The ""Environmental Disasters"" set presents and analyzes the significance and impact of environmental catastrophes by examining major disasters worldwide. Each volume provides a vivid description of the events leading up to the disaster, what happened during the occurrence, and the aftermath. By examining the overall effects of these environmental disasters, this set helps readers understand nature's and humankind's true force and capacity for destruction. Numerous photographs enhance the rich...
Energy use is one of the most important issues of our age. This series looks at different sources of power that are in use today.
Can Your Outfit Change the World? (PopActivism)
by Erinne Paisley
This work of nonfiction in the PopActivism series for teens looks at how teens can make responsible and eco-friendly clothing choices.
All around the world there are charities trying to save the environment, from campaigning for government action on climate change, pollution, and energy use, to caring for woodland and beaches. This book looks at the efforts of charity workers and volunteers, with exciting stories and case studies, and gives advice on how readers can get involved.
Energy Alternatives (Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints)
Essays examine both sides of the questions raised about energy alternatives.
Following the death of his mother, fourteen-year-old Jamie is sent to live with his mysterious aunt in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, where he discovers some long-hidden family secrets.
To power our homes we need New Kinds of Energy. Learn about how coal and gas can be replaced by the wind and waves. New Kinds of Energy is a low level phonics reading book. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this non-fiction title features a fully decodable text, suitable for struggling teen and adult readers. New Kinds of Energy uses a carefully limited set of letters and sounds to make up all the words. (For UK schools this relates to Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Gove...
Recreational reads that have educational curriculum relevance, including appeal for reluctant girl readers. Each title is full of things to do and offers fun ideas as well as advice on each topic. Fun stories that demonstrate real-life issues will appeal to the reader.
Youth Xchange Guidebook on Climate Change and Lifestyles aims to answer the questions that young people aged from 15 to 24 may have, and to inspire them in their daily lives. It explores the interrelationship between climate change and lifestyles through a scientific, political, economic, social, ethical and cultural angle and identifies actions young people might take towards more sustainable lifestyles. It channels the relevant information related to climate change in a less abstract and frigh...
Should Drilling Be Permitted in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? (At Issue (Hardcover)) (At Issue (Paperback))
Tree Kit Notebook: Making Homes in Trees
Tree Kit Practitioners' Pack
Guarding Eden tells the personal stories of twelve ordinary people who were so concerned about climate change that they altered their lives to do something about it. Some did quiet backroom work in research, drafted submissions or wrote to politicians; others decided to go public, really public - one was part of the team occupying a 160-metre power-plant chimney, one went on a hunger strike publicised around the world, another started the Lock the Gate Alliance. They come from all walks of life:...
