com.au/book_images/3073/085667.jpg
Living Treasure: Saving Earth’s Threatened Biodiversity (Laurence Pringle) $5 HBDJ VGC Today many forms of life are being lost--particularly in the ecologically rich rain forests--before they have even been discovered and had their potential benefits to humankind explored. In four thought-provoking chapters, the author discusses with clarity how millions of species are being destroyed, and some of the efforts to halt the damage. He offers intriguing examples of recently discovered, profitable food and medicinal products and of important research and conservation efforts. Problems of poverty in underdeveloped countries, greed in the industrialized world, and the tendency to put large amounts of money and energy into preserving a few popular species rather than whole habitats are covered. The book concludes with suggestions for personal involvement, addresses of organizations, and a list for further reading. Brady's black-and-white pen-and-wash drawings are lovely. 10+ http://www.leurabooks.com.au/shop_image/product/068977.jpg
Oz Library Collections “Our World Heritage” (Stephen Gard) $2 HB EC (Ex lib) We hand heirlooms down through our families, Great-Grandma’s sampler or Uncle John’s rocking chair. Heirlooms are our family heritage, things we love and want to keep safe for all time. Our planet has a heritage too, made up of special, valued places. This book tells why, for the last few decades, many nations of the world have worked together to save them. Lovely photos and simple text make this an ideal first look at the subject of conservation. 6-10 YO http://www.bookwarehouse.com.au/images/0700320.jpg
WAR & PEACE
(Last update October, 2011)
