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Earth Month 2023

April is Earth Month! Join us on Saturday, April 15, 2023, 12-3pm for an Earth Day Fair at the library. Check out these titles and celebrate the planet. Selected by Sunnyvale Public Library staff.

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  • The Secret Wisdom of Nature

    Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things : Stories From Science and Observation

    Wohlleben, Peter, 1964-
    Nature is full of surprises: deciduous trees affect the rotation of the Earth, cranes sabotage the production of Iberian ham, and coniferous forests can make it rain. But what are the processes that drive these incredible phenomena?
    Book, 2019Vancouver ; Berkeley : David Suzuki Institute : Greystone Books, 2019. — 508 WOL
  • Do-it-yourself Home Energy Audits

    140 Simple Solutions to Lower Energy Costs, Increase Your Home's Efficiency, and Save the Environment

    Findley, David S.
    This hands-on guide shows you how to access your home's energy efficiency and offers 140 energy- and money-saving solutions you can use right away. Inside, you'll find simple, no- and low-cost measures to identify problems and increase your home's…
    Book, 2010New York : McGraw-Hill, c2010. — 696 F
  • Chasing Lakes

    Love, Science, and the Secrets of the Arctic

    Anthony, Katey Walter,
    A memoir from permafrost scientist Katey Walter Anthony on her pioneering research studying methane emissions in Arctic lakes, which has made significant contributions to the climate change dialogue.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — 577.09 ANT
  • Forest Walking

    Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America

    Wohlleben, Peter, 1964-
    Forest Walking teaches you how to get the most out of your next adventure by becoming a forest detective, decoding nature's signs and awakening to the ancient past and thrilling present of the ecosystem around you.
    Book, 2022Vancouver ; Berkeley ; London : Greystone Books, 2022. — 582.1609 WOH
  • Rhythm of the Wild

    a Life Inspired by Alaska's Denali National Park

    Heacox, Kim
    Music runs through every page of this book, as do stories, rivers and wolves. At its heart, Rhythm of the Wild is a love story. It begins in 1981 and ends in 2014, yet reaches beyond the arc of time.
    Book, 2015Guilford, Connecticut : LP, [2015] — BIOGRAPHY 917 HEACOX Kim
  • Sustainable Badass

    a Zero-waste Lifestyle Guide

    Johansen, Gittemarie,
    Eco-friendly living made simple. As a lifestyle guide and an introduction to sustainable living, Sustainable Badass shows you why and how to minimize your consumption while effortlessly making your habits greener.
    Book, 2022Coral Gables, FL : Mango Media, [2022] — 640.286 JOH
  • Go Gently

    Actionable Steps to Nurture Yourself and the Planet

    Wright, Bonnie, 1991-
    Go Gently is a guide for sustainability at home that offers simple, tangible steps toward reducing our environmental impact by looking at what we consume and the waste we create, as well as how to take action for environmental change.
    Book, 2022Boston : Mariner Books, [2022] — 640.286 WRI
  • Where the Water Goes

    Life and Death Along the Colorado River

    Owen, David, 1955-
    The Colorado River is a crucial resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado's headwaters to its parched terminus,…
    Book, 2017New York : Riverhead Books, 2017. — 917.913 O
  • Living Green in the City

    50 Actions to Make Your Surroundings Greener

    Damblé, Ophélie, 1989-
    Discover 50 practical actions on how you can make your environment greener. With suggestions for your home, your building, your neighborhood, and your city as a whole.
    Book, 2022London : Hardie Grant Books, 2022. — 635.0917 DAM
  • Kings of the Yukon

    One Summer Paddling Across the Far North

    Weymouth, Adam,
    The Yukon River is 2,000 miles long and the longest stretch of free-flowing river in the United States. In this riveting examination of one of the last wild places on earth, Adam Weymouth canoes from Canada's Yukon Territory, through Alaska, to the…
    Book, 2018New York ; Boston ; London : Little, Brown and Company, 2018. — 971.9104 W
  • Whole Green Catalog

    1,000 Best Things for You and the Earth

    A consumer's reference to green living counsels readers on how to identify truly eco-friendly products and includes reviews and advice for everything from home furnishings and appliances to toys and clothing.
    Book, 2009[Emmaus, Pa.] : Rodale ; [New York] : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, c2009. — 640 W
  • Silent Spring Revolution

    John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening

    Brinkley, Douglas,
    Chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Long Sixties (1960-1973), telling the story of an indomitable generation that saved the natural world under the leadership of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — 333.7209 BRI
  • The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice of a generation, including her historic address to the United Nations.
    Book, 2019[New York, New York] : Penguin Books, [2019] — 333.72 THU
  • Finding Your Treasure

    Our Family's Mission to Recycle, Reuse, and Give Back Everything--and How You Can Too

    Williams, Angel (Jones-Williams),
    We live in a society where it’s not uncommon to buy something one week and throw it away the next. We constantly throw out serviceable and even valuable items without a second thought. But to Angel Williams that’s an opportunity.
    Book, 2022New York : Tiller Press, 2022. — 363.7282 WIL
  • First Along the River

    a Brief History of the U.S. Environmental Movement

    Kline, Benjamin, 1955-
    First Along the River provides a balanced, historical perspective on the history of the environmental movement in relation to major social and political events in U.S. history, from the pre-colonial era to the present.
    Book, 2022Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2022] — 333.7209 KLI
  • An Inconvenient Apocalypse

    Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity

    Jackson, Wes, 1936-
    Confronting harsh ecological realities and the multiple cascading crises facing our world today, An Inconvenient Apocalypse argues that humanity's future will be defined not by expansion but by contraction.
    Book, 2022Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2022] — 333.7137 JAC
  • Groundglass takes shape atop a polluted aquifer in Minnesota, beside trains that haul fracked crude oil, as Kathryn Savage confronts the transgressions of US Superfund sites and brownfields against land, groundwater, neighborhoods, and people.
    Book, 2022Minneapolis : Coffee House Press, 2022. — 333.72 SAV
  • Ocean Country

    One Woman's Voyage From Peril to Hope in Her Quest to Save the Seas

    Cunningham, Liz,
    Ocean Country is an adventure story, a call to action, and a poetic meditation on the state of the seas. But most importantly it is the story of finding true hope in the midst of one of the greatest crises to face humankind, the rapidly degrading…
    Book, 2015Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2015] — 333.9561 C
  • Green Clean

    Natural Cleaning Solutions for Every Room of Your Home

    Schoff, Jill Potvin,
    The author presents natural, nontoxic alternatives to chemical-based cleaning products for the home. Each chapter covers a different area of the home, including bathroom, kitchen, outdoor areas, garages and basements, windows and window treatments,…
    Book, 2019Mount Joy, PA : Creative Homeowner, [2019] — 648.5 S
  • The Fragile Earth

    Writing From the New Yorker on Climate Change

    The New Yorker has devoted enormous attention to climate change, describing the causes of the crisis, the political and ecological conditions we now find ourselves in, and the scenarios and solutions we face.
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020] — 363.7387 FRA