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This book will (help) cool the climate : 50 ways to cut pollution and protect our planet! / Isabel Thomas ; illustrated by Alex Paterson.

by Thomas, Isabel, 1979-

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Random House Children's Books, c2018.

Climatic changes -- Juvenile literature.

Alternate title:

Cool the climate

50 ways to cut pollution and protect our planet!

Fifty ways to cut pollution and protect our planet!

First American edition.

190 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Includes index.

Know your planet -- Know your enemy -- Deny the deniers -- Eat your neighbors -- Turn garbage into groceries -- Tinker training -- Start an eco-library -- Rewild your backyard -- Be more Greta -- Stay out of hot water -- Say nay to the spray -- Take a staycation -- Measure your feet -- Don't feed your trash can -- Procrastinate for the planet -- Grow a free tree! -- Stop recycling -- Beat the jargon -- Make your clothes immortal -- Update your plate -- Take it from a T. Rex -- Pee on the compost pile! -- Unplug for the planet -- Break the fashion rules -- Assign your school some homework -- Don x-ray specs -- Ask awkward questions -- Act like it's an emergency -- Don't get too drained -- Invite an expert -- Avoid four wheels -- Cast your vote -- Live s-l-o-w-l-y -- Suss out the science superpowers -- Give sights, sounds and sensations... not stuff! -- Open a museum -- Clear out the clutter -- Hack your home -- Park and stride -- Tackle carbon pawprints -- Be annoying -- Letters for change -- Fill your home with snakes -- March for the climate -- Swap your stuff -- Lead by example -- Hunt for your hero -- Don't try to be perfect -- Share a story -- Green, sleep, repeat.

Our planet is heating up, and it needs your help! If you want to learn to reduce your carbon footprint and cool the Earth, here are practical tips and projects that make a difference! The bad news is, global warming is a real problem that won't go away on its own. But the good news is, there are lots of easy ways you can get involved and make a difference! From swapping your stuff to assigning your school some eco-homework, helping to save the planet is within your reach. Arm yourself with info about our changing world, become an eco-hero and take control of your future. It's time to do your part to cool the climate!

Paterson, Alex (Alex R. J.)

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