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A novel of activism and natural-world power presents interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways by trees for an ultimate, brutal stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest.
An Air Force loadmaster in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A...
9) The island
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
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Fifteen-year-old Wil discovers himself and the wonders of nature when he leaves home to live on an island in northern Wisconsin.
12) It's spring!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A child observes the arrival of spring and its effects on plants and animals. Includes suggestions for nature study projects.
13) Florette
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Mae's family moves from the country to the city, she is sad to leave behind her beloved backyard garden but before long, she finds a way to start a new garden.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Mrs. Badger, an avid collector and naturalist, takes a weekly journey up to Sugarloaf Peak, greeting her friends on the way and sharing her discoveries with them. One day she meets Lulu, a very small cat, who wants to come with her to the top of the mountain. On the way, Lulu learns to take care of the natural world, help those in need, and listen to her heart"--
16) Sato the rabbit
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After becoming a rabbit, Haneru Sato gathers stars at an observatory, sails the sea in a watermelon, tastes the emotions captured in different colors of ice, and more.
17) Run wild
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A celebration of the joy of being outdoors features a child who abandons his digital device in favor of joining a friend outside.
18) Finding wild
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"All the ways and places that wild exists in our world and where you can find it"--
19) Taking time
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A young girl takes time to celebrate the sights and sounds around her, including her dog's soft fur, a flock of birds that passes by, waving blossoms on a tree, and the sound of the sea in a seashell.
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Publisher Annotation: Hooray! Maisy is packed up and ready to go on a nature walk. Everyone is excited when her friends meet up at the park entrance. They're surprised at how many plants and animals live at the pond, from lily pads to ducks to ladybugs, tadpoles to fish and dragonflies. When they head into the woods, they find the animals to be shy-is that a deer, or even a fox? Looking closely at leaves and under logs helps in spotting small creatures...
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