Cows Save the Planet

Cows Save the Planet
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Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9781603584333
ISBN-13 : 1603584331
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Cows Save the Planet by : Judith D. Schwartz

Download or read book Cows Save the Planet written by Judith D. Schwartz and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Cows Save the Planet, journalist Judith D. Schwartz looks at soil as a crucible for our many overlapping environmental, economic, and social crises. Schwartz reveals that for many of these problems—climate change, desertification, biodiversity loss, droughts, floods, wildfires, rural poverty, malnutrition, and obesity—there are positive, alternative scenarios to the degradation and devastation we face. In each case, our ability to turn these crises into opportunities depends on how we treat the soil. Drawing on the work of thinkers and doers, renegade scientists and institutional whistleblowers from around the world, Schwartz challenges much of the conventional thinking about global warming and other problems. For example, land can suffer from undergrazing as well as overgrazing, since certain landscapes, such as grasslands, require the disturbance from livestock to thrive. Regarding climate, when we focus on carbon dioxide, we neglect the central role of water in soil—"green water"—in temperature regulation. And much of the carbon dioxide that burdens the atmosphere is not the result of fuel emissions, but from agriculture; returning carbon to the soil not only reduces carbon dioxide levels but also enhances soil fertility. Cows Save the Planet is at once a primer on soil's pivotal role in our ecology and economy, a call to action, and an antidote to the despair that environmental news so often leaves us with.

Olive, the Other Reindeer

Olive, the Other Reindeer
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Publisher : Chronicle Books
Total Pages : 44
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ISBN-10 : 0811818071
ISBN-13 : 9780811818070
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Olive, the Other Reindeer by : Vivian Walsh

Download or read book Olive, the Other Reindeer written by Vivian Walsh and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 1997-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See:

Running with Reindeer

Running with Reindeer
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Publisher : Westview Press
Total Pages : 412
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ISBN-10 : 0813342104
ISBN-13 : 9780813342108
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Running with Reindeer by : Roger Took

Download or read book Running with Reindeer written by Roger Took and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents his exploration of the wilderness of the Russian Lapland, discussing his experiences in a harsh but beautiful and pristine world among a community of indigenous Saami who make their living as hunters and reindeer herders and assessing the impact of the new economy on their lives. 30,000 first printing.

The Reindeer Chronicles

The Reindeer Chronicles
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Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Total Pages : 33
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ISBN-10 : 9781466951594
ISBN-13 : 1466951591
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Reindeer Chronicles by : Michael McWade

Download or read book The Reindeer Chronicles written by Michael McWade and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone knows the story of Rudolph. From early childhood we are exposed to various Christmas specials, the stories, the song "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer," as well as Rudolph stuffed animals and toys. The idea of Rudolph is, of course, to teach us tolerance of the differences in others at an early age. But does anyone know the story of Blitzen or Vixen? Ever wonder how Santa's other reindeer came to pull his sleigh? Meet the young Dasher, Dancer, Prancer & Vixen - Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen as they begin their quest to become one of Santa's flying reindeer! This delightful story will capture your child's attention as they meet new friends and are exposed to valuable early life lessons.

Reindeer with King Gustaf

Reindeer with King Gustaf
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0982051832
ISBN-13 : 9780982051832
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Reindeer with King Gustaf by : Anita Laughlin

Download or read book Reindeer with King Gustaf written by Anita Laughlin and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presents an entertaining account of how her family adjusts to the news that her husband, Robert, had been named a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1998. From tickets to Stockholm to clothing measurements, Nobel lecture preparations, attach assistance and a quick trip to the White House, this tale will have readers laughing out loud while gasping in awe.

Catching Santa

Catching Santa
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Publisher : Pants On Fire Press
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9780982727102
ISBN-13 : 0982727100
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Catching Santa by : David M. F. Powers

Download or read book Catching Santa written by David M. F. Powers and published by Pants On Fire Press. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2011 Indie Award-Winner is the first in a new series. This Christmas, read a story unlike any other about a boy whose destiny will force you to forget everything you know about Santa because it¿s just not true! In Franco¿s book it is six days before Christmas in Winter Garden and weird things are happening in 11-year-old Jakob's Florida neighborhood. His friends are convinced their Christmas is in danger, and then live snowmen strangely appear and confirm the threat. Jakob dismisses the bizarre events as an elaborate hoax concocted by the neighborhood bully. But when the bully turns into smoke, a devilish stranger appears as the mastermind behind the mayhem demanding that Jakob catch Santa...or else!

The Wild Christmas Reindeer

The Wild Christmas Reindeer
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 32
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ISBN-10 : 9780525515791
ISBN-13 : 0525515798
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Wild Christmas Reindeer by : Jan Brett

Download or read book The Wild Christmas Reindeer written by Jan Brett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Teeka thought she had to be firm with the reindeer to get them ready for Santa's important flight, but when her bossy yelling only got their antlerstangled up, she knew she had to try something different."Beautifully conceived and finely wrought." -- Booklist (starred review)"Brett's precise, glowing illustrations, drawing on Swedish folk art, make this a beguiling Advent calendar of a book." -- Kirkus Reviews"AA? sweet Christmas fantasy that shows Brett at her best." -- Publishers Weekly"This tale with its humorous close-ups of stubborn reindeer and a sharp child protagonist should prove popular at story hours." -- School Library Journal