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What Happens When I Flush the Toilet?
by Isaac Asimov and Elizabeth Kaplan
A simple discussion of the causes and effects of air pollution and some ways to help prevent it.
A step-by-step description of how an eclipse occurs and the differences between a lunar and a solar eclipse.
Published 1 December 1992
Briefly describes how toilets are used to get rid of waste and how sewage is treated.
Explains why the moon changes from crescent to full moon every twenty-nine and one-half days.
Explains the nature of meteors or "shooting stars" and how they are different from real stars.
Discusses why certain animals have become endangered and what can be done to help them from becoming extinct.
Describes how the seasons affect people and other living things.
Discusses how modern whale hunting methods have caused many species of whales to become endangered and what can be done to help protect the whales.