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Informationen zum Autor Kathleen Reilly has written several books for Nomad Press! including Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself; The Human Body: 25 Fantastic Projects Illuminate How the Body Works; Explore Weather and Climate! with 25 Projects; and Natural Disasters: Investigate Earth's Most Destructive Forces with 25 Projects. She is an award-winning author of several other science books for kids and is a contributor to dozens of publications! including Better Homes & Gardens! Family Circle! Family Fun! National Geographic Kids! and Parents. Kate lives in Raleigh! NC. Farah Rizvi is a graphic designer and an illustrator. She moved to the United States in 2000 and received her bachelor's degree in graphic design with a concentration in French from Colby-Sawyer College. Farah lives in White River Junction! VT Klappentext Children's knowledge of the Earth and its ecology will blossom with this engaging guide to understanding and enriching the environment. The first half of the handbook provides an overview of the natural world and encourages children to get their hands dirty and actively connect with the environment while the second half introduces key environmental issues--wind and solar power! pollution! endangered species! global warming! and recycling--and posits potential solutions. Trivia! fun facts! and more than 20 captivating hands-on projects investigate ecology basics! such as the food chain! oxygen! and animal habitats! as well as ways to lessen the strain on the Earth's resources by reducing human waste and consumption. Activities include building a worm composting castle! a wind-powered bubble machine! a Tullgren funnel! and a gardening project that illustrates the burden of overpopulation.
