The down-to-earth guide to global warming

Discusses why global warming happens, the ways in which it impacts our planet, and how we can work together to stop it.

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Main Author: David, Laurie
Other Authors: Gordon, Cambria
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Orchard Book, 2007.
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245 1 4 |a The down-to-earth guide to global warming /  |c by Laurie David and Cambria Gordon. 
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300 |a xiii, 112 p. :  |b col. ill. ;  |c 23 cm. 
505 0 |a 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 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. 
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