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Modern Rock and Ice Climbing
by Bill BirkettThis book introduces the world of rock and ice, and details essential climbing techniques and equipment. It comprises fundamental units which can be used independently or combined to provide a comprehensive overall picture. With due consideration given to the extreme standards in modern climbing and the intense physical and mental preparation necessary, there is separate coverage of both safety and performance.
How We Know What We Know about Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming
by Lynne CherryWhen the weather changes daily, how do we really know that Earth's climate is changing? Here is the science behind the headlines - evidence from flowers, butterflies, birds, frogs, trees, glaciers and much more, gathered by scientists from all over the world, sometimes with assistance from young "citizen-scientists." And here is what young people, and their families and teachers, can do to learn about climate change and take action. Climate change is a critical and timely topic of deep concern, here told in an age-appropriate manner, with clarity and hope. Kids can make a difference!
Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue
by Andy SeltersGlacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue is the only book devoted to understanding glaciers and how to cross them, avoiding crevasses, and rescuing crevasse victims. It is an essential tool for every serious mountaineer and mountain skier operating in glacial terrain. Properly learned, the skills imparted here, plus the confidence they engender, may make the difference between life and death.
Star-Spangled Summer: Five Holiday Friends
by Ilene Cooper"Lia, Maddy, Kathy, Jill, and Erin are the Holiday Five, close friends from summer camp who meet on holidays to keep the good times going...and to help each other out when times get bad. The Holiday Five can't wait to go back to their beloved Camp Wildwood for another summer. But are they going back? When the five girls have a picnic on Memorial Day to discuss the summer ahead, Erin is hiding a guilty secret: her family doesn't have the money to send her this year. Next, Kathy's father decides he wants to drag her along to Europe for a "family vacation" with a stepfamily she doesn't really like. Finally, Jill's coach tells her that she may have the opportunity to fulfill a dream by going to skating camp. But Jill wonders, is being a skater really more important to her than everything else in life? With all these issues, only Maddy and Lia seem sure to return to Wildwood. The girls say they'll still stay friends even without camp to hold them together, but they know they're probably kidding themselves. So the Holiday Five hold an emergency meeting. Together, they know, they're up to tackling any problem--but what if there are three problems? Are all their friendship and good intentions enough to keep them together when everything else is pulling them apart? Ages 8-12"
One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest
by Jean Craighead GeorgeThe future of the Rain Forest of the Macaw depends on a scientist and a young Indian boy as they search for a nameless butterfly during one day in the rain forest.
Who Really Killed Cock Robin? An Ecological Mystery
by Jean Craighead GeorgeEighth-grader Tony Isidoro follows a trail of environmental clues to try and figure out what ecological imbalances might have caused the death of the town's best-known robin.
Skunk Cabbage, Sundew Plants, and Strangler Figs: And 18 More of the Strangest Plants on Earth
by Sally KneidelWhat plant is as heavy as 100 elephants and as tall as a 27-story building? Why does a skunk cabbage wear a hood? What kind of lily pad is strong enough to stand on? How does the cobra plant catch its prey? If you're curious about the natural world, you'll be amazed by Skunk Cabbage, Sundew Plants, and Strangler Figs. Get a close-up look at the wild, crazy, and daring lives of plants that can fly, hitch rides, float, hibernate--and even grow fur! Find out about pitcher plants, which kill and eat animals; Austrian orchids that bloom underground; tank bromeliads, which have entire communities of animals living inside them; and many more. This wonderfully detailed guide from the author of Pet Bugs; Afore Pet Bugs; and Stink Bugs, Stick Insects, and Stag Beetles unearths the wildest, weirdest plants in the world, as well as the surprisingly bizarre behaviors of everyday plants, trees, and shrubs.
The Vanishing Manatee
by Margaret Goff ClarkIntroduces the playful manatee and discusses its future and its relationship with humans.
The Threatened Florida Black Bear
by Margaret Goff ClarkAbout Florida's endangered species of black bear.
Boy Scout Handbook (11th edition)
by Robert BirkbyThe Eleventh Edition of the Boy Scout Handbook. The official handbook of the Boy Scouts of America.
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2004
by Steven PinkerThe Best American Science and Nature Writing 2004, edited by Steven Pinker, is another "provocative and thoroughly enjoyable [collection] from start to finish" (Publishers Weekly). Here is the best and newest on science and nature.
John Muir
by Margaret Goff ClarkA biography of the nineteenth-century naturalist, explorer, and writer who was influential in establishing our national park system.
Rock Climbing
by Larry Dane BrimnerPresents a brief description of rock climbing, a sport that requires little equipment, appeals to all ages, and is considered to be mental as well as physical.
Darkest Hour (Heartland #13)
by Lauren BrookeWhen Heartland is quarantined due to an equine flu, Amy learns there are limits to what she can do.
Unusual Friendships: Symbiosis in the Animal World
by Larry Dane BrimnerExplores the fascinating and surprising relationships formed by different species for survival, protection, or food.
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
by Gary PaulsenPaulsen and his team of dogs endured snowstorms, frostbite, dogfights, moose attacks, sleeplessness, and hallucinations in the relentless push to go on.
