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![The immortal King Rao : a novel]( "The immortal King Rao : a novel")
![The enhancers]( "The enhancers")
![Golden State]( "Golden State")
![The sky vault]( "The sky vault")
![Year one]( "Year one")
![Out of the ruins : the apocalyptic anthology]( "Out of the ruins : the apocalyptic anthology")
![Saha : a novel]( "Saha : a novel")
![Sleeping beauties : a novel]( "Sleeping beauties : a novel")
![The shimmering state : a novel]( "The shimmering state : a novel")
![Dance with the devil]( "Dance with the devil")
![The arrest : a novel]( "The arrest : a novel")
![The thick and the lean : a novel]( "The thick and the lean : a novel")
![Gather the daughters : a novel]( "Gather the daughters : a novel")
![The stand]( "The stand")
![The ice lion]( "The ice lion")
![The wolves of winter : a novel]( "The wolves of winter : a novel")
![The last wild horses : a novel]( "The last wild horses : a novel")
![That dangerous energy]( "That dangerous energy")
![The wall : a novel]( "The wall : a novel")
![Chain-gang all-stars]( "Chain-gang all-stars")
![Five years after]( "Five years after")
![Sixty days and counting]( "Sixty days and counting")
![Feral creatures : a novel]( "Feral creatures : a novel")
![Cosmogramma]( "Cosmogramma")
![Poster girl]( "Poster girl")
![Mazes of power]( "Mazes of power")
![Flying the coop]( "Flying the coop")
![The light pirate]( "The light pirate")
![Sunset, Water City]( "Sunset, Water City")
![Midnight, Water City]( "Midnight, Water City")
![The petroleum papers : inside the far-right conspiracy to cover up climate change]( "The petroleum papers : inside the far-right conspiracy to cover up climate change")
![The new map : energy, climate, and the clash of nations]( "The new map : energy, climate, and the clash of nations")
![Our biggest experiment : an epic history of the climate crisis]( "Our biggest experiment : an epic history of the climate crisis")
![When the trees say nothing : writings on nature]( "When the trees say nothing : writings on nature")
![Wildland sentinel : field notes from an Iowa conservation officer]( "Wildland sentinel : field notes from an Iowa conservation officer")
![The great displacement : climate change and the next American migration]( "The great displacement : climate change and the next American migration")
![Watersheds : a practical handbook for healthy water]( "Watersheds : a practical handbook for healthy water")
![A bigger picture : my fight to bring a new African voice to the climate crisis]( "A bigger picture : my fight to bring a new African voice to the climate crisis")
![Plastic ocean : how a sea captain's chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the oceans]( "Plastic ocean : how a sea captain's chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the oceans")
![Tales from an uncertain world : what other assorted disasters can teach us about climate change]( "Tales from an uncertain world : what other assorted disasters can teach us about climate change")
![They knew : the federal government's fifty-year role in causing the climate crisis]( "They knew : the federal government's fifty-year role in causing the climate crisis")
![Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming]( "Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming")
![On trails]( "On trails")
![The future of conservation in America : a chart for rough water]( "The future of conservation in America : a chart for rough water")
![Fire season : field notes from a wilderness lookout]( "Fire season : field notes from a wilderness lookout")
![Untamed : the wildest woman in America and the fight for Cumberland Island]( "Untamed : the wildest woman in America and the fight for Cumberland Island")
![All the wild that remains : Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West]( "All the wild that remains : Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West")
![California burning : the fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and what it means for America's power grid]( "California burning : the fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and what it means for America's power grid")
![Silent spring revolution : John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the great environmental awakening]( "Silent spring revolution : John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the great environmental awakening")
![Alternative energy for dummies]( "Alternative energy for dummies")
![Our fragile moment : how lessons from Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis]( "Our fragile moment : how lessons from Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis")
![My family and other animals]( "My family and other animals")
![How to read nature : awaken your senses to the outdoors you've never noticed : taste direction, smell time, hear the weather, and more]( "How to read nature : awaken your senses to the outdoors you've never noticed : taste direction, smell time, hear the weather, and more")
![The species seekers : heroes, fools, and the mad pursuit of life on Earth]( "The species seekers : heroes, fools, and the mad pursuit of life on Earth")
![The end of ice : bearing witness and finding meaning in the path of climate disruption]( "The end of ice : bearing witness and finding meaning in the path of climate disruption")
![Islands of abandonment : nature rebounding in the post-human landscape]( "Islands of abandonment : nature rebounding in the post-human landscape")
![Hidden prairie : photographing life in one square meter]( "Hidden prairie : photographing life in one square meter")
![Braiding sweetgrass]( "Braiding sweetgrass")
![Tree thieves : crime and survival in North America's woods]( "Tree thieves : crime and survival in North America's woods")
![Atmosphere of hope : searching for solutions to the climate crisis]( "Atmosphere of hope : searching for solutions to the climate crisis")
![Ella the Rose Fairy]( "Ella the Rose Fairy")
![Flowers]( "Flowers")
![The honest truth]( "The honest truth")
![Ballet for Martha : making Appalachian Spring]( "Ballet for Martha : making Appalachian Spring")
![It's raining bats & frogs]( "It's raining bats & frogs")
![Flowers]( "Flowers")
![Rainbow Brite]( "Rainbow Brite")
![What's inside a flower? : and other questions about science & nature]( "What's inside a flower? : and other questions about science & nature")
![Wildflowers]( "Wildflowers")
![Investigating how flowers grow]( "Investigating how flowers grow")
![Samakat qaws qazah = The rainbow fish]( "Samakat qaws qazah = The rainbow fish")
![Flower power]( "Flower power")
![Des fleurs pour Angélina]( "Des fleurs pour Angélina")
![A flower is a friend]( "A flower is a friend")
![Okko's Inn]( "Okko's Inn")
![The leprechaun who lost his rainbow]( "The leprechaun who lost his rainbow")
![Rain]( "Rain")
![Sixteen years in sixteen seconds : the Sammy Lee story]( "Sixteen years in sixteen seconds : the Sammy Lee story")
![Exploring magnets and springs]( "Exploring magnets and springs")
![Flowers are pretty weird!]( "Flowers are pretty weird!")
![Looking for Easter]( "Looking for Easter")
![Let's garden : a step by step introduction]( "Let's garden : a step by step introduction")
![Merry Christmas, Rainbow Fish]( "Merry Christmas, Rainbow Fish")
![Droughts]( "Droughts")
![Down comes the rain]( "Down comes the rain")
![Flowers]( "Flowers")
![Why do we see rainbows?]( "Why do we see rainbows?")
![Dora the explorer. Singing sensation!]( "Dora the explorer. Singing sensation!")
![14 zhi lao shu qu chun you]( "14 zhi lao shu qu chun you")
![What is a rainbow?]( "What is a rainbow?")
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I recommend sharing this book with a young friend or family member. I love cicadas, and this book provided neat tidbits to expand my knowledge. The illustrations and narration are both engaging and colorful. This year, there are two different broods of cicadas coemerging, so now is the perfect time to brush up on your cicada facts! -Heidi K