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1) Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean

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2021.

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A little more than 70 percent of Planet Earth is ocean. So wouldn't a better name for our global home be Planet Ocean? You may be surprised at just how closely YOU are connected to the ocean. Regardless of where you live, every breath you take and every drop of water you drink links you to the ocean. And because of this connection, the ocean's health affects all of us. Dive in with author Patricia Newman and photographer Annie Crawley-visit the...

2) Sea otter heroes: the predators that saved an ecosystem

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Newman, Patricia

Pub. Date

[2017]

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"Marine biologist Brent Hughes discovered a surprising connection between sea otters and sea grass at an estuary in northern California. Follow science in action as Hughes conducts the research that led to this major discovery."--

3) Plastic, ahoy!: investigating the great Pacific garbage patch

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Newman, Patricia

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Nonfiction - Grades 4-8

Pub. Date

[2014]

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A team of scientists explore the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where millions of pieces of plastic have gathered, having drifted there from rivers, beaches, and ocean traffic all over the world.

4) A River's Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn

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Newman, Patricia

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For thousands of years, the Elwha river flowed north to the sea. The river churned with salmon, which helped feed bears, otters, and eagles. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, known as the Strong People located in the Pacific Northwest, were grateful for the river's abundance. All that changed in the 1790s when strangers came who did not understand the river's gifts. The strangers built dams, and the environmental consequences were disastrous.

5) Eavesdropping on elephants: how listening helps conservation

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Newman, Patricia

Pub. Date

[2018]

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"Can understanding how forest elephants communicate help scientists find ways to protect them? Come behind the scenes of Cornell University's Elephant Listening Project to see what's being done to keep these majestic animals safe."--

6) Jingle the brass

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Newman, Patricia

Pub. Date

[2004]

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On a train trip, an engineer teaches a boy the expressions used by railroad workers as he describes the different kinds of cars, freight, and people they see.

7) Zoo scientists to the rescue

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Newman, Patricia

Pub. Date

[2018]

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"Go behind the scenes and discover how scientists at three US zoos are helping wild and captive orangutans, black-footed ferrets, and black rhinoceroses."--