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A Child's Introduction to the Environment

The Air, Earth, and Sea Around Us -- Plus Experiments, Projects, and Activities YOU Can Do to Help Our Planet!

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By Michael Driscoll

By Dennis Driscoll

Illustrated by Meredith Hamilton

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$12.99

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$16.99 CAD

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  1. ebook (Revised) $12.99 $16.99 CAD
  2. Hardcover (Revised) $19.99 $24.99 CAD

Explore the water, land, and air around us with this entertaining and informative look at our magnificent planet—and learn how your experiments, activities, and everyday actions can help save the environment. 
 
This book looks at the wide variety of ecosystems and environmental regions of the Earth, from deserts and forests, to cities and farms, to oceans and ice caps, as well as the atmosphere, weather, energy sources, plants, and animals of each area. Michael Driscoll and professor of meteorology Dennis Driscoll explain the changes to our planet that are currently taking place, including rising temperatures and sea levels, and the effects they can have on our environment. They also profile young environmental activists like Greta Thunberg and Isra Hirsi, and highlight important, everyday actions such as water conversion and recycling that kids can do on their own or with their parents. Also included are fun projects and experiments to do at home like brewing sun tea, creating lightning, and making a smog detector.
 
Packed with facts, experiments, and a removable poster with tips on how to save the planet, this comprehensive guide will inspire kids and their families to think about our planet in new ways and help keep it beautiful and healthy for years to come.

On Sale
Mar 16, 2021
Page Count
96 pages
ISBN-13
9780762499472

Michael Driscoll

About the Author

Michael Driscoll is a senior publishing editor at Wall Street Journal.  He is an award-winning news writer and editor who has contributed to Reuters, the Associated PressL.A. Weekly and the New York Daily News, among other publications. He is the author of A Child’s Introduction to Poetry and the editor of many books for children and adults. He lives in New York City, but grew up gazing at the wide-open skies of Texas.

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Dennis Driscoll

About the Author

Dennis Driscoll is an Emeritus Professor of Meteorology at Texas A&M University specializing in biometeorology, the interaction of the Earth’s atmosphere with living things. He lives in College Station, Texas.

Michael Driscoll is the author of A Child’s Introduction to Poetry and A Child’s Introduction to the Night Sky (both Parent’s Choice Award winners). He is currently a staff editor at the New York Daily News.

Meredith Hamilton graduated from Brown University and has an MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Formerly an art director at Newsweek and Time, she illustrated the previous six books in the Child’s Introduction series, among other books, and her work can be found in magazines and animations as well. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and three children.

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