How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch
Dawn Publications
66 pages
This volume describes where scientists look to find evidence of climate change--from changes in bird migration patterns and fruit blossom dates, to obtaining tree rings and mud cores--and especially how students and other citizen-scientists are assisting to monitor climate change, as well as what can be done to mitigate global warming.
3 comments:
This book was interesting, but I felt that it was missing pieces of information. For example, when discussing what bristle cone pines tell scientists, I would have loved to know where they grow (Western U.S.) and to see a picture of them. They look nothing like you would expect a 5,000 year old tree to look.
Jamie at TUFW: I found this book to be very informational. I learned so many things about how you can tell what the climate is just by looking at differnt things found in nature and about what kids can do to help our planet.
Interesting book with lots of great references to ways to act. And, while I'm sure, in the name of science, it isn't cruel to tag the animals, but dang that radio tag hanging off the back of the penguin is freaky.
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