Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet

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Synopsis
The true story of how a scientist saved the planet from environmental disaster.Mexican American Mario Molina is a modern-day hero who helped solve the ozone crisis of the 1980s. Growing up in Mexico City, Mario was a curious boy who studied hidden worlds through a microscope. As a young man in California, he discovered that CFCs, used in millions of refrigerators and spray cans, were tearing a hole in the earth's protective ozone layer. Mario knew the world had to be warned--and quickly. Today Mario is a Nobel laureate and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His inspiring story gives hope in the fight against global warming.
Copyright:
2019

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781632898579
Related ISBNs:
9781580895811
Publisher:
Charlesbridge
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Elizabeth Rusch
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences
Grade Levels:
First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade
Reading Age:
6–9
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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