Author: Voices of Future Generations
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783000479373
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Jona's voice is imaginative, joyful and true, representing children's fears and hopes for future generations, and the Committee on the Rights of the Child fully endorses his call for environmental education programmes. Science plays a key role in a more sustainable world. In this book, a little boy and his brother illustrate how science, when used in a just and honest way, could change the world for the better. With their creativity, commitment and hopeful visions, the child authors can inspire us all to find the necessary will and resources to cooperate for sustainable solutions. These upcoming years are crucial as world leaders will agree on a new sustainable development framework for the next 15 years. The proposed 17 Sustainable Development Goals include targets to end poverty, to ensure healthy lives and quality education and to combat climate change, among others. The decisions taken will undoubtedly have a huge impact on children's lives and rights today as well as the lives and rights of future generations.
The Epic Eco-Inventions
Author: Voices of Future Generations
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783000479373
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Jona's voice is imaginative, joyful and true, representing children's fears and hopes for future generations, and the Committee on the Rights of the Child fully endorses his call for environmental education programmes. Science plays a key role in a more sustainable world. In this book, a little boy and his brother illustrate how science, when used in a just and honest way, could change the world for the better. With their creativity, commitment and hopeful visions, the child authors can inspire us all to find the necessary will and resources to cooperate for sustainable solutions. These upcoming years are crucial as world leaders will agree on a new sustainable development framework for the next 15 years. The proposed 17 Sustainable Development Goals include targets to end poverty, to ensure healthy lives and quality education and to combat climate change, among others. The decisions taken will undoubtedly have a huge impact on children's lives and rights today as well as the lives and rights of future generations.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783000479373
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Jona's voice is imaginative, joyful and true, representing children's fears and hopes for future generations, and the Committee on the Rights of the Child fully endorses his call for environmental education programmes. Science plays a key role in a more sustainable world. In this book, a little boy and his brother illustrate how science, when used in a just and honest way, could change the world for the better. With their creativity, commitment and hopeful visions, the child authors can inspire us all to find the necessary will and resources to cooperate for sustainable solutions. These upcoming years are crucial as world leaders will agree on a new sustainable development framework for the next 15 years. The proposed 17 Sustainable Development Goals include targets to end poverty, to ensure healthy lives and quality education and to combat climate change, among others. The decisions taken will undoubtedly have a huge impact on children's lives and rights today as well as the lives and rights of future generations.
The Cosmic Climate Invention
Author: Voices of Future Generations
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781790431373
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Jona David shows his growth as an author and also a deepened understanding of the Climate issues facing our planet and the lengths that the global community will have to go to in order to make lasting changes. While the Eco-Inventor Boy's inventions make a significant contribution to help reduce CO2 and greenhouse gasses, Jona brilliantly reminds his readers that we cannot simply rely on scientists and inventions to save our earth. Every individual, including the businessman and the schoolchild, must still aspire to make changes by giving environmental issues attention in everyday life.These upcoming years are crucial as world leaders will agree on a new sustainable development framework for the next 15 years. The proposed 17 Sustainable Development Goals include targets to end poverty, to ensure healthy lives and quality education and to combat climate change, among others. The decisions taken will undoubtedly have a huge impact on children's lives and rights today as well as the lives and rights of future generations.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781790431373
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Jona David shows his growth as an author and also a deepened understanding of the Climate issues facing our planet and the lengths that the global community will have to go to in order to make lasting changes. While the Eco-Inventor Boy's inventions make a significant contribution to help reduce CO2 and greenhouse gasses, Jona brilliantly reminds his readers that we cannot simply rely on scientists and inventions to save our earth. Every individual, including the businessman and the schoolchild, must still aspire to make changes by giving environmental issues attention in everyday life.These upcoming years are crucial as world leaders will agree on a new sustainable development framework for the next 15 years. The proposed 17 Sustainable Development Goals include targets to end poverty, to ensure healthy lives and quality education and to combat climate change, among others. The decisions taken will undoubtedly have a huge impact on children's lives and rights today as well as the lives and rights of future generations.
