Robert James Challenger uses the form of parables to teach children important values. The observations of Grandmother and other family members interpret the actions of nature's creatures in a variety of circumstances. His simple, direct...
Nature
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Auteur:Trail, Jesse VernonSommaire:A fascinating exploration of the world’s most unusual plants
Whether it’s an arctic heather that can create subtropical conditions within its leaves or a dwarf mistletoe that can shoot its seeds up to 50 feet away,...
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Auteur:Sommaire:There is virtually nowhere on earth that remains untouched by plastics and the situation presents a serious threat to our natural world. Despite the magnitude of the problem, the interventions most often put in place are consumer-led...
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Auteur:Kishkan, TheresaSommaire:In Phantom Limb, Theresa Kishkan invites her readers to explore culture and nature by looking at landscape and place through a series of historical lenses, ranging from natural history to family history to the broader notions of...
- Auteur:O'Leary, SaraSommaire:
A sweet story about embracing change, the excitement of discovery and the wonder of nature and new friends. A young boy moves from the city to a new home in the country. He misses his friends, but at least it's summertime — flowers are...
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Auteur:Bogart, Jo, Griffiths, DeanSommaire:Reg and Keely and Burt and Shawna are back, and ready for new adventures from hunting for treasure to sledding together and building fearsome creatures in the snow.
- Auteur:Solnit, RebeccaSommaire:
"An exhilarating romp through Orwell's life and times and also through the life and times of roses." -Margaret Atwood. "A captivating account of Orwell as gardener, lover, parent, and endlessly curious thinker....
- Auteur:Roberts, JillianSommaire:
Introduces children to the important topic of the environment. Crafted around a conversation between a grade-school-aged child and an adult, this inquiry-focused book using age-appropriate language and tone will help children shape...
- Auteur:Macdonald, DawnSommaire:
Fresh, funny, and imbued with infectious energy, Northerny tells a much-needed and compelling story of growing up and living in the North. Here are no tidy tales of aurora borealis and adventures in snow. For Dawn Macdonald, the North...
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Auteur:Sandford, Robert WilliamSommaire:Robert William Sandford’s latest RMB manifesto invites the reader to separate the hype from the hope with respect to the outcomes of the 2015 Paris climate conference and in relation to humanity’s dangerous new era — the Anthropocene....
- Auteur:Gierach, JohnSommaire:
In No Shortage of Good Days John Gierach takes listeners from the Smokies in Tennessee to his home waters in Colorado, from the Canadian Maritimes to Mexico-saltwater or fresh, it's all fishing and all irresistible. As always he...
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Nature-based therapy : a practitioner's guide to working outdoors with children, youth, and familiesAuteur:Harper, Nevin, Rose, Kathryn, Segal, David, Harper, NevinSommaire:Nature-Based Therapy is a practical guide for those working in educational and therapeutic settings. It addresses the disconnection between humans and their ecological home, and offers successful theories and practices undertaken with...
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Auteur:Challenger, Robert JamesSommaire:This is Robert James Challenger's fifth collection of beautifully illustrated, easy-to-read short stories that impart practical, moral lessons about life in today's world. As in Aesop's fables and First Nations legends, animals, birds...
- Auteur:Geuder, Jenny deFouwSommaire:
Whether you live in the middle of a big city or along a rural countryside, nature surrounds you the moment you step outside. It’s the air you breathe and the ground beneath your feet. It’s the birds, the bugs, the grass, and the trees....
- Auteur:Davis, WadeSommaire:
A captivating new book from Wade Davis—award-winning, best-selling author and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence for more than a decade—that brings vividly to life the story of the great Río Magdalena, illuminating Colombia'...
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Auteur:Joosten, JulieSommaire:SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2014 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD FOR POETRYShortlisted for the 2014 Gerald Lampert Memorial AwardFinalist for the 2014 Goldie Awards: Poetry CategoryMoving from the Enlightenment science of natural history to the...
- Auteur:Faucon, BenjaminSommaire:
À peine remis de ses émotions, Gabriel doit faire face à un nouveau défi, et non des moindres: cohabiter avec le nouveau directeur de l’académie! À l’ouest du royaume, d’étranges phénomènes piquent la curiosité des explorateurs....
- Auteur:Deschamps, Lise, Wohlleben, PeterSommaire:
Tout est lié: végétaux, insectes et animaux vivent en parfaite symbiose. C'est ainsi qu'un loup peut modifier le cours d'une rivière, que certains petits arbres produisent des substances répulsives pour dissuader les...
- Auteur:Roy, RéjeanSommaire:
Il y a longtemps, le grand Glooscap créa le peuple mi'kmaq dans le territoire actuel des provinces de l'Atlantique. Puis le Maître interrogea les animaux de la région, qui étaient alors gigantesques, afin de connaître leur intention...
- Auteur:Leboeuf, MichelSommaire:
Les populations de caribous forestiers et de bélugas du Saint-Laurent sont dangereusement en déclin. Comment est-ce possible considérant tous les efforts déployés pour les sauver ? Il faut se rendre à l'évidence : nos stratégies de...
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