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Posted Jan 3, 2025
As Earth Day approaches in the spring, the Shorewood Conservation Committee will offer free screenings of several documentaries in the Shorewood Village Center. To complement the environmental themes associated with these films, Shorewood Public Library has gathered a list of related reads to go along with each film.
Offered below is that list, with summaries adapted from COUNTYCAT. Each title is available for checkout at the library!
For the film Fox Tales (to be screened 1/16/25, 6:00pm)
The Hidden World of the Fox by Adele Brand
The red fox is nature’s most populous carnivore, but who is this wild neighbor, truly? Join ecologist Adele Brand on a journey to discover the surprising secrets of the fabled fox, the familiar yet enigmatic creature that has adapted to the human world with astonishing—some say, unsettling—success.
Being a Beast: Adventures Across the Species Divide by Charles Foster
How can we ever be sure we really know the other? Foster set out to know the ultimate other: the nonhumans, the beasts. To do so, he tried to be like them, choosing a badger, an otter, a fox, a deer, and a swift.
Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship by Catherine Raven
After receiving her PhD in biology, Raven lived in an isolated cottage in Montana, teaching remotely. Her only regular visitor was a fox, from whom she learned about growth, loss, and belonging.
For the film Single-Use Planet (to be screened 1/30/25, 6:00pm)
Plastic: An Autobiography by Allison Cobb
Cobb explores the violence of our consume-and-dispose culture. The journey exposes the interconnections among plastic waste, climate change, nuclear technologies, and racism.
A Zero-Waste Family: In Thirty Days by Anita Vandyke
A guide to how families can decrease their household waste, and in the process make their lives easier, richer, and more purposeful. By making small changes as a family, we can make a big difference for today’s children and future generations.
Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea, and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them by Donovan Hohn
This accidental odyssey delves into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, and the shadowy world of toy factories. This work is a journey into the heart of the sea and an adventure through science, myth, the global economy, and some of the worst weather imaginable.
For Three Short Films on Pollinators (including A Ghost in the Making: Searching for the Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee, Symbeeosis, and Wild Hope: From Gardener to Guardian) (to be screened 2/13/25, 6:00pm)
Garden Allies: The Insects, Birds & Other Animals That Keep Your Garden Beautiful and Thriving by Frédérique Lavoipierre
They are on our side, pollinating flowers and vegetable crops and keeping pests in check. In this book, find fascinating portraits of these creatures, their life cycles, and how they keep ecology in balance.
Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide by Paul Williams
This guide allows amateur and professional naturalists to identify 46 bumble bee species, and to understand their ecology and changing geographic distributions.
The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening; Attract and Support Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, Bats, and Other Pollinators by Kim Eierman
Pollinators are critical to our food supply, but they’re in trouble. Most of our landscapes have little to offer them. By using proper cultural practices in our gardens, choosing the right plant for the right location, and by attracting beneficial insects, we can keep nature in balance and give pollinators a fighting chance.
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