Climate Change and Energy Technology
Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1541538668
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Our climate is changing fast, partly because of our energy use. Everything from turning on a light to driving a car consumes energy. Can new energy technology help combat climate change? Discover how scientists and engineers are testing out new sources of energy and what you can do to reduce your personal energy use.
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1541538668
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Our climate is changing fast, partly because of our energy use. Everything from turning on a light to driving a car consumes energy. Can new energy technology help combat climate change? Discover how scientists and engineers are testing out new sources of energy and what you can do to reduce your personal energy use.
Technology for a Green Future
Author: Benchmark Education Co., LLC Staff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781490092010
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Single title not sold individually. Sold as part of larger package only.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781490092010
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Single title not sold individually. Sold as part of larger package only.
The 12 Most Amazing American Inventions
Author: Rebecca Rowell
Publisher: Amazing America
ISBN: 9781632350084
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Includes facts on the top 12 inventions of America, from the lightbulb to basketball and blue jeans to the personal computer.--
Publisher: Amazing America
ISBN: 9781632350084
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Includes facts on the top 12 inventions of America, from the lightbulb to basketball and blue jeans to the personal computer.--
Climate Change: Our Warming Earth
Author: Carol Hand
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1629693219
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
This title presents the history of climate change. Vivid text details how early studies of greenhouse gases and climate models led to our modern understanding of Earth's climate. It also puts a spotlight on the brilliant scientists who made these advances possible. Useful sidebars, rich images, and a glossary help readers understand the science and its importance. Maps and diagrams provide context for critical discoveries in the field. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1629693219
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
This title presents the history of climate change. Vivid text details how early studies of greenhouse gases and climate models led to our modern understanding of Earth's climate. It also puts a spotlight on the brilliant scientists who made these advances possible. Useful sidebars, rich images, and a glossary help readers understand the science and its importance. Maps and diagrams provide context for critical discoveries in the field. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Inventors and Discoveries
Author: Jeanne Sturm
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781617419874
Category : Discoveries in science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores some of the most important inventions in the history of humankind and discusses how the inventing process works.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781617419874
Category : Discoveries in science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores some of the most important inventions in the history of humankind and discusses how the inventing process works.
Earth's Climate Change
Author: James Bow
Publisher: Next Generation Energy
ISBN: 9780778719786
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
We live in an energy-rich age, in which we can turn on a light with the flick of a switch or drive anywhere by turning a key. But, our vehicles, factories, and power stations, which create the electricity needed to light and heat our buildings, pump carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere. Carbon dioxide overload from these human activities is making our planet hotter and hotter--and is causing the Earth's climate to change. Find out what scientists are doing to find sustainable new forms of energy that will secure our planet's future.
Publisher: Next Generation Energy
ISBN: 9780778719786
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
We live in an energy-rich age, in which we can turn on a light with the flick of a switch or drive anywhere by turning a key. But, our vehicles, factories, and power stations, which create the electricity needed to light and heat our buildings, pump carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere. Carbon dioxide overload from these human activities is making our planet hotter and hotter--and is causing the Earth's climate to change. Find out what scientists are doing to find sustainable new forms of energy that will secure our planet's future.
Thomas Edison: World-Changing Inventor
Author: Katherine Krieg
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1629686891
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison influenced the world. His most notable achievements, the motion picture camera and the light bulb, are used millions of times each day. This title includes primary sources, sidebars, prompts and activities, charts and graphs, and much more. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1629686891
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison influenced the world. His most notable achievements, the motion picture camera and the light bulb, are used millions of times each day. This title includes primary sources, sidebars, prompts and activities, charts and graphs, and much more. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Green Homes
Author: Saranne Taylor
Publisher: Young Architect
ISBN: 9780778714521
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"How can we protect the environment when we build homes? What kinds of recycled materials can builders use to make homes green? Are there any Earth-friendly ways to heat and cool buildings? An architect's notebook helps answer these questions and more in Green Homes."--Page 4 of cover.
Publisher: Young Architect
ISBN: 9780778714521
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"How can we protect the environment when we build homes? What kinds of recycled materials can builders use to make homes green? Are there any Earth-friendly ways to heat and cool buildings? An architect's notebook helps answer these questions and more in Green Homes."--Page 4 of cover.