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Books in Our Endangered Planet series

  • Our Endangered Planet: Soil

    Suzanne Winckler, Mary M. Rodgers

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Dec. 1, 1993)
    Discusses the formation and the role of different types of soils and how they have been endangered through unwise farming, mining, and grazing
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  • Our Endangered Planet: Groundwater

    Mary King Hoff, Mary M. Rodgers

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 1, 1991)
    Describes the global uses and abuses of groundwater and suggests ways to preserve this valuable resource
    U
  • Atmosphere

    Mary King Hoff, Mary M. Rodgers

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, July 1, 1995)
    Describes the role of the earth's atmosphere, the hole in the ozone layer, and the possible changes that might be brought about by the greenhouse effect, and recommends ways to protect the atmosphere
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  • Tropical Rain Forests

    Cornelia Fleischer Mutel, Mary M. Rodgers

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 1, 1991)
    Studies the ecology of tropical rain forests, or jungles, and the vital role of their water, air, plant, and animal resources in preserving the global environmental balance. Also describes how easily man's activities can endanger or upset this fragile environment.
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  • Antarctica

    Suzanne Winckler, Mary M. Rodgers

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 1, 1992)
    An introduction to the world's coldest continent, its explorations, its wildlife, and its role in the global environment
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  • Our Endangered Planet: Rivers & Lakes

    Mary King Hoff, Mary M. Rodgers

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Feb. 1, 1991)
    Alerts the reader to the dangers of surface water pollution and the global imperative to keep these waters fresh
    U
  • Oceans

    Mary Hoff, Mary M. Rodgers

    Hardcover (Lerner Pub Group, Dec. 1, 1991)
    Describes concisely the global uses and abuses of the world's oceans and seas.
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  • Our Endangered Planet: Life on Land

    Mary King Hoff, Mary M. Rodgers

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Oct. 1, 1992)
    A look at the endangered terrestrial animals of the earth details the interdependence of all living things, describes the ways that human actions have destroyed habitats, plants, and animals, and discusses what environmental groups are doing to help.
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  • Our Endangered Planet: Population Growth

    Suzanne Winckler, Mary M. Rodgers

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Feb. 1, 1991)
    Studies the effects of uncontrolled population growth on the global environment, which results in dangerous pressures on natural resources, wildlife, air, water, and living space.
    V
  • Tropical Rain Forests

    Cornelia Fleischer Mutel, Mary M. Rodgers

    Paperback (First Avenue Editions, April 1, 1993)
    Studies the ecology of tropical rain forests, or jungles, and the vital role of their water, air, plant, and animal resources in preserving the global environmental balance. Also describes how easily man's activities can endanger or upset this fragile environment.Studies the ecology of tropical rain forests and the vital role of their water, air, plant, and animal resources in preserving the global environmental balance
    R
  • Air

    Lisa Yount, Mary M. Rodgers

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Oct. 1, 1995)
    Identifies sources of air pollution, discusses the impact of air pollution on animals, people, buildings, and the environment, and describes possible solutions
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  • Oceans

    Mary Hoff, Mary M. Rodgers

    Paperback (First Avenue Editions, April 1, 1993)
    Hoff, Mary, Rodgers, Mary M.
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