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Auteur(s) : Jonathan LittonEditeur : Qed PublishingLangue : Anglais Parution : 01/09/2020Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kgNombre de pages : 64Expédition : 258Dimensions : 19.0 x 24.7 x 1.3
ISBN : 0711250502
Résumé :
A fascinating introduction to the environment - the air, soil, water, plants and animals. How do our actions affect the environment and what on Earth can we do about it?
Biographie:
Jonathan Litton has written numerous children's books in prose and verse. He loves using his science background to write about sea creatures, space and saving the planet, but is also fond of penning stories about pirates, princesses and picnics.Paulina Morgan works as an independent illustrator based in Santiago de Chile. She studied design before moving to Barcelona, Spain to obtain her master's degree in Art Direction. She worked in advertising before deciding to pursue her passion for illustration.
Sommaire:
What is the environment? Wise words...4 What is the environment?...6 Homes and habitats...8 Endangered species...10 Garden biodiversity...12 Make your own microhabitats...14 Trees and bees...16 Special species...17 Is Earth in safe hands? People and the planet...18In safe hands?...19 Wonderful woodland...20 How to plant a tree...21 What is carbon dioxide?...22 Greenhouse gases and global warming...23 Make a mini greenhouse...24 Rising sea levels...26 The ozone layer...28 An oily experiment...30 Reduce, reuse, recycle What a load of rubbish!...32 Problem plastic...34 A vertical garden...36 Drip, drip, drip...38 Tread carefully...40 Going places...42 Fashion and pollution...44 A solar oven...46 Local and global Zero-mile meal...48 Bedroom forest...49 Creating compost…50 Local and global action...52 A working windmill...54 Model home...56 A living river...58 Templates...60 Glossary...62 Index...64
