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The Living Planet Mary Green

The Living Planet By Mary Green

The Living Planet by Mary Green


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A new series of anthologies to get students reading!

The Living Planet Summary

The Living Planet: A Collection of Writing on the Environment by Mary Green

This collection explores life on earth and our place within it. It celebrates the 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 and fiction 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.

Table of Contents

1. Wild things: My Life with the Chimpanzees, Jane Goodall; Maninagar Days, Sujata Bhatt; Kite, Melvin Burgess: The Play of Kes, Barry Hines and Allan 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.

Additional information

GOR009157047
9780521747646
0521747643
The Living Planet: A Collection of Writing on the Environment by Mary Green
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2009-06-18
240
N/A
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