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21st Century Debates: An Overcrowded World? by Rob Bowden
22.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: 21st Century Debates
A look at population growth and its effects on our environment. This book investigates how and why the population is growing so fast, the pressure on resources, the effects on wildlife and habitats, food distribution, living spaces and urbanization, migration and refugees. It suggests ways of controllin ...Show more
21st Century Debates: Genetics by Paul Dowswell
22.99 NZD
Category: Health | Series: 21st Century Debates | Reading Level: From 11 To 16
This title examines the social and moral implications of recent scientific advances in the field of genetics, asking: where is this new technology taking us? Issues dealt with include: GM foods; biowarfare; genetic fingerprinting; gene therapy; designer babies; and cloning.
21st Century Debates: Rainforests by Ewan McLeish
22.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: 21st Century Debates | Reading Level: From 11 To 14
Examines the difficult decisions faced by governments and organizations concerned with rainforests and asks what we as individuals can do to help. This book also looks at whether there can be a balance between people's needs and the well-being of the forests themselves.
Waste, Recycling and Reuse: Our Impact on the Planet by Rob Bowden
22.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: 21st Century Debates | Reading Level: From 11 To 14
"Waste, Recycling and Reuse" looks at the issues surrounding the waste problem and why it has grown over the past 50 years. It looks at issues from household rubbish to global warming and considers how we might reduce the waste we produce without lowering our standards of living. Opposing viewpoints are ...Show more
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