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22) Freshwater biome
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
Readers will learn about the different types of freshwater biomes and their importance. Plants and animals that live in lakes, rivers, ponds, and wetlands are explored in clear, easy-to-read text.
Author
Series
S. hrg volume 102-739
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
iii, 172 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Description
"A Bill to restore Olympic National Park and the Elwha River ecosystem and fisheries in the State of Washington."
26) Planet Earth II
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approx. 300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This 2016 follow-up to the 2006 documentary mini-series "Planet Earth" examines the natural features and wildlife found in various parts of the world, each of the six episodes corresponding to a different category of natural or man-made terrain (e.g., island, mountain, jungle, urban area, etc.).
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
65 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Description
"Part science, part carnival--this winding adventure down the Amazon River with award-winning author Sy Montgomery and photographer Keith Ellenbogen explores how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and it's often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment."--
Author
Series
Great Pacific volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Description
"When fugitive oil heir Chas Worthington settles the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, plants a flag, and declares it his own sovereign nation, the reality of the environmental catastrophe is only the beginning of his odyssey. From acclaimed writer Joe Harris (Ghost Projekt, Spontaneous) and artist Martin Morazzo (Absolute Magnitude) comes a sprawling adventure across earth's newest, strangest frontier!"
34) Planet Earth III
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 400 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Description
Completing the Planet Earth trilogy, Planet Earth III explores the greatest habitats on our planet and the extraordinary animals that live in them. Filled with wonder and insight, Planet Earth III celebrates places and animals beyond our imagination. From the depths of the ocean to the most remote jungle, discover the planet's last great wild places and the astonishing strategies animals have evolved to survive. Each episode focuses on a distinct...
Author
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
10 videodiscs (1800 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (viii, 296 p. ; 19 cm.)
Description
English novelist and scientist C. P. Snow classed certain scientific ideas with the works of Shakespeare as things every educated person should know. The lectures in this series explore the fundamental discoveries and principles of the physical and biological sciences--physics, genetics, biology, astronomy, chemistry, meteorology, thermodynamics, and more--providing a comprehensive and integrated introduction to all of science. The Joy of Science,...
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (45 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines the fragile habitats that make up this large inland sea and its watershed. Spectacular video of the habitats and the creatures that live there are combined with graphics, photographs and simple animations to examine these environments.
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