Las Animas - Bent County Library District

"Fromtsunamisandseaturtlestoriptidesandreefs,learnallaboutthe creatures,science, and ecology of ouroceans,whichcovermoreoftheplanetthan allthecontinents andare justas important! Travelthroughallpartsoftheocean tolearnhow itaffectsof ourworld, includingstorms andclimate. Amazingfacts,photos,illustrations,anddiagramsarefoundthroughoutthis book,along with conservationtips,weird-but-truefacts,andaminioceanatlas. Challenges tothe healthof our ocean anditscreaturesarealsopresentedalong...

Describes in simple text the experiences of the pioneers on the various early American waterways.

With supplies of non-renewable energy sources running low and the threat of global warming and climate change, there is an urgent need to look at other types of energy resources and how well they can meet our power needs. Alternatives to fossil fuel are renewable energy are needed and water power generates 1/5 of the world's electricity.

Waterholes are vital to the African ecosystem; bustling oases where elephants, lions, leopards and hundreds of other species meet and compete for water. But little is known about how they support so much life. Now the Mwiba Wildlife Reserve and local communities in Tanzania are building the world's first waterhole with a built-in specialized camera rig. With half-submerged and weather-proofed remote cameras, Dr. M. Sanjayan (EARTH: A New Wild) leads...

Canadian water company executive Peter Matthews is found brutally murdered while on business in Johannesburg, South Africa. Police officer Zembe Afrika is put in charge of the investigation and when Claire, Matthews' 20-year-old daughter arrives to find out what happened to her father, Zembe hires Nomsulwa, an anti-privatization activist to distract Claire and keep her safe amidst a conflict that seems to be about much more than money.

Everyone knows that an octopus has eight legs with tons of tentacles. But what are all those arms and tentacles used for? Learn this and more alongside beautiful, full-bleed color photographs. Complete with glossary, index, and table of contents. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.