What Climate Change is, why it's happening, and what we can do to reverse it.
Climate change is having an enormous impact on the world around us - it has become a Climate Crisis. This book uses simple language and vivid illustrations to explain complex questions clearly. How does the climate work? What are we doing to change it? What can we do differently to avoid the worst outcomes? Why do we all find change so hard? The Climate Crisis is a troubling and sensitive topic, especially for children, so the book includes vital tips on how to set realistic goals and not get overwhelmed by bad news.
By:
Andy Prentice,
Eddie Reynolds
Illustrated by:
El Primo Ramón,
El Primo Ramon
Imprint: Usborne
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 242mm,
Width: 176mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781474979863
ISBN 10: 1474979866
Series: For Beginners
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 03 February 2021
Recommended Age: From 10 to 13 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
,
Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
What is the climate? What is the crisis? How important is the crisis? Chapter 1: The basics What is the greenhouse effect? What are fossil fuels, and why do we love burning them so much? Chapter 2: How sure are we? Are we really, really sure that the crisis is happening? Could some people be exaggerating? Meet the IPCC - an international team that studies the crisis and provides us with the most reliable information about it. Chapter 3: What do we do? The crisis is big and daunting, but we know what we need to do. There's a VERY long list of changes we need to make: how we grow and eat our food; how we move around; how we get all the power we use to run our machines; how we stay warm - and keep things cold. Almost every part of how we live will have to change, in big and small ways. Chapter 4: What's stopping us? If we know what we need to do, why aren't we already making those changes? Some of it is about getting big groups of people to agree on which changes are the most important, and some of it is to do with what's going on in our brains. Chapter 5: What can I do? One person can't fix the crisis alone. But there are a lot of things that individual people CAN do, no matter how old or young, or how much power they have. What happens next? Glossary Index Acknowledgments
Reviews for Climate Change for Beginners
An excellent guide for young people to the major issue of our time. * LoveReading4Kids * Simple language accompanied by vivid illustration is what this book uses to great effect. From learning how the climate works to how it affects your life, then, in turn how you affect it this book deals sensibly and sensitively with the topic so as not to overwhelm but to educate children, our future. * Armadillo Magazine * Brilliant new release. An ideal introduction, whatever your questions might be, this book will have the answers. * The Week Junior Science + Nature *
- Long-listed for The UKLA Book Awards 2022 (UK)
