Earth's Environment in Danger (Set)

Book excerpt: Every day, human activity further damages Earth's environment. Issues like deforestation, freshwater pollution and scarcity, and oil drilling and fracking threaten the delicate balance necessary to maintain life as we know it. This nonfiction series provides children with information about each of these destructive activities and how we might go about reversing their negative effects. Alternatives to these activities show children there are positive ways of interacting with and protecting Earth's fragile environment. Features include: Informative fact boxes enrich the text. Full-color photographs provide children with textual connections. Subject matter corresponds with curricular earth science topics in an exciting way.