Theme: Environment

Puffling Patrol

By Book Importer | Published: April 10, 2012

Ted and Betsy Lewin detail the annual rescue of baby puffins by the children of Heimaey, the largest island in the Westman Islands off the coast of Iceland. Includes additional information about puffins and the Westman Islands, glossary, and further reading. Authors Ted and Betsy Lewin discuss Puffling Patrol.

Descriptors: Iceland, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Picture Book, Scandinavia » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Earth-Friendly Buildings, Bridges and More

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

This dynamic title takes the form of Corry’s scrapbook. It’s a dazzling collection of postcards, brochures and other memorabilia documenting Corry’s research into green design. Kid-friendly language explains the engineering behind some of the planet’s most cutting edge towers, bridges, tunnels, domes, dams, dikes, locks and levees. These structures include the Vizcaya Bridge in Spain, [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Who Will Save My Planet?

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

This unique and powerful wordless book uses striking photos to show the impact of humans on the environment. Each provocative image speaks volumes. On every spread we are shown a treasure that nature has given us beside a picture of how we’ve abused that treasure. We see a beautiful forest glade beside a devastated patch [...]

Descriptors: International, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Wordless Book » Other Themes: » Leave a comment

Spud Sweetgrass

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

Suspended from school for cussing at a mean teacher, John “Spud”’ Sweetgrass at least still has his job selling french fries from a curbside “chip wagon.” But he notices that something stinks — literally. It’s the smell of rancid cooking oil at a polluted Ottawa beach. His suspicions aroused, Spud follows Dumper Stubbs, a creepy [...]

Descriptors: Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mystery, Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Adventures of Cosmo: The Quest of the Last Dodo Bird

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Cosmo remembers a time when dodos lived happily on Earth. But with humans came their guns, and soon the only dodos left were Cosmo and two friends. Then comes the terrible day when Cosmo finds himself all alone, the last of the dodos. If he is to survive, he must leave the planet he loves. He [...]

Descriptors: Canada, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Adventures of Cosmo: The Climate Masters

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Cosmo remembers a time when dodos lived happily on Earth. But with humans came their guns, and soon the only dodos left were Cosmo and two friends. Then comes the terrible day when Cosmo finds himself all alone, the last of the dodos. If he is to survive, he must leave the planet he loves. He [...]

Descriptors: Canada, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Adventures of Cosmo: The Traveling Planet

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Cosmo remembers a time when dodos lived happily on Earth. But with humans came their guns, and soon the only dodos left were Cosmo and two friends. Then comes the terrible day when Cosmo finds himself all alone, the last of the dodos. If he is to survive, he must leave the planet he loves. He [...]

Descriptors: Canada, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Adventures of Cosmo: The Chain Reaction

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Cosmo remembers a time when dodos lived happily on Earth. But with humans came their guns, and soon the only dodos left were Cosmo and two friends. Then comes the terrible day when Cosmo finds himself all alone, the last of the dodos. If he is to survive, he must leave the planet he loves. He [...]

Descriptors: Canada, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Luz Sees The Light

By Book Importer | Published: October 3, 2011

Change is in the air. Power outages are increasing, and gas prices are soaring. At first, 12-year-old Luz balks, hardly thrilled by the prospect of actually having to walk to the mall. But Luz doesn’t mope for long. After all, her name — pronounced “loose” — means “light.” Soon, this intelligent and spirited chica begins [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Starfields

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

While big changes are coming to her Mexican village, nine-year- old Rosalba hears that the Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world in 2012 and she dreams of an ancient Mayan boy, eyes bound in a shamanistic ritual, who hints at what Rosalba can do.

Descriptors: Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Mexico » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment