- Did you know that our planet is choking in greenhouse gases?- That 2020 was the hottest year EVER?- And that more than one million species are at risk of extinction?Climate change is here right now and the superheroes of the Green Tech world want to do something about it. Tidal Lagoon, Smart Grid and Carbon Capture are just three of the amazing technologies coming to the rescue. They will find sustainable ways to create, use and store energy. They will show us how to clean up our air and our oceans. And they will help us to put Nature first. Why, even now, Solar Panel, Wind Turbine and Geothermal Power are hard at work to make polluting fossil fuels a thing of the past.Perfect for home or school, Basher's highly original books make difficult concepts tangible, understandable and even lovable. Chatty first-person text and stylish, contemporary character illustrations give a voice, personality and story to each topic – a brilliant way to communicate science.
CONTRIBUTORS: Simon Basher, Tom Jackson
EAN: 9780753447413
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 148 g
HEIGHT: 178 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan
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GENRE: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions
WIDTH: 178 cm
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Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Practical interests, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Machines and how things work, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues
Tom Jackson is a highly experienced science writer and editor who has written many titles in the bestselling series Eyewitness Science, including Computer and Science. His other titles include How to Build a Human Body and his book on the history, science and technology behind refrigerators, Chilled. Tom lives in Bristol.Simon Basher needs little introduction as the illustrator of Kingfisher's extensive range of Basher titles, which have sold over 3 million copies to date. His bestselling book is Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table. Basher's illustration style, often described as graphic surrealism, is quirky and humorous and has proved popular with children and students as well as parents and educators.
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