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Discover scholarly journals, magazines, and other reference sources covering environmental issues and policies.
2) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Explains what causes earthquakes, how they are measured and predicted, and the effects they can have on people and the environment.
4) Ozone hole
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Studies the important role of atmospheric ozone in protecting the Earth, and tells how man-made chemicals are causing worrisome holes in the polar ozone layers.
6) Platypus
Author
Series
Publisher
Mondo
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Introduces the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the platypus, an animal found only in Australia.
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Nearly thirty stories, poems, and non-fiction pieces by such notable authors as Natalie Babbitt, Marilyn Sachs, and Jane Yolen illustrated by the likes of Steven Kellogg and Susan Jeffers, demonstrate some of the environmental problems now plaguing our planet, e.g. overpopulation, tampering with nature, litter, pollution, and waste disposal.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Connecting Gandhi's ideas and his life's work to contemporary issues this useful resource for parents and teachers makes Gandhi relevant for kids today. Packed with historic images, the book includes informative sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a resource section, along with 21 activities that illuminate Gandhi's life, environment, and ideas. Kids can make a traditional Indian lamp called a diya, create a henna hand design, practice anti-consumerism...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: It?s 20 August 2018, late summer in Stockholm, and it feels incredibly hot in the city. The TV news reports rising temperatures, and there have been numerous fires throughout Sweden. Fifteen-year-old Greta Thunberg decides she can?t wait any longer: politicians have to do something to save the environment. Instead of returning to school, Greta takes a placard and goes on strike in front of Sweden?s parliament building. Greta?s...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Paula Grey explores how creative thinkers--sometimes collaborating, sometimes competing, and always building on the work of their predecessors--have envisioned new ways to move about in the world. From the first foot migration out of Africa to the Model T Ford, hot air balloons, submarines, rickshaws, and moon rockets, humans have combined imagination, daring, and scientific and technical knowledge to improve existing vehicles or create new ones....
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