Crowded Planet - How humans came to rule the world (and how you can lessen our impact)

Informationen zum Autor Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She knows a lot about conservation in the rain forests of Costa Rica as she once volunteered there for three months. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping. Klappentext A powerful look at Earth's population crisis, written by award-winning children's author Anna Claybourne Vorwort A powerful look at Earth's population crisis, written by award-winning children's author Anna Claybourne Zusammenfassung A powerful look at Earth's population crisis, written by award-winning children's author Anna Claybourne Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: A world full of people 2: The rise of humans 3: Population explosion 4: CASE STUDY: Crowded Tokyo 5: Taking over the world 6: Food and water 7: Population and health 8: Harming wildlife 9: CASE STUDY: Palm oil plantations 10: Country populations 11: Moving around 12: How many children? 13: CASE STUDY: Girls’ education in Kenya 14: Population pyramids 15: Ageing populations 16: Falling populations 17: CASE STUDY: Plummeting population in Puerto Rico 18: Up or down? 19: What can you do? 20: Into the future 21: Glossary 22: Further reading 23: Index

Product details

• Authors: ANNA CLAYBOURNE, Anna Claybourne, Claybourne Anna
• Publisher: Franklin Watts
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2023
• EAN: 9781445185958
• ISBN: 978-1-4451-8595-8
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 220 mm x 290 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; Interest age: from c 9 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales)