Kirstie Hudson
Author
Series
Orca footprints volume 27
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers, this book examines how garbage hurts animals and their habitats. Illustrated with photographs throughout."--
In neighborhoods, on farms, and in the wild, trash poses a threat to animals everywhere. They can get injured by or trapped in garbage, and eating it can make them sick. Galat examines how garbage hurts animals and their habitats. She shows that it is a problem everyone...
Author
Series
Orca footprints volume 21
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"Part of the nonfiction Footprints series for middle-grade readers, this book examines our relationships with watersheds and what we need to do to protect them for future generations."--
Author
Publisher
Orca Books Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers, illustrated with photographs, tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that includes items from every residential school in Canada and stories from the Survivors who donated them."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Fashion Forward: Striving for Sustainable Style goes behind the glitz and glamour to explore the social and environmental issues within the fashion industry. It looks at the history of fashion, from why humans started wearing clothes to the birth of consumerism to the explosion of fast fashion and fashion's footprint. The book introduces readers to the innovative people, companies and organizations that are taking positive action on fashion. Kids...
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"If you could design a city that would be both a great place to live and good for the planet, what would it look like? Today, more than half the world's population lives in cities and many of those cities face big challenges, including the climate crisis, food insecurity and rapid population growth, but they are also places where innovation can thrive. Peek into the past to see how cities have changed through time and explore what could make them...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers is a comprehensive overview of the brain. It looks at the science behind how it works, how it directs our day-to-day lives and how much we don't know about this key organ in our bodies."--
"Did you know that the information inside your head travels faster than cars on the highway? Or that electricity moves around in there? Your brain is mysterious--there is a lot we know about it and even...