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.
| Main Author: | David, Laurie. |
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| Other Authors: | Gordon, Cambria. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Orchard Book,
2007.
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Table of 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 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.