Environmental Conservation & Protection, Weather, Climate & Seasons, Earth Science
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Synopsis
The "New True Books" have been produced to fill a very important need. Children are by nature inquisitive and these fact-filled books provide answers to many basic questions.Students use the New True Books for supplementary work in their classes. They use them to find out about special things that interest them. They read them to learn on their own. Packed with information, each fascinating book encourages children to study independently.The "New True Books" are effective. Each book is richly illustrated with full-color photographs and art, selected to support the text. A large, easy-to-read typeface is used. Each title contains a table of contents, a glossary, and a complete index.The "New True Book" series was prepared under the direction of the late Illa Podendorf, formerly with the Laboratory School, University of Chicago.Remember, children will always have questions, so let the "New True Books" help them find the answers.Editorials
Children's Literature -
Stille provides a brief, yet accurate introduction to the arguments for and against global warming. Large, intriguing photographs should help attract even reluctant readers. The text covers six main topics surrounding the greenhouse effect and its connections to global warming. First, the question of whether the earth is in fact growing warmer is discussed. Statistics are cited that support global warming, such as the fact that the ten warmest years of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries occurred between 1985 and 2006. However, the author does emphasize that predicting climate change contains many uncertainties, and further studies are needed to reach definitive conclusions. The second chapter focuses on the natural greenhouse effect and why it is important, while the third examines the differences between weather and climate. The fourth chapter continues an examination of how climate can change, particularly examining the so-called runaway greenhouse effect. The fifth and sixth sections look at how the greenhouse effect is studied, and what its effects on life may be. One intriguing page even considers the question of whether the greenhouse effect is all bad, by considering its effects on plants and on some regions where the weather would actually improve. Overall, the book provides a nice, even-handed look at this controversial topic.Book Details
Published
June 16, 2026
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pages
24
Format
Binding
ISBN
9780756519568