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🌍World Environmental Health Day [September 26, 2021]🌍

  • Ariel H.
  • Monday, September 20, 2021

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Here is a list to jump-start your dive into learning more about the biosphere you live in, and the ecosystems surrounding you (and also living within you). In addition, for those that are familiar with environmental science, there are additional books to expand your knowledge while possibly making an activist out of you.

The Basics of Ecology

The Basics of Ecology

Published in 2014
95 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
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Ecology

Ecology

The Delicate Balance of Life on Earth
Published in 2012
87 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Book
 
An Inconvenient Sequel

An Inconvenient Sequel

Truth to Power
Published in 2017
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An Inconvenient Sequel

An Inconvenient Sequel

Truth to Power
Published in 2017
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD
 
John Muir in the New World

John Muir in the New World

Published in 2011
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD
 
Natural Selection

Natural Selection

Published in 2012
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD
 
Natural Selection

Natural Selection

Published in 2017
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD
 
Our Planet

Our Planet

The Past, Present and Future of Earth
Published in 2011
3 videodiscs (4 hr., 40 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD
 
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

Published in 2007
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD
 
Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson

Accorsi, William.
Published in 1993
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Book
 
John Muir

John Muir

Wilderness Prophet
Anderson, Peter, 1956-
Published in 1995
62 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
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To Save the Earth

To Save the Earth

The American Environmental Movement
Archer, Jules.
Published in 1998
x, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Book
 
In the Heart of the Village

In the Heart of the Village

The World of the Indian Banyan Tree
Bash, Barbara.
Published in 1996
1 volume(unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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Book
 
Microbia

Microbia

A Journey into the Unseen World Around You
Bone, Eugenia, author.
Published in 2018
xvi, 271 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
The Quiet World

The Quiet World

Saving Alaska's Wilderness Kingdom, 1879-1960
Brinkley, Douglas.
Published in 2011
x, 576 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Silent Spring

Silent Spring

Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964.
Published in 2002
xix, 378 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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The Field Guide to Citizen Science

The Field Guide to Citizen Science

How You Can Contribute to Scientific Research and Make a Difference
Cavalier, Darlene.
Published in 2020
185 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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Book
 
3 2 1 Awesome!

3 2 1 Awesome!

20 Fearless Women Who Dared to Be Different
Chen, Eva, 1980- author.
Published in 2020
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm
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Book
 
Living Green

Living Green

Saving Our Earth
Clare, Patricia, 1972-
Published in 2009
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Book
 
The Book of Gutsy Women

The Book of Gutsy Women

Clinton, Hillary Rodham, author.
Published in 2019
785 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Female Firsts in Their Fields. Science & Medicine

Female Firsts in Their Fields. Science & Medicine

DeAngelis, Gina.
Published in 1999
64 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Rachel

Rachel

The Story of Rachel Carson
Ehrlich, Amy, 1942-
Published in 2003
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Book
 
John Muir

John Muir

Nature's Visionary
Ehrlich, Gretel.
Published in 2000
240 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm
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Book
 
The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time

The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time

A Ranking Past and Present
Felder, Deborah G.
Published in 1996
x, 374 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
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Book
 
What Can I Do?

What Can I Do?

My Path from Climate Despair to Action
Fonda, Jane, 1937- author.
Published in 2020
337 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Natural Selection

Natural Selection

Freedman, Dave, 1966-
Published in 2006
414 pages ; 25 cm
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Book
 
We Are All Greta

We Are All Greta

Be Inspired to Save the World
Giannella, Valentina, author.
Published in 2019
128 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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Book
 
Our Choice

Our Choice

A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis
Gore, Al, 1948-
Published in 2009
414 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm
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Book
 
What is the Atmosphere?

What is the Atmosphere?

Greek, Joe.
Published in 2015
32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Book
 
A Delicate Balance

A Delicate Balance

Constructing a Conservation Culture in the South Carolina Lowcountry
Halfacre, Angela C.
Published in 2012
xix, 346 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Global Warming and the Sweetness of Life

Global Warming and the Sweetness of Life

A Tar Sands Tale
Hern, Matt, author.
Published in 2018
x, 216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm
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Natural Wonders

Natural Wonders

Jakab, Cheryl.
Published in 2011
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
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Book
 
Industrialized Nature

Industrialized Nature

Brute Force Technology and the Transformation of the Natural World
Josephson, Paul R.
Published in 2002
vii, 313 pages : maps ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Living the Confidence Code

Living the Confidence Code

Kay, Katty, author.
Published in 2020
389 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Book
 
This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything

Capitalism Vs. the Climate
Klein, Naomi, 1970-
Published in 2014
x, 566 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
 
No is Not Enough

No is Not Enough

Resisting Trump's Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need
Klein, Naomi, 1970- author.
Published in 2017
273 pages ; 21 cm
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Book
 
A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America

A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America

Kricher, John C.
Published in 1998
xviii, 488 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 19 cm.
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Book
 