The Rough Guide to Climate Change
by Robert Henson Duncan ClarkThe Rough Guide to Climate Change gives the complete picture of the single biggest issue facing the planet today. Cutting a swathe through scientific research and political debate, this completely updated 2nd edition lays out the facts and assesses the options- global and personal- for dealing with the threat of a warming world. The guide looks at the evolution of our atmosphere over the last 4.5 billion years and what computer simulations of climate change reveal about our past, present, and future. This updated edition includes new information from the 2007 report from the International Panel on Climate Change and an updated politics section to reflect post-Kyoto developments. Discover how rising temperatures and sea levels, plus changes to extreme weather patterns, are already affecting life around the world. The guide unravels how governments, scientists and engineers plan to tackle the problem and includes in-depth information and lifestyle tips about what you can do to help.
Canoeing: Paddling Basics
by Cecil KuhneIncludes: Elements and construction of the canoe; Determining the appropriate canoe for different water types; Recognizing and navigating river hazards and rapids; Planning and equipping day and overnight trips; Basic and advanced, solo and tandem paddling techniques; Safety and rescue procedures.
Contemporary Environmentalists
by Kevin GrahamHere are ten men and women whose contributions to the environmental movement have significantly changed how we see and think about the world. Profiles: Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Anita Roddick, Vo Quy, Neca Marcovaldi, David Brower, Thomas Odhiambo, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Randy Hayes, Joseph Krecek, and Michael Bloomfield.
Lost in the Wild: Danger and Survival in the North Woods
by Cary J. GriffithIn the wilderness, one false step can make the difference between a delightful respite and a brush with death. On a beautiful summer afternoon in 1998, Dan Stephens, a 22-year-old canoeist, was leading a trip deep into Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park. He stepped into a gap among cedar trees to look for the next portage -- and did not return. More than four hours later, Dan awakened with a lump on his head from a fall and stumbled deeper into the woods, confused. Three years later, Jason Rasmussen, a third-year medical student who loved the forest's solitude, walked alone into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on a crisp fall day. After a two-day trek into a remote area of the woods, he stepped away from his campsite and made a series of seemingly trivial mistakes that left him separated from his supplies, wet, and lost, as cold darkness fell. Enduring days without food or shelter, these men faced the full harsh force of wilderness, the place that they had sought out for tranquil refuge from city life. Lost in the Wild takes readers with them as they enter realms of pain, fear, and courage, as they suffer dizzying confusion and unending frustration, and as they overcome seemingly insurmountable hurdles in a race to survive.
A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation
by Chris ParkThis informative dictionary contains over 8,500 entries on all aspects of the environment and conservation. International in scope, it embraces a broad spectrum of environmental areas including sustainable development, biodiversity, conservation, environmental ethics, philosophy, and history, resource management, sociology, and policy on the environment. In addition to its wide-ranging, concise definitions, it includes longer key entries on topics such as Antarctica, Gaia hypothesis, genetic engineering, the Kyoto Protocol, and the United Nations Conference on Environmental Development. The dictionary is uniquely comprehensive in that it addresses the social, legal, political, and economic aspects of the environment and conservation as well as the scientific terms. Coverage includes international treaties, movements, trusts and organizations, as well as biographies of key figures in environmental science. It also boasts wide coverage of terms relating to rural/community development and participation, an area with an increasingly key role in managing the environment and biodiversity. This places the subject of the environment firmly in a human as well as a scientific context.The dictionary is supplemented with an invaluable selection of 10 appendices, including international hazard assessment scales (including the Beaufort scale, the Richter scale, and the Fujita tornado scale), the geological timescale, and a list of useful websites for further study. Concise and wide-ranging, this is an essential work of reference for students and professionals, and anyone with an interest in the environment and conservation
Galapagos Islands: A Natural History Guide
by Pierre ConstantThe wildlife paradise of the Galapagos Islands, long regarded as a mysterious and desolate spot, is a showcase of evolution in action. A spawning ground for Charles Darwin's famous theory, the islands have become a National Park dedicated to the conservation of many unique species threatened with extinction. Pierre Constant provides detailed descriptions of the geology and natural history of the archipelago, the visitors' sites, as well as the spectacular sea and land birds, peculiar reptiles, playful mammals and amazing marine life that make their homes there.
Storm Clouds (High Hurdles #5)
by Lauraine SnellingDJ hopes to survive the stressful month before her mother's wedding. An invitation to spend a week at her father's horse ranch seems a perfect escape, but will DJ's attitude ruin everything?
Lord of the Kill
by Theodore TaylorWhen a half-eaten body is found inside a jaguar cage, eighteen-year-old Ben Jepson knows it's no prank - someone's trying to make trouble for the Los Coyotes Big Cat Preserve and its manager, Ben's father. Dr. Jepson has made some powerful enemies in his tiger conservation mission deep in the jungle and now Ben is the only one who can keep Los Coyotes running. When his beloved tiger Dmitri, is kidnapped, Ben must decide whether to wait for the authorities or to strike out on his own.
Sweet Friday Island
by Theodore TaylorVacationing on what they think is an uninhabited island, fifteen-year-old Peg and her father find their adventure turned into a fight for survival.