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Nature's best hope : how you can save the world in your own yard / Douglas W. Tallamy ; adapted by Sarah L. Thomson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, [2023]Edition: [Young readers' edition]Description: 255 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781643261652
  • 1643261657
  • 9781643262147
  • 1643262149
Other title:
  • How you can save the world in your own yard
  • Nature's best hope : young readers' edition
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction -- The history -- New ideas -- The size of it all -- Making connections -- What's a lawn for, anyway? -- Homegrown national park -- Which plants are best? -- Good plants, bad plants -- The little things that run the world -- Bringing back bees -- Weeds are our friends -- Wil it work? -- Questions and answers -- Ten things you can do -- More questions and answers.
Summary: "An adaptation of Douglas Tallamy's book Nature's Best Hope, but written for a middle school level readership"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 635.951 T147 Available 33111011065287
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 635.951 T147 Available 33111011270077
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This middle grade edition of the groundbreaking bestseller by Doug Tallamy will inspire kids to use their backyard to help save the planet.



Douglas W. Tallamy awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this middle grade adaptation of the New York Times bestseller Nature's Best Hope , Tallamy outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation that everyone can participate in regardless of age.



In Nature's Best Hope (Young Readers' Edition) , Tallamy empowers kids to use their own yards to help combat the negative effects of climate change. He does so by breaking down complex concepts into simple terms and real-world examples that kids can easily grasp. Black and white photographs help further clarify concepts. In addition to sharing the science, Tallamy encourages kids to take direct action. Some of these ideas include planting an oak tree (one of the most important tree species) at home. If that's too large of a task, he suggests they can plant asters--a beautiful flower whose pollen bees use to feed their young. By helping the next generation see that they have power and agency over our collective future, this empowering book will drive home the positive point that kids are truly nature's best hope.

Includes bibliographical references (page 240) and index.

Introduction -- The history -- New ideas -- The size of it all -- Making connections -- What's a lawn for, anyway? -- Homegrown national park -- Which plants are best? -- Good plants, bad plants -- The little things that run the world -- Bringing back bees -- Weeds are our friends -- Wil it work? -- Questions and answers -- Ten things you can do -- More questions and answers.

"An adaptation of Douglas Tallamy's book Nature's Best Hope, but written for a middle school level readership"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 10-14. Timber Press.

Grades 7-9. Timber Press.

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