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The Environment Jonathan Litton

The Environment By Jonathan Litton

The Environment by Jonathan Litton


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A fascinating introduction to the environment the air, soil, water, plants and animals. How do our actions affect the environment and what on Earth can we do about it?

The Environment Summary

The Environment: Explore, create and investigate! by Jonathan Litton

What on Earth? The Environment is a simple first introduction to the environment the air, soil, water, plants and animals. How do we as humans slot into the natural world around us and how do our actions affect the environment? What on Earth can we do about it? The book contains three different types of pages: Explore, Investigate and Create. This structure provides a child-led and hands-on way for children to learn about the world around them. Create pages consist of fun crafts and activities to give children a chance to play and have fun while learning.

About Jonathan Litton

Jonathan Litton has written numerous children's books in prose and verse. He loves using his science background to write about sea creatures, space and saving the planet, but is also fond of penning stories about pirates, princesses and picnics.

Paulina Morgan works as an independentillustrator based in Santiago de Chile. Shestudied design before moving to Barcelona,Spain to obtain her master's degree in ArtDirection. She worked in advertising beforedeciding to pursue her passion for illustration.

Table of Contents

What is the environment?
Wise words...4
What is the environment?...6
Homes and habitats...8
Endangered species...10
Garden biodiversity...12
Make your own microhabitats...14
Trees and bees...16
Special species...17
Is Earth in safe hands?
People and the planet...18In safe hands?...19
Wonderful woodland...20
How to plant a tree...21
What is carbon dioxide?...22
Greenhouse gases and global warming...23
Make a mini greenhouse...24
Rising sea levels...26
The ozone layer...28
An oily experiment...30

Reduce, reuse, recycle
What a load of rubbish!...32
Problem plastic...34
A vertical garden...36
Drip, drip, drip...38
Tread carefully...40
Going places...42
Fashion and pollution...44
A solar oven...46

Local and global
Zero-mile meal...48
Bedroom forest...49
Creating compost50
Local and global action...52
A working windmill...54
Model home...56
A living river...58

Templates...60
Glossary...62
Index...64


Additional information

GOR011822010
9780711250505
0711250502
The Environment: Explore, create and investigate! by Jonathan Litton
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Quarto Publishing PLC
2020-09-22
64
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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