TÃtulo : | The down-to-earth guide to global warming | Tipo de documento: | texto impreso | Autores: | David, Laurie, Autor ; Gordon, Cambria, Autor | Mención de edición: | 1st ed. | Editorial: | New York, NY : Orchard Book | Fecha de publicación: | 2007 | Número de páginas: | xiii, 112 p. : ill. | Dimensiones: | 23 cm. | ISBN/ISSN/DL: | 978-0-439-02494-5 | Palabras clave: | Global warming Juvenile literature | Clasificación: | 363.7 Environnement : classer ici la protection de l'environnement | Nota de contenido: | Contents: It's getting hot in here: So what exactly isglobal warming? -- A 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: The Big Kahuna -- CO2 and temperature: Like peanut butter and jelly -- I'm melting! -- The Bald and the beautiful -- The Oceans are carbon sponges -- What is your carbon footprint? -- Says who? -- Weird, wacky weather: Hurricanes flex their muscles -- Flooded! -- A Thirsty planet -- Heat waves: The X-games of summer -- Beach bummer -- A 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) -- The Alternatives rock -- We've got the power -- What do you want to be when you grow up?: A 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. |
The down-to-earth guide to global warming [texto impreso] / David, Laurie, Autor ; Gordon, Cambria, Autor . - 1st ed. . - New York, NY : Orchard Book, 2007 . - xiii, 112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ISBN : 978-0-439-02494-5 Palabras clave: | Global warming Juvenile literature | Clasificación: | 363.7 Environnement : classer ici la protection de l'environnement | Nota de contenido: | Contents: It's getting hot in here: So what exactly isglobal warming? -- A 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: The Big Kahuna -- CO2 and temperature: Like peanut butter and jelly -- I'm melting! -- The Bald and the beautiful -- The Oceans are carbon sponges -- What is your carbon footprint? -- Says who? -- Weird, wacky weather: Hurricanes flex their muscles -- Flooded! -- A Thirsty planet -- Heat waves: The X-games of summer -- Beach bummer -- A 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) -- The Alternatives rock -- We've got the power -- What do you want to be when you grow up?: A 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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