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Mario y el agujero en el cielo : cómo un químico salvó nuestro planeta Cover Image Book Book

Mario y el agujero en el cielo : cómo un químico salvó nuestro planeta / Elizabeth Rusch ; ilustrado por Teresa Martinez ; traducido por Carlos E. Calvo.

Rusch, Elizabeth, (author.). Martínez, Teresa, 1980- (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Una historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente. Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un microscopio. De joven, ya viviendo en California, descubrió que el clorofluorocarbono, o CFC, que se usa en millones de refrigeradores y aerosoles, estaba haciendo un agujero en la capa de ozono que protege la Tierra. Mario tuvo que alertar al mundo... ¡y rápido! Mario fue galardonado con el premio Nobel y con la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad. Su inspiradora historia es una esperanza en la lucha contra el calentamiento global."-- Provided by publisher

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781580895828 (reinforced for library use)
  • ISBN: 1580895824
  • ISBN: 9781580897327
  • ISBN: 1580897320
  • Physical Description: 40 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Language Note:
In Spanish.

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Subject: Molina, Mario J.
Chemists > Biography.
Nobel Prize winners > Biography.
Ozone layer depletion.
Atmospheric ozone.
Air > Pollution.
Químicas.
Capa de ozono.
Molina, Mario J.
Químicos > Biografía.
Agujero de ozono.
Aire > Contaminación.
Spanish language materials.
Materiales espanoles del lenguaje.

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  • School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2019 November

    Gr 1–4—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. VERDICT An excellent addition to children's nonfiction collections, and sure to be a great highlight of Hispanic Heritage Month biography collections.—Selenia Paz, Harris County Public Library, Houston

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