Guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies

The story begins 13,000 years ago, when Stone Age hunter-gatherers constituted the entire human population. Around that time, the developmental paths of human societies on different continents began to diverge greatly. Early domestication of wild plants and animals in the Fertile Crescent, China, Mesoamerica, the Andes, and other areas gave peoples of those regions a head start at a new way of …

The Atlas of a changing climate

Climate change, visualized. Climate change, shrinking wildlife habitats, rising sea levels, and vanishing species. These are big, important ideas that deserve a proper exploration—just the type of revealing journey you will experience in The Atlas of a Changing Climate.

Climate Change

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our nations today—but what is it? Hasn’t it always been happening? What is making it worse? Why do some people deny its happening? The concept of climate change and all of its implications is discussed as part of the What's the Issue series. What's the Issue asks ‘what’s all the fuss about?’ It reviews what is at stake when …

This changes everything

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9781451697391

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563 p; 21cm

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363 KLE t

Earth

Our ever-changing world is full of secrets. What can you find beneath our feet? How did the mountains form? Are there cold deserts on Earth? And how deep is the Pacific Ocean? Find out the answers to these questions and much more in this engaging book on Earth for 5–7 year olds that introduces young readers to the wonders of our planet. Use this book to explore our world's fascinating habitat…

What do we need?

A science book about how we change to achieve what we need.

How to explain climate science to a grown-up

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Ed. 1

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9781623546205

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32 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm

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551 SPI h

Guide book to prevent animal extinction & climate change

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10 p

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300 IFR g

A matter of change

A science book about change.

Climate change for beginners

This book explains, in simple language and with clear illustrations, what the climate is, and how it is changing very rapidly at the moment, and the effects this is having on our planet. It tackles suggestions about what needs to change in the way people live, from power stations to farming, and explains why it’s so difficult to do. Along the way, it also talks about what individuals can do, …