Central Kansas Library System

An engaging look at the ways that people interact with plants and animals.

"In the 1990s, scientists lived inside Biosphere 2 (Biosphere 1 is the Earth itself) for two years, trying to figure out if colonizing Mars would ever be possible. Now scientists don't live there but instead conduct all sorts of studies and experiments aimed to help us better understand our environment and especially understand what sort of things are happening to it due to climate change and other man-made problems. It's a unique take on the Scientists...

A Suquamish Indian chief describes his people's respect and love for the earth, and concern for its destruction.

"Young readers are introduced to environmental issues in their own neighborhoods in this illustrated nonfiction picture book."--

Describes the people who live in rain forests around the world, how they hunt and farm, and their religions, festivals, food, and medicine.

"From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the New York Times bestselling author of Sapiens, comes an exciting, brand-new illustrated book for middle-grade readers that looks at the early history of humankind. Even though we'll never outrun a hungry lion or outswim an angry shark, humans are pretty impressive-and we're the most dominant species on the planet. So how exactly did we become "unstoppable"? The answer to that is...

Portrays all the various parts of the rain forest and its animal and human inhabitants.

The Iñupiat people of Alaska's North Slope must learn to adjust to a changing climate that threatens to disrupt their ancient culture.