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CALIFORNIA CHRONICLES
Slim but powerful, the books in this appealing set are crammed with easy-to-read articles, sidebars, and fun-to-do activities. In Gold!, for example, students tour early San Francisco, meet notables ... more>>>
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CALIFORNIA DESERT AND COAST
Naturalist and TV host Jeff Corwin (Animal Planet) finds great whites and sea otters off Santa Cruz, black bears near Mammoth, rattlers and bobcats close to Hollywood, more snakes and a desert tortoise ... more>>>
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CALIFORNIA PLANTS AND ANIMALS
By Stephen Feinstein. A wide-ranging survey introduces native plants and animals, including endangered and extinct species. more>>>
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CALIFORNIA WATER STORY, The
A multidisciplinary unit of study based on the California Water Map provides six lessons that integrate geography, history, science, math, and art. Students examine a 24" x 37" full-color map of ... more>>>
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CALIFORNIA'S WATER
Huell Howser explores water use in California-where the state's water comes from, and how we move it around, store it, clean it, and conserve it. Grades 4 and up. Color. 28 minutes each. Huell Howser Productions/KCET. ... more>>>
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CALIFORNIA'S WATER SYSTEM
Turn your faucet and water comes out-but where does that water come from? This program introduces the state's infrastructure for moving water from sources to faucets. more>>>
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CLEANING WATER THE NATURAL WAY
A visit to the San Joaquin Marsh near Irvine shows how wetlands remove pollutants from runoff while providing habitat and opportunities for recreation. more>>>
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Visiting the Sierra Nevada, Huell learns how water, stored in the mountain snow pack, makes its way through rivers to reservoirs and our faucets. more>>>
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DEATH VALLEY: A Day In The Desert
By Nancy Smiler Levinson. Illustrated by Diane Dawson Hearn. Richly illustrated two-page spreads put readers into Death Valley's landscapes, where they see labeled pictures of the desert's plants and animals. ... more>>>
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INTRODUCTION TO WATER IN CALIFORNIA
By David Carle. Become an instant expert with this richly illustrated, easy-to-understand overview. Amazing facts (to raise the food one Californian eats in one day takes 4500 gallons of water) join great ... more>>>
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SACRAMENTO–SAN JOAQUIN DELTA
Experts show Huell the channels, marshes, islands, farmer's fields, and levees of the great delta at the center of California, source of water for 22 million Californians. more>>>
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STORING WATER
Taking a look at how California stores its water, Huell visits the giant reservoir at Shasta Dam. more>>>
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USING WATER WISELY
Huell looks at water conservation: planting drought-tolerant vegetation, sprinkling with recycled water, connecting "smart sprinklers" to computers and satellites, laying down artificial turf, ... more>>>
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WATER: California Cobblestone
This collection of high-interest, readable articles dives into the geography, science, history, and politics of water in California. Articles explore the vast system of creeks, streams, and rivers of the ... more>>>
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WE ALL LIVE IN A WATERSHED
Moving down from the upper reaches of the American River, Huell learns about the concept of a "watershed" and sees how Gold Rush ditches and flumes still move water from mountains to cities. more>>>
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