Mission: Planet Earth: Our World and Its Climate--and How Humans Are Changing Them
Grade 5–8—This environmental-science primer introduces a range of important concepts necessary to understand climate change and global warming. Topics include the carbon cycle, water cycle, long-range carbon emissions data, biological evidence of climate change, and much more. The authors have an extensive background in science education, and their text exhibits an excellent balance of concept thoroughness with ease of comprehension. Attractive photographs and colorful graphics, including many charts and diagrams, are incorporated throughout. This is a great title for general reading; it may be less useful for research as the table of contents is rather vague and there's no glossary.—Lindsay Cesari, Baldwinsville School District, NYCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.