Not Your Typical Book about the Environment
- ISBN-10
- 189734984X
- ISBN-13
- 9781897349847
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Author
- Elin Kelsey
Description
Written to allay children's fears about the environment, this book shows how smart technologies, innovative ideas, and a growing commitment to alternative lifestyles are exploding around the world, creating a future that will be brighter than we sometimes might think. Includes profiles of unexpected personalities.
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