The down-to-earth guide to global warming

Title
The down-to-earth guide to global warming

Personal Author EPSB
Laurie. David

Summary
Describes why global warming happens, how it affects the planet, and measure that can be taken to stop it.

Other Title
Global warming
 
Guide to global warming

Year Published
2007

Series
Our environment

Physical Description
xiii, 112 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 23 cm.

Contents
It's getting hot in here: So what exactly is global warming? -- Greenhouse gas is not caused by an orchid grower who ate too many beans -- Were fossil fuels once dinosaurs? -- You say you want a revolution? CO2: Big Kahuna -- CO2 and temperature: Like peanut butter and jelly -- I'm melting! -- Bald and the beautiful -- Oceans are carbon sponges -- What is your carbon footprint? -- Says who? -- Weird, wacky weather: Hurricanes flex their muscles -- Flooded! -- Thirsty planet -- Heat waves: X-games of summer -- Beach bummer -- Walk in the park? -- Backyard BBQ -- Extinction stinks: Connect the dots -- Walrus, penguins, and polar bears, oh, my! -- Don't put bleach in the colors, um, corals! -- Kiss this toad good-bye -- Up, up, and away -- What you can do to stop global warming: Clean up your room! -- How many concerned kids does it take to screw in a light bulb? -- Gulp! -- Paper or plastic? Neither! -- Carbon (re)cycle -- Reading, writing, and saving energy -- Become famous (all you need is energy) -- Hybrid (hi-bred) -- Alternatives rock -- We've got the power -- What do you want to be when you grow up?: Sustainable career -- What else you can do -- Words to know -- Suggestions for further reading -- Cool web sites to check out -- Source notes -- Selected bibliography -- Photo credits -- Index -- About the authors.

Program Information
Science
 
Weather Watch Gr. 5+
 
Accelerated Reader 7.6 3.0

Awards
Green Earth Nonfiction Book Award, 2008

Subject
Global warming.

Added Author
Gordon, Cambria.

Summary
Describes why global warming happens, how it affects the planet, and measure that can be taken to stop it.

ISBN
9780439024945

Publisher
New York : Orchard Books, 2007.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Westbrook551.6 DAVBook30197000062768Non-Fiction