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DKfindout! Climate Change
Understand the facts about climate change and discover what we can do to improve the human impact on our environment.
In 2019, kids around the world are going on strike for the future of the planet, and for their own futures. The British and Irish governments have become the first in the world to declare a climate emergency. Climate change is now one of the biggest issues we face as a society. This book lays out the science behind a natural process that has been massively sped up by humans. It explains the different ways in which we have caused the climate to heat up, from traffic pollution to animal farming, and the widespread effects of this change.
The book covers what we can do to help prevent further, damaging changes to the climate, both in our everyday lives and as potential activists. This timely entry into the award-winning DKfindout! series explores the past, present, and future of our climate. It covers key developments such as the industrial revolution, the advent of plane travel, and climate activism, from the People's Climate March to Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion.
In 2019, kids around the world are going on strike for the future of the planet, and for their own futures. The British and Irish governments have become the first in the world to declare a climate emergency. Climate change is now one of the biggest issues we face as a society. This book lays out the science behind a natural process that has been massively sped up by humans. It explains the different ways in which we have caused the climate to heat up, from traffic pollution to animal farming, and the widespread effects of this change.
The book covers what we can do to help prevent further, damaging changes to the climate, both in our everyday lives and as potential activists. This timely entry into the award-winning DKfindout! series explores the past, present, and future of our climate. It covers key developments such as the industrial revolution, the advent of plane travel, and climate activism, from the People's Climate March to Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion.
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64 pages, Paperback
Published April 7, 2020
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D.K. Publishing
10.2k books2,232 followersDorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.
Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
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Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
Source: Wikipedia.
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May 11, 2023
This little book is a great addition to your bookshelf. It is full of interesting facts and predictions relating Climate Change on our beautiful planet, Earth.
As you open the book there is a fun quiz; flip the page over and there are the answers to each question, together with a page number where you will find detailed facts and information to each question. In addition you will find the Climate Change timeline dating from the1760’s to 2050 - see photos…
There are 64+ pages of fascinating information coverall all the aspects of Climate Change from Climate Through Time through to Living with Climate Change and What we can Do.
A great book full of interesting information and a really good aid for any school project on Climate Change.
As you open the book there is a fun quiz; flip the page over and there are the answers to each question, together with a page number where you will find detailed facts and information to each question. In addition you will find the Climate Change timeline dating from the1760’s to 2050 - see photos…
There are 64+ pages of fascinating information coverall all the aspects of Climate Change from Climate Through Time through to Living with Climate Change and What we can Do.
A great book full of interesting information and a really good aid for any school project on Climate Change.
August 20, 2022
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