Where have all the birds gone? : nature in crisis / Rebecca E. Hirsch.
"In the face of rapidly declining bird populations, read about the vast impacts birds have on ecosystems, food systems, and our mental health and what we can do to protect them"-- Provided by publisher.
Birds are nature's essential workers, crucial members of ecosystems around the world. And they are disappearing. Since 1970, nearly 30 percent of all birds in the United States and Canada have vanished, due to city lights and tall glass skyscrapers; domesticated cats prowling outdoors; pesticides, and climate change. In short, due to humans. Hirsch helps readers discover the impact birds have on our world-- and explain how you can help save them.-- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 1728431778
- ISBN: 9781728431772
- Physical Description: 120 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2022]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Three billion to zero -- Disappearing birds -- A clear danger -- Here, kitty, kitty -- Hawk watching -- Food chains and bird brains -- Sea change -- Bringing back nature -- How you can help.
- Target Audience Note:
- Grades 7-9 Twenty-First Century Books.Ages 13-18 Twenty-First Century Books.1030L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 7.2 4 518954.
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| Jacksonville Main Library | YA 639.978 HIR (Text) | 36015000506895 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | J 639.978 HIR (Text) | 22281500154225 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | YA 639.978 HIR (Text) | 0020513285708 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Etowah Branch | 639.978 H (Text) | 33258010154710 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Fletcher Branch | 639.978 H (Text) | 33258010154701 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 639.978 H (Text) | 33258010154695 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | J 639.978 Hirsch (Text) | 30519020160969 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Leicester Library | YA 639.978 HIR (Text) | 0020513506582 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Montgomery County Public Library | YA 639.9 H (Text) | 38198000419570 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| North Asheville Library | YA 639.978 HIR (Text) | 0020513262558 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"In the face of rapidly declining bird populations, read about the vast impacts birds have on ecosystems, food systems, and our mental health and what we can do to protect them"--
Birds are nature's essential workers, crucial members of ecosystems around the world. And they are disappearing. Since 1970, nearly 30 percent of all birds in the United States and Canada have vanished, due to city lights and tall glass skyscrapers; domesticated cats prowling outdoors; pesticides, and climate change. In short, due to humans. Hirsch helps readers discover the impact birds have on our world-- and explain how you can help save them.-- adapted from jacket
Birds are nature's essential workers, crucial members of ecosystems around the world. And they are disappearing. Since 1970, nearly 30 percent of all birds in the United States and Canada have vanished, due to city lights and tall glass skyscrapers; domesticated cats prowling outdoors; pesticides, and climate change. In short, due to humans. Hirsch helps readers discover the impact birds have on our world-- and explain how you can help save them.-- adapted from jacket
