Improving Our Environmen
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All living things need water to survive. Yet many people waste precious water, or do not take enough care to keep it clean. This book looks at: the water cycle; where water comes from and how it is distributed throughout the world; farming and industry's use of water, considering whether they are doing enough to reduce pollution; water use to produce energy and its effect on the surrounding environment; how people survive in areas of the world where water is scarce. It also looks at what you, the reader, can do to help and start to improve your environment today. Throughout, 'Fact Panels' give stark statistics to highlight the problems and 'Try This!' panels give the reader simple activities which they can do to investigate the issues. These books are also weblinked which means that the reader is directed to specially selected websites where they can find out more.
The air in earth's atmosphere is vital to living things; but people are polluting this clean, fresh air. Air pollution harms plants, animals and humans. It is even changing earth's climate. For centuries, people have produced small amounts of air pollution - but now we are producing far, far more. This book looks at how human life changed to bring about this increase; at what makes smog form in our cities and acid rain fall on our forests; and at how air pollution is connected to global warming. It also looks at what you, the reader, can do to help and start to improve YOUR environment today. Throughout, 'Fact Panels' give stark statistics to highlight the problems and 'Try This!' panels give the reader simple activities which they can do to investigate the issues. These books are also weblinked which means that the reader is directed to specially selected websites where they can find out more.
Energy is the power that makes things work. We get energy from food, energy from the sun, energy from fuels such as coal and oil - and even from the wind. However, the world is having an energy crisis. Some of our fuels are running out and cannot be replaced. We are also harming the Earth and the atmosphere around it. Scientists believe that burning too many fuels is causing 'global warming' and is changing weather around the world. This book explains all the different kinds of energy, how they are produced and how we can use them more wisely. It also looks at what you, the reader, can do to help and start to improve YOUR environment today. Throughout, 'Fact Panels' give stark statistics to highlight the problems and 'Try This!' panels give the reader simple activities which they can do to investigate the issues. These books are also weblinked which means that the reader is directed to specially selected websites where they can find out more.