Environmental Science & Ecosystems, Environmental Conservation & Protection, General & Miscellaneous Environmental Policies, Environmental Conservation & Protection Policy, Social Science - General & Miscellaneous, Demography - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
Because we depend on soil to help us live and work, we need to take care of this valuable part of our environment. This book will help you understand how soil is formed, how it has become endangered, and how you can protect this important natural resource.An introduction to the world's coldest continent, its geography, its wildlife, and its role in the global environment.
Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 3-6--A readable and informative look at the history, environment, and wildlife of this icy region. Threats to the ecology of the driest, highest, coldest, windiest, and most southern continent are outlined along with the cooperative efforts of many nations to protect and preserve the area from exploitation and abuse of its rich resources. High-quali ty, captioned full-color photographs en hance the well-written text, lending ad ditional information as well as visual appeal. This volume is more attractive and up-to-date in terms of global envi ronmental issues than Soule's Antarcti ca (Watts, 1985; o.p.). For a firsthand look at an Antarctic base, see Hack well's Desert of Ice (Scribners, 1991). In Cowcher's Antarctica (Soundprints, 1990), penguins see the arrival of hu man expeditioners as potential threats to their habitat.--Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, ILBook Details
Published
January 28, 1991
Publisher
Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Co., c1991.
Pages
64
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780822525028