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Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Young readers learn all about pollution and how to protect earth with Big Bird and his Sesame Street friends. Keep water clean, pick up litter, and recycle to help stop pollution.
How can you be kind to Earth?
Interior paper made with 30 percent recycled post-consumer waste fibers.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Eyewitness Climate Change explains why human activities are making the planet heat up--and how we know for sure that this is the case. The book explores the effects of the changing climate, from more frequent hurricanes and wildfires to melting ice caps and rising sea levels. It shows how scientists predict how the climate will change in the future and what actions we can all take to combat climate change"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
t's in your toothbrush ... your clothes ... your earbuds. Chances are, you're touching it right now. We're talking about plastic! Plastic is absolutely everywhere and in practically everything we touch, from pens to water bottles to sports equipment. And a lot of it is used once and then thrown away. Unfortunately, it takes a REALLY long time for plastic to break down and it can be harmful to our environment, especially wildlife. But why and when...
4) Garbage
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Explains waste management problems humans have encountered throught history and how we deal with it now, highlighting key global concerns related to garbage disposal, such as space waste, the problem of plastic, and growing landfills.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Our planet is heating up, and it needs your help! If you want to learn to reduce your carbon footprint and cool the Earth, here are practical tips and projects that make a difference! The bad news is, global warming is a real problem that won't go away on its own. But the good news is, there are lots of easy ways you can get involved and make a difference! From swapping your stuff to assigning your school some eco-homework, helping to save the planet...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper Festival
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"The Berenstain Bears live in a wonderful place filled with green grass, blue skies, and lots of furry friends. But on a fishing trip at the creek, the Bear family discovers that the town dump is overflowing. It's spilling garbage into the water! Can the Berenstain Bears find a pollution solution before their beloved county is filled with garbage?"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In Into the Clear Blue Sky, climate scientist and chair of the Global Carbon Project Rob Jackson explains that we need to redefine our goals. As he argues here, we shouldn't only be trying to stabilize the Earth's temperature at some arbitrary value. Instead, we can restore the atmosphere itself in a lifetime--and this should be our moral duty. Restoring the atmosphere means reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the air to pre-industrial levels--starting...
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Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press, the Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Pollution is easy to spot: a soda can on the side of the road, an old tire in someone's yard, or flyers that have been blown into the park by the wind. But litter is just a part of it. Air pollution and light pollution are problems too! Citizen scientists are sometimes the perfect people to observe and measure it. In this volume, readers are introduced to many kinds of pollution, how they harm Earth, and ways they can get involved in cleaning it up....