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  • Soil

    Christin Ditchfield

    Paperback (Children's Press, March 15, 2003)
    Learn about the many ways in which humans use, abuse, and try to protect the soil.Readers (Grades 3-5) will find out about the thin coating of soil that covers most of the Earth's land areas, what can be found beneath the soil, as well as soil types.
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  • Oil

    Christin Ditchfield

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Describes the origins, sources, and processing of oil, uses for oil and oil products, pollution, and the future of the oil industry.
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  • Soil

    Christin Ditchfield

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 2002)
    Describes the thin coating of soil that covers most of the Earth's land areas, what can be found beneath the soil, soil types, and the many ways in which humans use, abuse, and try to protect the soil.
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  • Water

    Christin Ditchfield

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 2002)
    Describes the properties and uses of water, its importance to life on earth, and the water cycle.
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  • Coal

    Christin Ditchfield

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Describes the origins, types, mining, and processing of coal, how coal and coal products are used, environmental effects, and the future of coal.
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  • Wood

    Christin Ditchfield

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Describes different types of wood, where various kinds of trees grow, and how wood is processed and used.
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  • Agriculture: The Food We Grow and Animals We Raise

    Julie Kerr Casper

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Pub, April 1, 2007)
    Uses a natural resources perspective to explore food production and agricultural practices, including discussion of soil conservation methods and farmland preservation issues.
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  • Soil

    Christin Ditchfield

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback, March 1, 2003)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In clear, easy-to-read language, this book answers all the critical questions about this natural resource--how it is formed, what it is made of, and what it is used for.
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  • Forests: More Than Just Trees

    Ph.D. Casper, Julie Kerr

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Pub, May 1, 2007)
    An eye-opening series focuses on the Earth's diverse natural wealth and its relationship with the environment and society, with each title highlighting a specific issue of conservation and showing readers how to ensure the availability of our planet's important resources long into the future.
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  • Animals: Creatures That Roam the Planet

    Ph.D. Casper, Julie Kerr

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Pub, April 1, 2007)
    During the course of millions of years, animals have adapted to various environments on Earth. Although animals have evolved over geologic time to Earth's constantly changing environments, and although the extinctions of certain species are normal, in no other time in the planet's history has the extinction rate climbed as high as it is today. Causes of this unprecedented extinction rate include destruction of wildlife habitat, pollution, overfishing, and poaching. Animals illustrates these urgent issues in a manner accessible to middle and high school readers.Coverage includes:The causes and rates of extinction and what the true costs are The diverse and unique uses and contributions of animals and how they affect our daily lives The future of animals and how everyone can help create and provide animal habitats for subsequent generations to enjoy.
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  • Of ships and fish and fishermen,

    Dirk Gringhuis

    Hardcover (A. Whitman, March 15, 1963)
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  • Minerals: Gifts from the Earth

    Julie Kerr Casper PhD

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, June 1, 2007)
    Minerals, metals, and elements are critical to society - they are used to make thousands of products that people use worldwide every day. This volume examines how minerals form and why they occur where they do. It focuses on civilization's fascination with these valuable commodities, and looks at mining and its development, as well as mineral resources found deep in the oceans.
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