Each title looks at different areas of waste and offers solutions for readers to reduce, reuse and recycle waste, in order to improve the environment.
This series invites younger readers to consider the impact of human activity on the environment and ways in which we can improve in the future. These titles are filled with fascinating facts and full-colour images that will bring a highly topical issue to life.
Sustainable Planet gives young readers a clear, insightful introduction to Earth's sustainability crisis Sustainability is defined as 'development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'. In the simplest terms, sustainability is about children and the world we will leave them. Earth is uniquely able to sustain life. Yet we are stripping it of its natural resources, polluting its land and waters and heating its atmospher...
Be an Eco Hero!: On the Move (Be an Eco Hero!)
by Florence Urquhart
This first environment education book looks at how we can use energy when we travel and issues such as fossil fuels and eco shopping.The Be an Eco Hero! series introduces environmental issues to children aged 5 plus. The books feature bright, bold illustrations and carefully explain the issues and ways to help, setting children on the path to be life-long eco heroes. The titles in the series are: At Home, On the Move, In the Community, Outdoors.
Plastic Planet offers young readers the perfect, non-alarmist introduction to Earth's plastic crisisPlastic pollution is now found in every environment on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the driest deserts and the most remote ice sheets.Plastic Planet offers readers aged 8 and up a look at plastic through the ages, exploring what it is, how it's made and how we have become so dependent on it in a single-use, disposable world. It highlights the social inequality of plastic pollution and explore...
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Discover It Yourself: Pollution and Waste (Discover It Yourself)
by Sally Morgan
Discover It Yourself: Pollution and Waste is packed with scientific facts, experiments, and activities linked to pollution, waste and all things environmental.It brings a lively, hands-on approach to practical science experiments. Children can find almost everything they need for the experiments around the home. The materials and instructions are simply, safely, and clearly presented. This STEM-focused book will show readers how to test for air pollution, watch global warming at work, clean up a...
Lift the flaps to see how lots of things we throw away don't really belong in the bin. Find out how rubbish can damage our planet. Then step into a repair cafe and a zero waste shop to discover inspiring ways to produce much less waste.
Earth in Danger is a timely series focusing on the biggest threats to our planet and what needs to be done to save it. Each book in the series focuses on a different environmental issue, from climate change to habitat destruction. Learn how science, sustainable living and alternative future energy can help to clean up the world we live in, and discover practical ways that you can make a difference every day. Millions of different animals and plants live on Earth, but many of their homes are now...
Animals in Danger follows some of the most endangered animals on our planet. This fact-packed and timely series looks at the plight of rhinos, elephants, polar bears, orangutans, lions and gorillas, and explores the efforts being made to save them. Beautiful photographs accompany sensitively written text, encouraging young readers to care about our planet and the animals in it. ELEPHANTS They’re big, smart, and in danger! Find out what makes these gentle giants so special, and why they need ou...
ONE PLANET This six book series delves into all aspects of Planet Earth. Explore the relationship between living things and the environment, climate change, sustainability and how the Earth was made. Each book is packed with spectacular photographs, easy to understand diagrams and awesome experiments you can try yourself. ONE PLANET THE WATER CYCLE Fresh water is a precious resource, which plants and animals can’t survive without. From underground resevoirs to the polar ice caps, this book ex...
Earth in Danger is a timely series focusing on the biggest threats to our planet and what needs to be done to save it. Each book in the series focuses on a different environmental issue, from climate change to habitat destruction. Learn how science, sustainable living and alternative future energy can help to clean up the world we live in, and discover practical ways that you can make a difference every day. CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is no joke! From rising temperatures, to extreme storms,...
Everything has a life cycle – even the objects we use every day! Plastic bottles, drinks cans, glass jars and pieces of paper can all be recycled again and again. Follow the journeys of these objects and how they find new lives.