Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet
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Illustrator: Teresa Martinez
Mexican American Mario Molina is a modern-day hero who helped solve the ozone crisis of the 1980s. Growing up in Mexico City, Mario was a curious boy who studied hidden worlds through a microscope. As a young man in California, he discovered that CFCs, used in millions of refrigerators and spray cans, were tearing a hole in the earth’s protective ozone layer. Mario knew the world had to be warned—and quickly. Today Mario is a Nobel laureate and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His inspiring story gives hope in the fight against global warming.
Further information about Mario Molina, with photograph. “Surprising Similarities: The Ozone Hole and Global Warming.” Further reading. Suggestions to lessen global warming. Author’s note. Source notes. Time line on back endpapers.
ISBN: 9781580895811
JLG Release: May 2020
Sensitive Areas:
None
Topics:
Mario J
, Molina (1943– )
, Chemists
, Biography
, Nobel Prize winners
, Ozone layer depletion
, Atmospheric ozone
, Atmosphere
, Air pollution
, Science and scientists
, Research
Awards & Honors
CPL Best Books - 2019
2020 Green Earth Book Award for Picture Books
Cook Prize Winner
Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
Kirkus Reviews*, School Library Journal
School Library Journal
Growing up in Mexico, Mario Molina loved exploring the world around him and performing experiments with his microscope. After attending boarding school in Switzerland and receiving his PhD, Molina began work in the United States, where he made a horrific discovery: CFCs, chemicals used in countless everyday items, were damaging the environment by d Growing up in Mexico, Mario Molina loved exploring the world around him and performing experiments with his microscope. After attending boarding school in Switzerland and receiving his PhD, Molina began work in the United States, where he made a horrific discovery: CFCs, chemicals used in countless everyday items, were damaging the environment by destroying the ozone layer. Despite Molina and his colleague F. Sherwood Rowland’s attempts to publicize this discovery, they were not taken seriously until scientists discovered a huge hole in the ozone above Antarctica. Finally, Molina and Rowland’s hard work led to almost every country agreeing to stop the production of CFCs. Vibrant, imaginative illustrations convey the possibilities of science and the urgency of Molina’s discoveries and depict Molina’s interest from an early age. Both English and Spanish texts flow smoothly. An excellent addition to children’s nonfiction collections, and sure to be a great highlight of Hispanic Heritage Month biography collections.
Book Details
ISBN
9781580895811
First Release
May 2020
Genre
Nonfic
Dewey Classification
B
Trim Size
11" x 8"
Page Count
40
Accelerated Reader
Level 5.4; Points: 0.5;
Scholastic Reading Counts
Level 4.5; Points: 3;
Lexile
Level 730L
Format
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Potentially Sensitive Areas
None
Topics
Mario J, Molina (1943– ), Chemists, Biography, Nobel Prize winners, Ozone layer depletion, Atmospheric ozone, Atmosphere, Air pollution, Science and scientists, Research,
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