The Epic Eco-Inventions

The Epic Eco-Inventions
Author: Voices of Future Generations
Publisher:
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2017-09-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9783000479373

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

The Cosmic Climate Invention
Author: Voices of Future Generations
Publisher:
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2018-11-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781790431373

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.

Technology for a Green Future

Technology for a Green Future
Author: Benchmark Education Co., LLC Staff
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781490092010

Single title not sold individually. Sold as part of larger package only.

Climate Change and Energy Technology

Climate Change and Energy Technology
Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1541538668

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.

Brilliant Beauty Inventions

Brilliant Beauty Inventions
Author: Nadia Higgins
Publisher: Lerner Digital ™
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1512460060

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Can you believe that the paint used on cars inspired the invention of nail polish in the 1920s? Or that people have been making hair dyes for thousands of years, using everything from boiled walnuts to gold powder? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the woman who invented "kissproof" lipstick to the role toothpicks played in the creation of Q-tips, you'll find out how we got the beauty inventions that help us look great.

Earth's Climate Change

Earth's Climate Change
Author: James Bow
Publisher: Next Generation Energy
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-08-22
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780778719786

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.

The 12 Most Amazing American Inventions

The 12 Most Amazing American Inventions
Author: Rebecca Rowell
Publisher: Amazing America
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781632350084

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

Climate Change: Our Warming Earth
Author: Carol Hand
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1629693219

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.

Odd Inventions

Odd Inventions
Author: Virginia Loh-Hagan
Publisher: 45th Parallel Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781634728911

Take a look at the world's weirdest inventions--from the Goofybike to fart filters. These stories are too strange to be made up! Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.-- Provided by publisher.

Inventors and Discoveries

Inventors and Discoveries
Author: Jeanne Sturm
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-08
Genre: Discoveries in science
ISBN: 9781617419874

Explores some of the most important inventions in the history of humankind and discusses how the inventing process works.