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• Agua, Agüita

  Argueta, Jorge

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  With stunningly beautiful illustrations by Felipe Ugalde Alcántara that depict the mountains, rocks, vegetation and animals of the natural world, this poem about the importance of water reflects Argueta's indigenous [Pipil-Nahua] roots and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Blue Wonder

  Why the Sea Glows, Fish Sing, and Other Astonishing Insights From the Ocean

  Bagusche, Frauke, 1978-

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  A marine biologist and diver, drawing on scientific discoveries and her own research, takes us deep within the depths of the ocean, reawakening our love for the sea and igniting a desire to protect this vital habitat. (NoveList)

• Death of Celilo Falls

  Barber, Katrine

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  For thousands of years, Celilo Falls on the Columbia River was a meeting place for Pacific Northwest Indians as well as a major fishing site, then was flooded behind The Dalles Dam in 1957. Barber (history, Portland State U. and Center for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rain

  a Natural and Cultural History

  Barnett, Cynthia, 1966-

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  A natural history of rain draws on myriad disciplines to trace the ocean-filling torrents from 4 billion years ago through the storms of the present world's climate change while sharing stories about humanity's efforts to control rain…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Love You, Blue

  Barroux

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  An introductory tale about the impact plastic waste has on the ocean is told through a lighthouse keeper's friendship with a whale named Blue. (NoveList)

• Water

  a Biography

  Boccaletti, Giulio, 1974-

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  Spanning millennia and continents, here is a stunningly revealing history of how the distribution of water has shaped human civilization. (NoveList)

• The Wave

  in Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean

  Casey, Susan, 1962-

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  Casey, O magazine editor-in-chief, travels across the world and into the past to confront the largest waves the oceans have to offer. (NoveList)

• The Atlas of Disappearing Places

  Our Coasts and Oceans in the Climate Crisis

  Conklin, Christina

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  Our planet is in peril. Seas are rising, oceans are acidifying, ice is melting, coasts are flooding, species are dying, and communities are faltering. Despite these dire circumstances, most of us don't have a clear sense of how the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Treaty Words

  for as Long as the Rivers Flow

  Craft, Aimée, 1980-

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  Relationships between people and land, grandfather and granddaughter, frame a story on the significance of treaties. (Kirkus)

• The River That Made Seattle

  a Human and Natural History of the Duwamish

  Cummings, B. J.

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  "With bountiful salmon and fertile plains, the Duwamish River has drawn people to its shores over the centuries for trading, transport, and sustenance. Chief Se'alth and his allies fished and lived in villages here and white settlers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• City of Water

  Curtis, Andrea

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  City dwellers may take water for granted, but it's a finite resource--and where does it come from? (School Library Journal)

• The Nutmeg's Curse

  Parables for a Planet in Crisis

  Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-

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  A powerful work of history, essay, testimony and polemic traces our contemporary planetary crisis back to the discovery of the New World and the sea route to the Indian Ocean, arguing that the dynamics of climate change today are rooted in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Water Always Wins

  Thriving in An Age of Drought and Deluge

  Gies, Erica

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  Water Always Wins transports us around the world and back through time, exposing us to better ways to live with water. Gies introduces us to water experts the world over as they search for clues to water's past and present, using close…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Downriver

  Into the Future of Water in the West

  Hansman, Heather

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  Environmental journalist Hansman paddles down the Green River considering the legacy of conflict and waste that surrounds water in the West. (Kirkus)

• A River Lost

  the Life and Death of the Columbia

  Harden, Blaine

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  Washington Post reporter Harden returned to his childhood home of Moses Lake, Washington, to examine conditions of the Columbia River. (Library Journal)

• Fresh Banana Leaves

  Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science

  Hernandez, Jessica, 1990-

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  Despite the undeniable fact that Indigenous communities are among the most affected by climate devastation, Indigenous science is nowhere to be found in mainstream environmental policy or discourse. And while holistic land, water, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• People of the Whale

  a Novel

  Hogan, Linda

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  Raised in a remote seaside village, Thomas Witka Just marries Ruth, his beloved since infancy. But an ill-fated decision to fight in Vietnam changes his life forever: cut off from his Native American community, he fathers a child with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Salmon

  a Fish, the Earth, and the History of Their Common Fate

  Kurlansky, Mark

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  Having written about milk, salt, oysters, and frozen food, Kurlansky (Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas, 2018, etc.) turns his pen to an iconic fish on the brink of extinction. (Kirkus)

• We Are Water Protectors

  Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-

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  Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption. (NoveList)

• Elwha

  a River Reborn

  Mapes, Lynda, 1959-

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  A compelling exploration of one of the largest dam removal projects in the world--and the efforts to save a stunning Northwest ecosystem. (Publisher, excerpt)