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category: Children's Nonfiction
published: Feb 2021
ISBN:9781459823976
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Nature Out of Balance

How Invasive Species Are Changing the Planet

by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox

tagged: environmental conservation & protection, environmental science & ecosystems, flowers & plants
Description

Invasive species threaten local ecosystems and the planet’s biodiversity, but are they all as bad as we think they are?

Plants, animals, insects and fish are moving in. In Nature Out of Balance:How Invasive Species Are Changing the Planet author Merrie-Ellen Wilcox profiles all-star invasive species around the world, starting in her own neighbourhood, and warns that humans are the most invasive species of all. We find out how and why species become invasive, what we can do to stop their spread and whether it’s time to think differently about invasive species that are here to stay.

About the Author

Merrie-Ellen Wilcox is a writer and editor whose first book for children, What's the Buzz?: Keeping Bees in Flight, is part of the Orca Footprints series. She has two adult children and lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her husband and a busy Jack Russell.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
9 to 12
Grade:
4 to 7
Reading age:
9 to 12
Awards
  • , Young Readers' Choice Book Awards of British Columbia (YRCABC) Red Cedar Book Awards
  • Commended, BC Books for BC Schools
  • Commended, Evanston Public Library Blueberry Award - Changemakers
  • Commended, Junior Library Guild (JLG) Gold Standard Selection
Editorial Reviews

“A high-quality introduction to a topic not often covered in books for middle graders.”

— School Library Journal

“A well-written volume on a distinctly important topic for youngsters to be aware of as they grow into their role of guardians of the ecosystems. Highly Recommended.”

— CM: Canadian Review of Materials

“The balance of hope against the potentially stressful subject leaves readers informed and energized rather than defeated. Handy and lucid, this slim volume makes an important topic digestible.”

— Kirkus Reviews

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