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Books about or featuring the environment as a prominent theme have proliferated especially since the middle of the twentieth century. The rise of environmental science , which has encouraged interdisciplinary approaches to studying the environment, and the environmental movement , which has increased public and political awareness of humanity's ...
Children of the Soil: A Story of Scandinavia is a children's novel by Nora Burglon, published by Doubleday, Doran & Co. in 1932 with illustrations by Edgar Parin D'Aulaire. Set in Sweden in the early 1900s, it tells the story of a poor family whose ability and hard work brings them success. [ 1 ]
The Lorax is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and published in 1971. [1] It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, the main character, who "speaks for the trees" and confronts the Once-ler, a business magnate who causes environmental destruction.
The End of the Line (book) Endemic Bird Areas of the World; Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths; Energy Victory; Entropy: A New World View; Enviro-Capitalists; Environmental Principles and Policies; An Essay on the Principle of Population; The Everglades: River of Grass; The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850–1920; Eyes Wide ...
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is separated by reading level, [5] and each title includes summaries with information on the author as well; [6] each picture book title is accompanied by colourful illustrations. [1] Some of the genres included are fantasy, adventure, history, contemporary life, and others. [7]
As time goes by, the pollution begins to clear up and the cities slowly begin to age and fall apart. Though the book ends with a message of hope about nature's ability to recover and a small plant sprouting up between the cracks of a sidewalk, and says that in time the planet will heal, it notes that the Wump World would never be quite the same.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books is an academic journal established in 1945 by Frances E. Henne (University of Chicago Graduate Library School). [1] The journal publishes reviews of the latest in children's literature in order to assist librarians and school instructors in their educational mission.
Salinity in soil is caused by irrigating with salty water. Water then evaporates from the soil leaving the salt behind. Salt breaks down the soil structure, causing infertility and reduced growth. [citation needed] [14] The ions responsible for salination are: sodium (Na +), potassium (K +), calcium (Ca 2+), magnesium (Mg 2+) and chlorine (Cl −).