Polluted Planet

Nuclear power provides almost 15 percent of the world's electricity, but this energy doesn't come without a cost. Past nuclear accidents have had disastrous effects on the environment and future accidents could cause an even larger catastrophe. Looming large-scale are the devastating effects of nuclear warfare. With this arresting book, which is a clever mix of fact and fiction, readers join young Shona as she leaves a bunker she was born in for the first time. Through Shona's journal and photographs, they discover a possible dreadful future and how such a disaster could be avoided in real life.

Angelina Butterworth couldn't understand why people kept polluting our planet until the day she discovered it was the diabolical plan of aliens bent on destroying Earth! In this entertaining and instructive narrative, readers will be on the edge of their seats as they find out if Angelina can escape the slimy tentacles of the evil Toxlings while learning what people can do in real life to stop our world from becoming an actual toxic wasteland. This valuable volume shows that science fiction can teach us important facts, and even help save our planet.

Fossil fuels form over hundreds of millions of years. Yet, we're quickly consuming Earth's fossil fuel supplies, despite the air pollution they cause and the evidence that burning them increases atmospheric temperatures and contributes to climate change. This enthralling look at a future Earth devastated by the overuse of fossil fuels, presented as a fictional tale from a space station, offers readers insights into the disadvantages of using fossil fuels to power our world as well as some alternatives to nonrenewable resources that may yet save our planet.

How big of a problem is plastic pollution? Essential answers are found in this inventive volume which tells the tale of Terry, who received a message from the future from a man claiming to be the last surviving human in a world ravaged by plastic pollution. Young Terry learns why plastic waste became such a serious issue and how to stop such a bleak future from coming true. This lively narrative includes essential concepts from the elementary science curriculum as well as vivid, action-packed supporting photographs.