Bibliograph

Mario and the hole in the sky, how a chemist saved our planet, Elizabeth Rusch ; illustrated by Teresa Martínez

Type

Label

Mario and the hole in the sky, how a chemist saved our planet, Elizabeth Rusch ; illustrated by Teresa Martínez

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 40)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

730L, LexileSentence length: 2 (easy), Word frequency: 1 (very easy), Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mario and the hole in the sky

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1047576842

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Rusch ; illustrated by Teresa Martínez

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated reader, LG, 5.4, 0.5.

Sub title

how a chemist saved our planet

Summary

How did a boy from Mexico City become a Nobel Prize-winning chemist who saved our planet? Eight-year-old Mario wanted to learn all he could about chemistry. he examined everything - from rotten lettuce to toothpaste - under a microscope. As an adult, Mario continued studying chemistry - and discovered something scary. CFCs, used in millions of refrigerators and spray cans, were destroying the earth's protective ozone layer. Withough ozone, deadly solar radiation would bombard our planet. Mario had to warn the world - and quickly. This is the true story of Mario Molina, the Mexican American chemist who brought the world back from the brink of environmental catastrophe. His inspiring story offers hope in the face of today's battle against global warming. --, From dust jacket

Target audience

juvenile

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