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The red alert has been sounded! Our planet?s climate is changing, and for the worse. All living things on earth are in danger. Know Climate Change tells you everything you wanted to know about global warming. It reveals the impact of the increase in greenhouse gases, pollution, and disappearing forests on everyone around the world. Find out why it is important to know about climate change and how we can prevent it. Saving the earth is the smartest thing we can do!
It's Samantha's turn in school for show-and-tell. She takes along her favourite thing and talks about where it came from and how. It's strong and sturdy and brown all over. And, it can be used over and over again. It's BG, the brown paper bag. Let Samantha take you on a brown paper bag's journey from nature to your home!
Life is disappearing and the invaders are fast approaching. Danger and threat lurk all around. Lethal gases are snuffing out life on land, water, and in the air. This could well be a plot from a sci-fi novel but it is actually the scenario on earth today. Humans are destroying the planet and all living and non-living things on it. Find out how nature keeps us alive and how we can take care of it.
It's Rick's turn in school for show-and-tell. He takes along his favourite thing and talks about where it came from and how. It's small and round, and has a colourful design inside. It's a glass marble! Let Rick take you on a glass marble's journey from nature to your home!
Learn about the strangest and oddest fruits and vegetables on earth—beans that stink, yet are eaten with relish; a fruit that looks like a hand, another that tastes like chocolate pudding, a broccoli that looks like a work of art…and many more.
It's time to get squeaky clean. Scientists have been exploring, designing and discovering spanking new technologies that would leave our natural resources intact instead of ruining them. The shining sun, flowing waters, open windy spaces and even the 'no-good' stinky trash can now run our cars, light up our homes, and even quench our thirst. These technologies are clean, earth-friendly and free! Find out how you too can be earth's best friend, forever!
We toss out paper, chemicals, garden waste, and plastic without thinking about where they goes and what that does to our environment. Our planet is becoming a giant dumping ground and now we are running out of space. Practising the three Rs ? Reduce, reuse, and recycle ?not only saves energy, our forests, and species but also helps people in need. Make a difference, help people around the world and also the environment!
Have you ever said, "See you tomorrow!" and actually meant it? The boy in this story has many friends, who all take him at his word! A funny story about a small boy who has many animal friends. 'See You Tomorrow' (English), written by Tanya Luther Agarwal, illustrated by Partho Sengupta, published by Pratham Books (© Pratham Books, 2006) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver. Read, create and translate stories for free on www.storyweaver.org.in
Everything that we need, Earth provides. All across our planet, plants grow. Earth's forests and plants are one of our valuable natural resources. We pick their fruit, leaves, and seeds for food. We cut their wood for lumber. We harvest them for medicine. Even when we do nothing, plants give us oxygen to breathe. Natural resources are a gift from Earth, but we must use them responsibly. Just as Earth takes care of us, we must take care of its plants. Color photos, fact boxes, a hands-on activity, and 'Words to Know' round out this earth science volume.
People are always told to eat their fruits and vegetables. But what are the differences between the two? This book explains how and why some of our favorite healthy snacks are classified into specific groups.