Endangered Earth
| PUBLISHER | Rosen Young Adult (01/30/2008) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Library Binding) |
Description
In seven articles compiled by Scientific American magazine, leading experts discuss threats to life on Earth as we know it. Topics include how the current extinction rate compares with past ones, how biotechnology and cloning might offer the best ways to keep some endangered species from extinction, the rate of Antarctica's ice melt and rising sea levels, and how rising temperatures are transforming polar landscapes and global epidemiology. Other articles explain some changing views on green consumerism, how inadequate access to contraceptives could severely impact environment and health in coming years, and how global warming may be affecting diseases.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781404214033
ISBN-10:
1404214038
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
136
Carton Quantity:
0
Product Dimensions:
5.90 x 0.57 x 8.63 inches
Weight:
0.80 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Maps,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
SG
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)
Grade Level:
9th Grade
- 12th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Grade 7/8
Dewey Decimal:
363.7
Library of Congress Control Number:
2007028638
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In seven articles compiled by Scientific American magazine, leading experts discuss threats to life on Earth as we know it. Topics include how the current extinction rate compares with past ones, how biotechnology and cloning might offer the best ways to keep some endangered species from extinction, the rate of Antarctica's ice melt and rising sea levels, and how rising temperatures are transforming polar landscapes and global epidemiology. Other articles explain some changing views on green consumerism, how inadequate access to contraceptives could severely impact environment and health in coming years, and how global warming may be affecting diseases.
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Scientific American Magazine
Scientific American, the oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S., has been bringing its readers unique insights about developments in science and technology for more than 150 years. The magazine publishes fifteen foreign-language editions and has a total of more than 1,000,000 copies in circulation worldwide.
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