Rachel Carson and the Environmental Movement

Rachel Carson and the Environmental Movement

Landau, Elaine.
Published in 2004
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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Book
 
John Muir, America's First Environmentalist

John Muir, America's First Environmentalist

Lasky, Kathryn.
Published in 2006
41 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
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Book
 
John Muir, America's Naturalist

John Muir, America's Naturalist

Locker, Thomas, 1937-2012.
Published in 2003
30 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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Book
 
Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson

Preserving a Sense of Wonder
Locker, Thomas, 1937-2012.
Published in 2004
30 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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Book
 
The Skeptical Environmentalist

The Skeptical Environmentalist

Measuring the Real State of the World
Lomborg, Bjørn, 1965-
Published in 2001
xxiii, 515 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Book
 
Unbowed

Unbowed

A Memoir
Maathai, Wangari.
Published in 2006
xvii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Do It Anyway

Do It Anyway

The Next Generation of Activists
Martin, Courtney E.
Published in 2010
xxiv, 199 pages ; 22 cm
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Book
 
We Rise

We Rise

The Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement That Restore the Planet
Martinez, Xiuhtezcatl.
Published in 2017
xvi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Book
 
John Muir

John Muir

Naturalist and Explorer
Maynard, Charles W. (Charles William), 1955-
Published in 2003
24 pages : illustrations (ssome color), color map ; 24 cm.
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Book
 
How to Give Up Plastic

How to Give Up Plastic

A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time
McCallum, Will, author.
Published in 2019
xi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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Book
 
Eaarth

Eaarth

Making a Life on a Tough New Planet
McKibben, Bill.
Published in 2010
xv, 253 pages ; 22 cm
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Book
 
Oil and Honey

Oil and Honey

The Education of an Unlikely Activist
McKibben, Bill.
Published in 2013
255 pages ; 22 cm
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Book
 
Climate Change and Climate Modeling

Climate Change and Climate Modeling

Neelin, J. David.
Published in 2011
xv, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Book
 
How to Do Nothing

How to Do Nothing

Resisting the Attention Economy
Odell, Jenny (Multimedia artist), author.
Published in 2019
xxiii, 232 pages ; 22 cm
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Book
 
The Life Project

The Life Project

The Extraordinary Story of 70,000 Ordinary Lives
Pearson, Helen, author.
Published in 2016
x, 399 pages ; 23 cm
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Book
 
Land Preservation

Land Preservation

Petersen, Christine.
Published in 2004
47 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Book
 
Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine

Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine

Sorting out the Recycling System
Porter, Beth, 1988- author.
Published in 2018
vii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Southeastern Wetlands

Southeastern Wetlands

A Guide to Selected Sites in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky
Puterbaugh, Parke.
Published in 1997
208 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
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Book
 
Listening to Crickets

Listening to Crickets

A Story About Rachel Carson
Ransom, Candice F., 1952-
Published in 1993
64 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Book
 
Even More Fantastic Failures

Even More Fantastic Failures

True Stories of People Who Changed the World by Falling Down First /|cwritten by Luke Reynolds.
Reynolds, Luke, author.
Published in 2020
xii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Book
 
American Women Scientists

American Women Scientists

23 Inspiring Biographies, 1900-2000
Reynolds, Moira Davison.
Published in 1999
ix, 149 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Book
 
Wetlands

Wetlands

The Web of Life
Rezendes, Paul.
Published in 1996
156 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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Book
 
Coral Reef

Coral Reef

Sayre, April Pulley.
Published in 1996
80 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Book
 
Resist!

Resist!

Peaceful Acts That Changed Our World
Stanley, Diane, author, illustrator.
Published in 2020
48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
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Book
 
Wild in the City

Wild in the City

Thornhill, Jan.
Published in 1996
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Book
 
No One is Too Small to Make a Difference

No One is Too Small to Make a Difference

Thunberg, Greta, 2003- author.
Published in 2020
120 pages ; 19 cm
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Our House is on Fire

Our House is on Fire

Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis
Thunberg, Greta, 2003- author.
Published in 2020
279 pages ; 21 cm
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Book
 
Greta and the Giants

Greta and the Giants

Inspired by Greta Thunberg's Stand to Save the World
Tucker, Zoë, author.
Published in 2019
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Book
 
White Pine

White Pine

American History and the Tree That Made a Nation
Vietze, Andrew, author.
Published in 2017
xx, 186 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Book
 
A Terrible Thing to Waste

A Terrible Thing to Waste

Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind
Washington, Harriet A., author.
Published in 2019
360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Book
 
Save Energy and Cut Your Bills

Save Energy and Cut Your Bills

White, Nick.
Published in 2010
xx, 266 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Book
 
Our House is on Fire

Our House is on Fire

Greta Thunberg's Call to Save the Planet
Winter, Jeanette, author, illustrator.
Published in 2019
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
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Book
 
A to Z of Women in Science and Math

A to Z of Women in Science and Math

Yount, Lisa.
Published in 1999
xvii, 254 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
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