Polar Bear, Why Is Your World Melting? (Wells of Knowledge Science Series) - Softcover

Wells, Robert E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807565997 ISBN 13: 9780807565995

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 2008

Synopsis

In the Arctic, the summer ice is melting, making it hard for polar bears to survive. Why is the world getting warmer? The heat of the sun is trapped by the "greenhouse" gases that surround Earth--carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert E. Wells (Robert Ernest Wells) was born in Pasadena, CA in 1940. In the 90s, he began to put words and pictures into the form of children's books, and now in the new century he continues to do so. In 1993 he wrote and illustrated his first book, "Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There is?". Other books include "What's Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew?" (Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children, 1996), "What's Faster Than a Speeding Cheetah?", and his latest book, "Why Do Elephants Need the Sun?". Many of his books have been translated into various other languages.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1–4—Two children sail in a red research vessel through the pages of this clear and simple explanation of global warming. Colorful, cartoon drawings show the youngsters rescuing a mother polar bear and her two cubs by hauling them onto their boat. Then, beginning with an explanation of the sun's effect on the Earth's atmosphere, they pursue the reasons that the Arctic ice is melting. Without oversimplifying, Wells makes the large concepts of the Greenhouse Effect and the sources of CO2 understandable for young children. He doesn't shy away from the frightening possible effects of warming: floods, drought, and an increase in storm intensity, but he ends with a reassuring list of behaviors that readers can do on their own or discuss with adults. An excellent introduction to the topic for primary-grade children.—Ellen Heath, Easton Area Public Library, Easton, PA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0807565997
• ISBN 13: 9780807565995
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Wells Robert E.