Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection

A raging wildfire can be a major disaster, costing lives and destroying homes. But fires in nature can help as well as harm, clearing forests of dead trees and allowing young plants to grow. Breathtaking photos highlight this surprising look at fire's part in maintaining the balance of nature.

This updated edition includes:
- Author's note
- Stunning full-color photographs
- Glossary
- Index
- Websites and additional reading sources
- Series thumbnails on back cover

Supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science...

Mr. Bear thinks that he needs to take Edith ("The Lonely Doll") and Little Bear away from their beloved New York City to escape the dirty air and streets. But Edith and Little Bear don't want to move to the country, so they take up the cause of cleaning up the city. They carry signs protesting the city's dirty condition as they march in front of City Hall. Later, they find themselves on the evening television news, much to the shagrin of Mr. Bear. But even with their publicity, the protest does not seem to draw the attention of the city's Mayor. So Edith and Little Bear write a letter and...

When Max meets a tired and hungry bumblebee called Bertie, the pair become instant friends and team up to save the bees and paint dreary London all the colours of the rainbow along the way.

This title is great for inpiring kids to help bees and highlighting the decline of bee populations.

One Saturday, Anthony and his mother go grocery shopping. Anthony helps his mother with the groceries. When Anthony and his mother walk home from the grocery store, he looks up at the sky and notices the birds. When he gets home from grocery shopping, he runs to the window and looks for birds in his backyard. He doesn't see any birds. His neighbor tells him that birds need trees. He gives Anthony a small tree to plant. Anthony plants the tree in his backyard. Two years later, the tree grows big, and the birds come. Anthony helps the Earth by planting a tree.

Giraffes have been a source of interest for thousands of years. Some were even kept as pets in Egypt As the tallest animals on Earth--some can be nineteen feet tall--giraffes are distinct, and their anatomy makes them only more interesting. Did you know that giraffes have the same number of neck bones that humans do? Giraffes also have tongues that are blue-black in color and more than a foot long. You can learn all about giraffes in this exciting book

Everyone needs clean water, yet 800 million people in the world don't have access to it.

At school, Ava learns of a village, deep in the rainforest, which lacks clean water. Later that night, Ava dreams about visiting Juan, a boy who lives there. Everything in the dream seems very real

Ava dreams of Juan, every time she sleeps. He shows her all the ways healthy water will help his family and friends. One night, Ava can't find Juan. Where has he gone? How will Ava find him? Will anyone believe that Ava's dreams are what brought her and Juan together?