Living Green

Description:

In this comprehensive series, students explore environmental issues and current efforts to reduce human impact on the environment. This nine-volume series includes an examination of pollution's causes and consequences, overviews of the major ecosystems and current threats they face, an explanation of green building and transportation principles, an investigation of green issues in food production and consumption, and room-by-room explorations of green practices at home.

Key features include:

• Fact boxes and sidebars highlight important information and statistics.
• Summary boxes give a brief overview of the subject in each section, making the content accessible to readers at all skill levels.
• Student activities to further understanding.
• A glossary and index in every volume.
• An extensive list of print and internet sources directs students to further reading.
• Practical information on how students can "go green" helps engage readers.

Titles include:

• Pollution
• Consumable Goods
• Oceans, Islands, and Polar Regions
• Green Transportation
• Durable Goods
• Forests and Wetlands
• Mountains, Deserts, and Grasslands
• Green Buildings
• Producing and Obtaining Food