This collection explores life on earth and our place within it. It celebratesthe diversity of our environment, and reflects on how our planet is changing and what we can do to protect it. The texts include a range of non-fiction andfiction extracts, short stories and poetry, and are arranged in four themed sections: Wild things, Water worlds, Nature's power and Future planet. The collection include texts by David Attenborough, Sujata Bhatt, John Clare, Susan Cooper, Roger Deakin and Michael Morpurgo. INDICE: 1. Wild things: My Life with the Chimpanzees, Jane Goodall; Maninagar Days, Sujata Bhatt; Kite, Melvin Burgess: The Play of Kes, Barry Hines andAllan Stronach; The Fish, Elizabeth Bishop; The Sudden Knowledge of Moles, Mike Gould; The Wild Side of Town, Chris Packham; Snakes, A.K. Ramanujan; Life in Cold Blood, David Attenborough; Fantastic Mr Fox, Tim Adams; Activities; 2. Water worlds: Gone to Sea, Michael Morpurgo; Daughter of the Sea, Berlie Doherty; The Fringe of the Sea, by A.L. Hendriks; For River, Helen Hubbard; Sea Timeless Song, Grace Nichols; The Highest Tide, Jim Lynch; Waterlog, Roger Deakin; 3. Nature's power: Dust Storm, Karen Hesse; Hurricane Gold, Charlie Higson; To Build a Fire, Jack London; Wind, Ted Hughes; The Hail Storm in June 1831, John Clare; The Letters of Pliny the Younger, Pliny the Younger; Nature Cure, Richard Mabey; Activities; 4. Future planet: Green Boy, Susan Cooper; Floodland, Marcus Sedgwick; Two poems, Jamie McKendrick; Classic Combo, David Heatley; The Urban Farmer, Kate Burt; The Rough Guide to Climate Change, Robert Henson;How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change a Planet?, Tony Juniper; The Final Straw, Simon Armitage; The Forgotten Enemy, Arthur C.Clarke; Activities; Notes on authors
- ISBN: 978-0-521-74764-6
- Editorial: Cambridge University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés