The down-to-earth guide to global warming
By: Laurie David and Cambria Gordon.
Contributors: Gordon, Cambria.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Orchard Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780439024945
Subjects: Global warming -- Juvenile literature; Global warming
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Describes why global warming happens, how it affects the planet, and measure that can be taken to stop it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-107) and index.
Table of contents: title: It's getting hot in here: So what exactly is global warming?; title: Greenhouse gas is not caused by an orchid grower who ate too many beans; title: Were fossil fuels once dinosaurs?; title: You say you want a revolution? CO2: Big Kahuna; title: CO2 and temperature: Like peanut butter and jelly; title: I'm melting!; title: Bald and the beautiful; title: Oceans are carbon sponges; title: What is your carbon footprint?; title: Says who?; title: Weird, wacky weather: Hurricanes flex their muscles; title: Flooded!; title: Thirsty planet; title: Heat waves: X-games of summer; title: Beach bummer; title: Walk in the park?; title: Backyard BBQ; title: Extinction stinks: Connect the dots; title: Walrus, penguins, and polar bears, oh, my!; title: Don't put bleach in the colors, um, corals!; title: Kiss this toad good-bye; title: Up, up, and away; title: What you can do to stop global warming: Clean up your room!; title: How many concerned kids does it take to screw in a light bulb?; title: Gulp!; title: Paper or plastic? Neither!; title: Carbon (re)cycle; title: Reading, writing, and saving energy; title: Become famous (all you need is energy); title: Hybrid (hi-bred); title: Alternatives rock; title: We've got the power; title: What do you want to be when you grow up?: Sustainable career; title: What else you can do; title: Words to know; title: Suggestions for further reading; title: Cool web sites to check out; title: Source notes; title: Selected bibliography; title: Photo credits; title: Index; title: About the authors.