Town School for Boys Library

Global warming is having some unexpected and very nasty effects. For instance, poison ivy is growing bigger and itchier. The maple syrup season is shortening, leading to less deliciousness on your breakfast pancakes. Disease-carrying mosquitoes are moving further and further north, bringing Lyme disease, malaria, West Nile Virus, and yellow fever to places where these diseased once did not exist. Read about more scary stuff that happens as the earth warms up, and how you can help prevent further climate change.

The earth is warming up, the ice caps are melting, the polar bears are disappearing. But it’s not too late! There’s still stuff you can do to stop the amount of harmful greenhouse gases in our atmosphere from increasing. This book explains exactly why the earth is warming up and suggests some simple ways kids and adults can help fight this climate change.