Wasted, 9781526313973
Hardcover
Our planet’s drowning in waste. Can we clean up the mess?

Wasted

fatbergs, space junk, plastic and a load of other rubbish

$48.68

  • Hardcover

    48 pages

  • Release Date

    9 November 2020

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Summary

Wasted: A Planet in Peril

Aimed at readers aged 9 and up, this book takes a look at the pollution and damage caused to our planet and the solar system through the lens of extreme waste manifestations, such as toxic smogs, grotesque fatbergs, mountainous landfills, marine garbage patches and space junk. It explores these human-created phenomena, uncovering their causes and impact, and asks what is being done to deal with them and prevent their recurrence. Real-life photographs are in…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781526313973
ISBN-10:1526313979
Author:Clive Gifford
Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:Wayland
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:48
Release Date:9 November 2020
Weight:460g
Dimensions:288mm x 222mm x 10mm
About The Author

Clive Gifford

Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children’s books including Eye Benders, winner of the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. His book, The Colours of History, won the Blue Peter Book Awards’ Best Book With Facts. He has travelled through 70 countries, run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee.

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