"Do you wonder about the planet we call home? Do you know how people's behavior changes Earth's systems, including its air, land, and water? In this book, learn all about human impacts to natural environments and what you can do to help limit harm"--

"In Deerland, Al Cambronne ventures with botanists, ecologists, frustrated farmers and foresters, overworked body-shop owners, camoclad hunters, and humble deer enthusiasts. Along the way he gives readers an insider's tour of America's deer-industrial complex--and makes a convincing case that yes, there really is such a thing. Cambronne examines our history with whitetails, pinpoints where our ecological problems began, and asks tough questions about...

Explore some of the world's most exotic island wonders.

Explores the grasslands which stretch across the continent of Africa below the Sahara and observes the animals living in that changing, endangered environment.

"Nature, money, work, care, food, energy, and lives: these are the seven things that have made our world and will shape its future. In making these things cheap, modern commerce has transformed, governed, and devastated Earth. In A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things, Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore present a new approach to analyzing today's planetary emergencies. Bringing the latest ecological research together with histories of colonialism,...

Describes the plant and animal life of the Argentine pampas, the Andes Mountains, and the Galapagos Islands.

Esta obra se trata de los animales que viven en el desierto, como las lagartijas y los escorpiones. El texto es de fácil lectura y se acompaña de fotografías de gran colorido. Incluye un glosario de términos.