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The forest in the sea : seaweed solutions to planetary problems / Anita Sanchez.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Books for a better earthPublisher: New York : Holiday House, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 92 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780823450138
  • 0823450139
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Contents:
Introduction: Welcome to the forest -- Cows in the forest -- The dancing forest -- The wandering forest -- The upside-down forest -- The edible forest -- Farming the forest -- Cleaning the air -- The once and future seaweed -- Glossary -- Food from the forest -- Seaweed timeline -- Where to see seaweed -- Ways to help seaweed forests thrive.
Summary: "An exploration of seaweed's role in marine ecosystems and climate change solutions"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "Imagine forests where you can float weightlessly among schools of fish. Huge green pastures where sea turtles graze. Forests that capture carbon from seawater and breathe out oxygen. The answers to many of our planet's problems may lie underwater, in these forests of seaweed. Celebrated nonfiction author Anita Sanchez takes readers on a tour of seaweed forests, from the Sargasso Sea to seaweed patches off Prince Edward Island, to explore how seaweed supports marine ecosystems and plays a big role in climate change solutions. From reducing methane emissions to advances in biofuels, medicines, and more, seaweed science is at the forefront of innovation." -- Amazon.com.
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 579.8177 S211 Available 33111011054596
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 579.8177 S211 Available 33111011257280
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Meet an unlikely climate change hero- the wet, slimy stuff known as seaweed.

Short Listed for the Green Earth Book Award

Imagine forests where you can float weightlessly among schools of fish. Huge green pastures where sea turtles graze. Forests that capture carbon from seawater and breathe out oxygen. The answers to many of our planet's problems may lie underwater, in these forests of seaweed.

Celebrated nonfiction author Anita Sanchez takes readers on a tour of seaweed forests, from the Sargasso Sea to seaweed patches off Prince Edward Island, to explore how seaweed supports marine ecosystems and plays a big role in climate change solutions. From reducing methane emissions to advances in biofuels, medicines, and more, seaweed science is at the forefront of innovation.

Written with beauty and wonder, The Forest in the Sea encourages readers to think outside the box when it comes to climate change. Back matter includes recipes, activities, ways to identify and help protect seaweed, and more.

Books for a Better Earth are designed to inspire children to become active, knowledgeable participants in caring for the planet they live on.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Includes bibliographical references (pages 86-89) and index.

"An exploration of seaweed's role in marine ecosystems and climate change solutions"-- Provided by publisher.

"Imagine forests where you can float weightlessly among schools of fish. Huge green pastures where sea turtles graze. Forests that capture carbon from seawater and breathe out oxygen. The answers to many of our planet's problems may lie underwater, in these forests of seaweed. Celebrated nonfiction author Anita Sanchez takes readers on a tour of seaweed forests, from the Sargasso Sea to seaweed patches off Prince Edward Island, to explore how seaweed supports marine ecosystems and plays a big role in climate change solutions. From reducing methane emissions to advances in biofuels, medicines, and more, seaweed science is at the forefront of innovation." -- Amazon.com.

Ages 8-12 Holiday House.

Grades 4-6 Holiday House.

Introduction: Welcome to the forest -- Cows in the forest -- The dancing forest -- The wandering forest -- The upside-down forest -- The edible forest -- Farming the forest -- Cleaning the air -- The once and future seaweed -- Glossary -- Food from the forest -- Seaweed timeline -- Where to see seaweed -- Ways to help seaweed forests thrive.

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