Author: Sylvia A. Earle Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1426205414 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
"... [L]egendary marine scientist Sylvia Earle portrays a global ecosystem on the brink of irreversible environmental crisis unless we act immediately. A Silent Spring for our era, this eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how the past 50 years of destructive--and ever accelerating--oceanic change threaten the very existence of life on Earth." -- back cover.
Author: Blue Man Group Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal ISBN: 0316395196 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 210
Book Description
As entertaining and hilarious as the show itself, Blue Man World reveals everything you ever wanted to know about the Blue Men, but couldn't get them to tell you. The first-ever Blue Man Group book, published on the occasion of their 25th anniversary, Blue Man World is a glorious combination of music, comedy, and state-of-the-art technology, Blue Man Group has evolved from its underground roots in New York City to one of the world's most beloved events. The show has been seen by 35 million people worldwide and its fans includes kids and adults, ages 8 to 80.Blue Man World is a graphically rich, textually dynamic, cheekily clever deep dive into the world of the Blue Men, as well as a hilarious cultural satire. Including archival photographs, specially commissioned artwork, infographics, and interviews with Blue Man experts (both real and potentially not real), it asks and sometimes answers all the burning questions: Who are these Blue Men? Where do they come from? Why are there only three of them? What drives their curiosity? What do they want to accomplish? Blue Man Group is a global entertainment company best known for the award-winning Blue Man Group show. A dynamic combination of music, comedy, and technology, the show appeals to a broad ranges of age groups and cultural backgrounds. It is continually refreshed with new music, stories, custom instruments and state-of-the-art technology.
Author: Suzanne LaFleur Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books ISBN: 0307980332 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 226
Book Description
Beautiful Blue World is a thrilling and moving story of children who become the key to winning a war. Sofarende is at war. For twelve-year-old Mathilde, it means food shortages, feuding neighbors, and bombings. Even so, as long as she and her best friend, Megs, are together, they’ll be all right. But the army is recruiting children, and paying families well for their service. If Megs takes the test, Mathilde knows she will pass. Megs hopes the army is the way to save her family. Mathilde fears it might separate them forever. This touching and suspenseful novel is a brilliant reimagining of war, where even kindness can be a weapon, and children have the power to see what adults cannot. Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, Outstanding Merit ILA-CBC Choices Reading Lists, Teacher’s Choice Junior Library Guild Selection Nominated for multiple state awards
Author: Maude Barlow Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 135157342X Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 433
Book Description
International tensions around water are rising in many of the world's most volatile regions. The policy recipe pursued by the West, and imposed on governments elsewhere, is to pass control over water to private interests, which simply accelerates the cycle of inequality and deprivation. California, as well as China, South Africa, Mexico and countries on every continent already face a crisis. This book exposes the enormity of the problem, the dangers of the proposed solution and the alternative, which is to recognize access to water as a fundamental human right, not dependent on ability to pay.
Author: Carl Safina Publisher: Holt Paperbacks ISBN: 1429984260 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 482
Book Description
Part odyssey, part pilgrimage, this epic personal narrative follows the author's exploration of coasts, islands, reefs, and the sea's abyssal depths. Scientist and fisherman Carl Safina takes readers on a global journey of discovery, probing for truth about the world's changing seas, deftly weaving adventure, science, and political analysis.
Author: Dennis Avelar Publisher: ISBN: 9781735664705 Category : Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
The Earth itself is a remarkable place. It flows with life in every direction, and no one appreciates the joys of life more than Dionisio Sedano - a teenage orphan whose greatest passions include his love of learning, his desire to experience every adventure the world has to offer, and the never-ending joys found in the Land of Eternal Spring. But the natural balance of the world is in peril. The beings responsible for the wellness of our planet were forced to follow the selfish desires of a single, powerful leader, who is willing to once again destroy it all in order to restore that which was taken from nature. What stands between success and failure is a resplendent bird, who may be the Earth's final stand in the greatest ever clash between the Alpha and the Omega.
Author: Jillian Rose Sherwin Publisher: ISBN: 9781677777686 Category : Languages : en Pages : 346
Book Description
One Saturday afternoon Sylvia is at her sister's wedding, and the next minute, the world as she knows it ends. Liam loses everything after the world ends, but he also gains the most important person in his life. His best friend, his teammate, and the love of his life: Sylvia Blue. When Chairman Clementine ends the world, he starts a new one with one rule he thought would solve everyone's problems: classification. According to him, if everyone knows exactly who they are, what their purpose is, and where they fit into the world, they will be perfectly content and happy in life. The world is black and white, and we like it that way.Ten years later in A World Colored Blue, the people of the community are finding it very hard not to acknowledge the grey area. Specifically, Sylvia Blue and Liam Wood, recent graduates of the House school, who find themselves challenging this idea of a perfect black and white world everyday. Their last names and the way they look classify them into categories, ones they must stick with for fear of being declassified. Sylvia tries to navigate the world around her with Liam by her side. Liam finds himself desperate for answers to questions he's not allowed to ask. He grapples with new discoveries, strange feelings, and one mission: to show his world the value of a human life.
Author: Maude Barlow Publisher: The New Press ISBN: 1595589481 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 254
Book Description
Water is a human right: “A rousing case for what will be one of the key environmental challenges of the twenty-first century.” —Booklist The United Nations has recognized access to water as a basic human right—but there is still much work to be done to stem this growing environmental crisis. In this book, water activist Maude Barlow draws on her extensive experience to lay out a set of key principles that show the way forward to what she calls a “water-secure and water-just world.” Not only does she reveal the powerful players even now impeding the recognition of the human right to water, she argues that water must not become a commodity to be bought and sold on the open market. Focusing on solutions, she includes stories of struggle and resistance from marginalized communities, as well as government policies that work for both people and the planet. At a time when climate change has moved to the top of the national agenda and the stage is being set for unprecedented drought, mass starvation, and the migration of millions of refugees in search of water, Blue Future is an urgent call to preserve our most valuable resource for generations to come. “In a book as clear as a pristine mountain stream, Maude Barlow lays out a practical and inspiring vision for how we can defend water—the source of all life—from the forces of death.” —Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine
Author: Wallace J. Nichols Publisher: Little, Brown ISBN: 0316252077 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 292
Book Description
A landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols on the remarkable effects of water on our health and well-being. Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with compelling personal stories from top athletes, leading scientists, military veterans, and gifted artists, he shows how proximity to water can improve performance, increase calm, diminish anxiety, and increase professional success. Blue Mind not only illustrates the crucial importance of our connection to water; it provides a paradigm shifting "blueprint" for a better life on this Blue Marble we call home.
Author: Charlotte Guillain Publisher: World of Wonder ISBN: 0711250103 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 66
Book Description
Magnificent blue oceans cover most of our precious planet, and within these vast waters live unexpected treasures. Journey around the world to find the incredible creatures, plants and marine habitats hidden beneath the waves.
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