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![The big beyond : the story of space travel]( "The big beyond : the story of space travel")
![What the heart knows : chants, charms & blessings]( "What the heart knows : chants, charms & blessings")
![Over the hills and far away : a treasury of nursery rhymes]( "Over the hills and far away : a treasury of nursery rhymes")
![Every month is a new year : celebrations around the world]( "Every month is a new year : celebrations around the world")
![Polar bear, arctic hare : poems of the frozen North]( "Polar bear, arctic hare : poems of the frozen North")
![Nana and me : special poems just for us]( "Nana and me : special poems just for us")
![In praise of mystery]( "In praise of mystery")
![Mama : a world of mothers and motherhood]( "Mama : a world of mothers and motherhood")
![Don't bump the glump! : and other fantasies]( "Don't bump the glump! : and other fantasies")
![If you were a chocolate mustache : poems]( "If you were a chocolate mustache : poems")
![Science verse]( "Science verse")
![Echo echo : reverso poems about Greek myths]( "Echo echo : reverso poems about Greek myths")
![Spinster Goose : twisted rhymes for naughty children]( "Spinster Goose : twisted rhymes for naughty children")
![The people remember]( "The people remember")
![Bugs!]( "Bugs!")
![Cock-a-doodle-doo! : barnyard hullabaloo]( "Cock-a-doodle-doo! : barnyard hullabaloo")
![Marshmallow clouds : two poets at play among figures of speech]( "Marshmallow clouds : two poets at play among figures of speech")
![In the past]( "In the past")
![Where I live : poems about my home, my street, and my town]( "Where I live : poems about my home, my street, and my town")
![At the poles]( "At the poles")
![The death of the hat : a brief history of poetry in 50 objects]( "The death of the hat : a brief history of poetry in 50 objects")
![Who named their pony Macaroni? : poems about White House pets]( "Who named their pony Macaroni? : poems about White House pets")
![Dirty beasts]( "Dirty beasts")
![Bless our pets : poems of gratitude for our animal friends]( "Bless our pets : poems of gratitude for our animal friends")
![I've lost my hippopotamus]( "I've lost my hippopotamus")
![Poetrees]( "Poetrees")
![The popcorn astronauts : and other biteable rhymes]( "The popcorn astronauts : and other biteable rhymes")
![Scranimals : poems]( "Scranimals : poems")
![Something big has been here]( "Something big has been here")
![The proper way to meet a hedgehog : and other how-to poems]( "The proper way to meet a hedgehog : and other how-to poems")
Love thy mother
![The great displacement : climate change and the next American migration]( "The great displacement : climate change and the next American migration")
![Paradise falls : the true story of an environmental catastrophe]( "Paradise falls : the true story of an environmental catastrophe")
![Changes in the land : Indians, colonists, and the ecology of New England]( "Changes in the land : Indians, colonists, and the ecology of New England")
![The swine republic : struggles with the truth about agriculture and water quality]( "The swine republic : struggles with the truth about agriculture and water quality")
![This sweet earth : walking with our children in the age of climate collapse]( "This sweet earth : walking with our children in the age of climate collapse")
![Nowhere left to go : how climate change is driving species to the ends of the earth]( "Nowhere left to go : how climate change is driving species to the ends of the earth")
![Is science enough? : forty critical questions about climate justice]( "Is science enough? : forty critical questions about climate justice")
![The future Earth : a radical vision for what's possible in the age of warming]( "The future Earth : a radical vision for what's possible in the age of warming")
![Waste : one woman's fight against America's dirty secret]( "Waste : one woman's fight against America's dirty secret")
![Wasteland : the secret world of waste and the urgent search for a cleaner future]( "Wasteland : the secret world of waste and the urgent search for a cleaner future")
![Inherited silence : listening to the land, healing the colonizer mind]( "Inherited silence : listening to the land, healing the colonizer mind")
![How the rich are destroying the Earth]( "How the rich are destroying the Earth")
![The air they breathe : a pediatrician on the frontlines of climate change]( "The air they breathe : a pediatrician on the frontlines of climate change")
![Wild at heart : America's turbulent relationship with nature, from exploitation to redemption]( "Wild at heart : America's turbulent relationship with nature, from exploitation to redemption")
![Category five : superstorms and the warming oceans that feed them]( "Category five : superstorms and the warming oceans that feed them")
![A question of power : electricity and the wealth of nations]( "A question of power : electricity and the wealth of nations")
![Lean logic : a dictionary for the future and how to survive it]( "Lean logic : a dictionary for the future and how to survive it")
![Hothouse Earth : an inhabitant's guide]( "Hothouse Earth : an inhabitant's guide")
![Can I recycle this? : a guide to better recycling and how to reduce single-use plastics]( "Can I recycle this? : a guide to better recycling and how to reduce single-use plastics")
![Intertwined : women, nature, and climate justice]( "Intertwined : women, nature, and climate justice")
![Living in the anthropocene : Earth in the age of humans]( "Living in the anthropocene : Earth in the age of humans")
![The path to a livable future : a new politics to fight climate change, racism, and the next pandemic]( "The path to a livable future : a new politics to fight climate change, racism, and the next pandemic")
![Wasted : how we squander time, money, and natural resources - and what we can do about it]( "Wasted : how we squander time, money, and natural resources - and what we can do about it")
![What can I do? : my path from climate despair to action]( "What can I do? : my path from climate despair to action")
![Nuclear is not the solution : the folly of atomic power in the age of climate change]( "Nuclear is not the solution : the folly of atomic power in the age of climate change")
![Excluded : how snob zoning, NIMBYism, and class bias build the walls we don't see]( "Excluded : how snob zoning, NIMBYism, and class bias build the walls we don't see")
![The grid : the fraying wires between Americans and our energy future]( "The grid : the fraying wires between Americans and our energy future")
![False alarm : how climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet]( "False alarm : how climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet")
![Countdown : our last, best hope for a future on Earth?]( "Countdown : our last, best hope for a future on Earth?")
![Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming]( "Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming")
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