The City Tree

The City Tree is a children's picture book about a girl named Dani who lives in a city neighbourhood covered with concrete. Her surroundings change when a tree is planted on the sidewalk. As the seasons pass, the tree brings nature and new experiences into Dani's everyday life. However, the tree needs care and attention to grow. The story shows how a single tree can make a neighbourhood more be…

Big Book of How: 501 Facts Kids Want to Know

Big Book of How: 501 Facts Kids Want to Know by the Editors of TIME for Kids is an educational reference book that answers a wide range of interesting questions for children aged 8–12. It explores different subjects, including animals, the human body, technology, sports, food, and environmental issues. Through colourful graphics, photographs, diagrams, and easy-to-understand explanations, the…

Home Is Calling

This illustrated picture book follows monarch butterflies on their long migration from Canada to Mexico. Told through lyrical text and colorful illustrations, it shows the butterflies searching for food, facing storms, gathering together, and travelling south to reach their ancestral winter home. The book also introduces young readers to the monarch butterfly's life cycle, anatomy, and migratio…

Earth's Biomes: Ecology and Biodiversity Encyclopedia Kids Science Grade 7 Ch…

This educational book introduces young readers to the major biomes of Earth, including terrestrial and aquatic biomes. It explains the characteristics of these environments and helps readers understand their relationship to ecology and biodiversity. Intended for students around Grade 7, the book provides introductory information about the natural world and environmental science.

History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment

What really happened when the first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970? In this instalment of the History Smashers series, Kate Messner investigates common myths and misconceptions about Earth Day, environmental activism, and the history of environmental protection. The book reveals that efforts to protect the environment began long before the first Earth Day. Readers discover examples of Indi…

Where Is the Amazon?

Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the "population" of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life—animal and plant alike. It's a rainforest that is home to an estimated 390 billion individual trees, 2.5 million species of insects, and hundreds of amazing creatures and plants that can…

The playful classroom : the power of play for all ages

Shows teachers how and why they should bring play into the classroom to make learning meaningful, relevant, and fun. Research studies show that all students—young and old, rich and poor, urban and rural—benefit immensely from classrooms filled with art, creativity, and laughter. Fun, playfulness, creative thinking, and individual expression reinforce positive experiences, which in turn l…

The enviroment

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27 pages : illustration ; 26 cm

Series Title

How my body works

Call Number

363.7 ENV

The everything kids' environment book : learn how you can help save the envir…

Everything we do has an impact on the world around us--from the clothes we wear and food we eat to the gardens we grow and the trash we throw away. And to take the best care of the earth--and ourselves--it's important to make smart choices. With The Everything Kids' Environment Book, you'll find out what you can do every day to help protect our planet. You'll also learn why the rainforest is so…

Learning links : strategic teaching for the learner-centred classroom

Provides practical guidelines and strategies to improve teacher practice. Features practical strategies for classroom application, case studies describing teachers' methods for linking theory to practice and blackline masters to support the student activities.