Global Warming

*A NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children* From award-winning science writer Seymour Simon comes an accessible full-color photographic introduction to the causes and effects of global warming and climate change, especially perfect for children ages 5-10. Earth''s climate has always varied, but it is now changing more rapidly than at any other time in recent centuries. The climate is very complex, and many factors play important roles in determining how it changes. Why is the climate changing? Could Earth be getting warmer by itself? Are people doing things that make the climate warmer? Find out this and more in this stunning nonfiction picture book. Young scientists will have a blast exploring the full-color photographs, glossary, index, additional resources, and tips for living green! An excellent choice for classrooms and homeschooling, Global Warming supports the Common Core State Standards.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Seymour Simon has been called “the dean of the [children’s science book] field” by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children’s science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Columbia County in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com, where students can post on the “Seymour Science Blog” and educators can download a free four-page teacher guide to accompany this book, putting it in context with Common Core objectives. Join the growing legion of @seymoursimon fans on Twitter!

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Seymour Simon, Simon Seymour
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 6 bis 10 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 26.02.2013
• EAN: 9780061142529
• ISBN: 978-0-06-114252-9
• Seiten: 32
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Sachbücher / Sachbilderbücher > Tiere, Pflanzen, Natur, Umwelt; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Recycling & Green Living, Educational: Geography, Educational: Biology, Children’s / Teenage reference material, Children’s interactive and activity books and kits, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems, Early years: nature and animals, Children’s / Teenage reference: Atlases and maps, Educational: Environmental science, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Activity Books / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Disasters, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / History of Science, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Baby Animals, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Reference / General