Animals and Oil Spills

by Jon Bogart

Overview

When accidents happen, the biggest victims are often those the least involved. That’s the case with oil spills, where entire aquatic ecosystems are pushed to the brink of disaster. Readers discover what humans can do to help the fish, birds, and other wildlife that suffer when oil slicks destroy the ocean in this amazing book full of detailed—and often astonishing— photographs. Readers learn more about the history of oil spills and what people can do to protect the environment from future damage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433997105
Publisher:	Gareth Stevens Publishing
Publication date:	08/01/2013
Series:	Animal 911: Environmental Threats Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

Table of Contents

What Happened to the Water? 4

When Oil Spills, Bad Things Happen 6

Disaster in the Gulf! 8

Death Comes to the Gulf of Mexico 10

Disaster in Alaska! The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 15

Oil Spill in Russia 20

1979 - Two Major Oil Spills in One Year 23

Oil Spill in a Lake: The Wabamun Lake Oil Spill 28

Other Types of Oil Spills 31

Oil Spill Cleanup 41

Conclusion 45

Glossary 46

For More Information 47

Index 48

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2013
Gr 4–6—Each volume introduces a threat to the Earth's environment and then looks at the negative impacts on particular animals. Information is current and reasonably detailed, with dates and statistics included. Brief sections focus on one animal, outlining the dangers caused by environmental changes. There are useful facts here for report writers, but the frequently clumsy syntax ("So climate change begins with how Earth stays warm or cool: the oceans") and imprecise language will discourage some readers. Photographs, usually two or three per spread, are of generally good quality, though not all are especially informative. Although these topics are necessarily filled with bad news, the tone is relentlessly dire, with few examples of optimism. Concluding sections on actions readers might take are vague and not particularly encouraging. The approach of tying environmental crises to the animals they affect is sound, but below-average writing limits these books' appeal.

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