Saving the places we love
Subtitle: paths to environmental stewardship
By: Ned Tillman
Publisher: Chesapeake Book Company
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780982304976
Subjects: Conservation of natural resources; Climatic changes; Environmental protection; Nature; Human ecology; Global warming; Effect of human beings on
Description: "Designed to meet the needs of the Common Core curriculum and written for a general audience, [this work] interweaves engaging first-person accounts, science, and evidence-based arguments in suggesting ways each of us can meet the environmental issues of the 21st century"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248).
Table of contents: title: Prologue: First loss; title: Mountains; title: Lakes; title: Meadows and grasslands; title: Beaches; title: Islands; title: Forests; title: Rivers; title: Backyards; title: Farmlands; title: Cities; title: Alaska; title: Oceans; title: Planet; title: Last thoughts.