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Author:

Kirk, Ellen, author.

Title:

Human footprint : everything you will eat, use, wear, buy, and throw out in your lifetime / by Ellen Kirk.

Publisher:

National Geographic,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Human ecology--Juvenile literature.
Nature--Effect of human beings on--Juvenile literature.
Consumption (Economics)--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature.
Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects--Juvenile literature.
Population--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature.
Lifestyles--Social aspects--Juvenile literature.
Environmental responsibility--Juvenile literature.
Environmentalism--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

"The book is based on the Preserve our Planet National Geographic Channel presentation, Human footprint"--P. 32. Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

"What's your human footprint? Well, it's 13,056 pints of milk; 28,433 showers; 12,888 oranges; 14,518 candy bars; 43,371 cans of soda; and $52,972 worth of clothes, all in one lifetime. And that's just a fraction of the mountain of stuff you'll consume. Think of that times six billion other footprints. Makes you want to step more lightly on the Earth!"--P. [4] of cover.

Series:

National Geographic kids

ISBN:

1426307675 (pbk.)
9781426307676 (pbk.)

Locations:

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)