Andrea Curtis
2) Barnaby
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"Barnaby is a blue budgie who thinks he's really something special. He's the pride and joy of the lady who owns him--until he's not. One day, the lady comes home with another bird, a smaller, yellow budgie. And Barnaby won't have it. He protests, makes a nuisance of himself, and then one day, after being scolded by the lady, Barnaby flies out the window and away. Outside of his gilded cage, Barnaby discovers a wider, wilder world. At first he considers...
3) Big water
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After her twin brother dies of tuberculosis, seventeen-year-old Christina McBurney runs away from home and boards the ship the "Asia," transporting people and goods through the Great Lakes. But a storm sinks the ship, leaving Christina and a small band of survivors on a life boat. With no help coming, Christina and a young man named Daniel work together to survive.
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Living in cities where water flows effortlessly from our taps and fountains, it's easy to take it for granted. City of Water, the second book in the ThinkCities series, shines a light on the water system that is vital for our health and well-being. The narrative traces the journey of water from the forests, mountains, lakes, rivers and wetlands that form the watershed, through pipes and treatment facilities, into our taps, fire hydrants and toilets,...
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Explores sustainable transportation around the globe including electric vehicles, public transit, bicycles, and walking, and explains how these can be used to create cities that are sustainable, healthy, accessible, and safe for everyone. Includes color illustrations, a glossary, and additional resources.
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"This . . . book of narrative non-fiction looks at the urban forest, starting with a bird's-eye view of the tree canopy, then swooping down to street level, digging deep into the ground, then moving up through a tree's trunk, [and] back into the leaves and branches"--Amazon.com.
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"In 1998, when community worker Nick Saul became executive director of The Stop, it was like thousands of other food banks, offering canned handouts in a cramped, dreary, makeshift space. Today it is a thriving, internationally respected Community Food Center with gardens, kitchens, a greenhouse, farmers' markets, and a mission to revolutionize our food system. Their message is spreading: Jamie Oliver told his 750,000 Twitter followers that he'd traveled...