| Edition |
First trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
ix, 247 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
In the beginning: Let's first learn from the past. Earth : a very brief history -- Mass extinctions : the first four of five -- Mass extinctions, continued : the fifth one got the dinosaurs -- Homo sapiens : not the only humans -- DNA bottleneck : that time humans almost went extinct -- In the future: a few of my favorite threats. Asteroids : incominggggg! -- Supervolcanoes : the blast from below -- Disease : teeny tiny threats like bacteria and viruses -- Overpopulation : we live here, we eat here- until we don't -- War : the ultimate self-destruct button -- Sun : we're gonna need stronger SPF -- Outer space : supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, aliens -- What's going wrong today. Global warming : who turned up the heat? -- 1.5°'C to 2°C : just a wee bit warmer -- We're doomed (JK, how to save the planet people). |
| Summary |
"Scientists estimate that 99% of all species that have ever existed are now extinct. Whoa. So, it's not unreasonable to predict humans are doomed to become fossil records as well. But what could lead to our demise? Supervolcanos? Asteroids? The sun going dark? Climate change? All the above?! Humans--with our big brains, opposable thumbs, and speedy Wi-Fi--may be capable of avoiding most of these nightmares. (The T. rex would be super jealous of our satellites.) But we're also capable of triggering world-ending events. Learning from past catastrophes may be the best way to avoid future disasters. Packed with science, jokes, and black and white illustrations, Save the People! examines the worst-case scenarios that could (but hopefully won't) cause the greatest mass extinction--our own!" -- Amazon.com. |
| Audience |
008-012 Little, Brown and Company. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection. |
| Subject |
Extinction (Biology) -- Juvenile literature.
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Mass extinctions -- Juvenile literature.
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Human beings -- Effect of environment on -- Juvenile literature.
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Human beings -- Effect of climate on -- Juvenile literature.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Juvenile literature.
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Human beings -- Extinction -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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| Added Author |
Miles, Nicole, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Halting human extinction |
| ISBN |
9780759553965 |
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0759553963 |
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