Las Animas - Bent County Library District

"Every generation is filled with the wonder of what's out there beyond our planet, making space travel and exploration one of the most popular science topics of all time. But what happens to all that stuff we send up into outer space? Does it come back down to Earth or stay up there forever? This exciting, high-interest topic attracts even reluctant readers to read about STEAM topics. Fact boxes add extra information that's "Out of this World!" throughout...

Describes the types of debris orbiting Earth and discusses the hazards that space junk presents to spacecraft and astronauts.

When Albert's new invention begins to seep goo, he and his friend Henry discover that getting rid of the pollution is a big problem.

As a Young Scientist, twelve-year-old Addie studies pollution in the lake where her twin brother recently drowned, while secretly continuing his investigation of the creature he believed lives in the lake's depths.

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would be like to live without clean water and describes how people access water and the importance of making sure that water isn't polluted or wasted.

Describes some of the problems facing the Earth and outlines things that people can do to combat pollution.

Describes the causes of acid rain, its harmful effects, and efforts being made to solve this environmental problem.