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Books in Green Issues series

  • Food for a Greener Planet: What You Can Do

    Lisa A Wroble

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Dec. 1, 2010)
    Thinking "green" when it comes to food involves making eating choices that benefit the earth, other people, and our own health. Author Lisa A. Wroble explores the issue of sustainable food: using more natural methods to raise and produce food products and attacking the problem of world hunger as well.
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  • Pollution

    John Becklake

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, Aug. 30, 1990)
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  • Vanishing Species

    Miles Barton

    Hardcover (The Watts Publishing Group, July 11, 1991)
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  • The Population Explosion

    John Becklake, Sue Becklake

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, March 1, 1990)
    This is part of a series which explains how our planet is being destroyed by negligence and short-sighted attitudes towards our environment. The consequences are now becoming apparent with pollution, acid rain, global warming and the depletion of the ozone layer. This book shows clearly what is happening to the environment and the results if no action is taken. It is about decision making for future generations and looks at the growth in world population, the provision of food, pollution, the ageing population and efforts to plan for the future.
  • Vanishing Species

    Barton Miles

    Library Binding (Gloucester Pr, April 1, 1991)
    Explains how the extinction of various animal species can upset the delicate balance of the ecosystem and offers a variety of protective measures that would help avoid further damage.
  • Waste Disposal and Recycling

    Sue Becklake

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, June 27, 1991)
    Looks at the different waste disposal methods and how materials can be recycled to conserve valuable resources and to limit energy consumption.
  • The Population Explosion

    John Becklake, Sue Becklake

    Library Binding (Gloucester Pr, April 1, 1990)
    Discusses our continually increasing population, its causes and consequences, and efforts by governments and individuals to control its growth
  • Solving the Air Pollution Problem: What You Can Do

    Stephen Feinstein

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Dec. 1, 2010)
    Air is our most important resource, yet it is in danger from pollution and global warming. Author Stephen Feinstein explains threats to air quality worldwide and explains what you can do to help preserve and protect this precious resource.
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  • Gangs

    Lori Elizabeth Hile

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Is it ever worth joining a gang? Do they provide protection or bring trouble to a neighborhood? This book looks at gang culture, asks what the gangs are trying to achieve, and shows how they treat their members and the wider community - exploding some myths along the way.
  • Friends, Cliques, and Peer Pressure: Be True to Yourself

    Christine Wickert Koubek

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 2002)
    Presents information on friendship, popularity, and choosing friends based on shared values; how cliques can be harmful, and how to deal with difficult social situations.
  • Bullying

    Lori Elizabeth Hile

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Imagine walking around with a knot in your stomach, each day, every day. That's how many victims of bullying feel. Others suffer more - and take their own lives. So is bullying normal? This book shows how to understand and deal with the bullying that occurs everyday in streets, schools, and the digital world, exploding some myths along the way.
  • Cutting and Self-Mutilation: When Teens Injure Themselves

    Kathleen Winkler

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2003)
    Explains what cutting is and explores why teens might deliberately injure themselves, stressing that cutting is a curable condition and offering readers suggestions about where to find help or how to help others.
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