Ancient Ice: What Glaciers Reveal About Climate Change
Ancient Ice: What Glaciers Reveal About Climate Change
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Annotation: Glaciers have been around for a long time. Many formed at the end of the last ice age, about 20,000 years ago. Since the... more
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #826224
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Capstone
Copyright Date: 2024
Edition Date: 2024 Release Date: 01/01/24
Pages: 32 pages
ISBN: 1-669-06075-6
ISBN 13: 978-1-669-06075-8
Dewey: 551.31
LCCN: 2023027171
Dimensions: 26 cm.
Language: English
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School Library Journal (Thu Oct 03 00:00:00 CDT 2024)

Gr 4–6 —Glaciers, huge rivers of slowly moving ice, are a crucial part of Earth's topography. They store almost 70 percent of our fresh water, cool the planet, change the physical landscape, and help maintain plant and animal life. However, due to increasing climate change, glaciers are melting and disappearing at an alarming rate. Golkar defines glaciers and ice sheets and their general locations. By mentioning (but not documenting) several scientific studies, Golkar shows how melt from glaciers is raising sea levels, flooding land, changing habitats, and otherwise impacting our world. There is a brief discussion about the causes of climate change—increased greenhouse gases, manufacturing, and deforestation—and how those causes drive the rapid melt of glaciers. The author explains the importance of glaciologists and their studies of the deep ice. Their work is showing just how quickly these rivers of ice are melting, even at the top of Mt. Everest! Golkar includes two simple experiments to provide some concrete activities to reinforce information about glaciers. This book has crisp, clear photographs of glaciers, and a detailed illustration of the water cycle. VERDICT A general purchase, especially where environment-focused titles are in need.—Lisa Crandall

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School Library Journal (Thu Oct 03 00:00:00 CDT 2024)
Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Word Count: 2,830
Reading Level: 5.4
Interest Level: 3-6
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.4 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 523527 / grade: Middle Grades
Guided Reading Level: U
Fountas & Pinnell: U

Glaciers have been around for a long time. Many formed at the end of the last ice age, about 20,000 years ago. Since then, they have shaped Earths landscape, helped cool the planet, and provided living things with fresh waterall while weathering changes in Earths climate. Studying glaciers can tell us a lot about how Earths climate has shifted over time, how human activities are impacting the climate, and what might occur in the future. Packed with information, vibrant photos, and hands-on activities, this book helps students learn about glaciers, how theyre changing, and what that might mean for the planets future.


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