Mario and the Hole in the Sky:
How A Chemist Saved Our Planet
by Elizabeth Rusch
Illustrated by Teresa Martinez
Published by Charlesbridge Publishing
on November 5, 2019
Genre: Children's, Nonfiction, Picture Books, Biography, Science
Length: 40 pages
Ages: 6 - 9 years
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Synopsis:
The true story of how a scientist saved the planet from environmental disaster.
Mexican American Mario Molina is a modern-day hero who helped solve the ozone crisis of the 1980's. Growing up in Mexico City, Mario was a curious boy who studied hidden worlds through a microscope. As a young man in California, he discovered that CFCs, used in millions of refrigerators and spray cans, were tearing a hole in the earth's protective ozone layer. Mario knew the world had to be warned--and quickly. Today Mario is a Nobel laureate and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His inspiring story gives hope in the fight against global warming.
Our Thoughts:
This is the story of a boy named Mario Molina, who grew up fascinated by the worlds he could see under his microscope. Growing up in a booming era that mass-produced refrigerators and aerosol spray cans that put harmful chemicals into the air, Mario found that these chemicals were tearing holes in the Earth's ozone layer. Mario worked hard to bring awareness to the problem at hand, and it took a while--and even more research--but eventually world leaders started to pay attention and make a change.
This informative children's nonfiction picture book will fascinate scientifically-minded young readers with the life of one chemist who helped save our planet.
Mario is given a microscope as a birthday present and quickly becomes immersed in the world of science and discovery. He spent his life fascinated by what he found under his microscope and made a career of it. Later he would go on to help save the planet after discovering the link between CFCs and the ozone layer.
Not just a biography, this book covers the chemistry of chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, and how Mario discovered their dangerous effects on the ozone layer. It also points out the similarities in the Ozone Hole and Global Warming and explains them with helpful facts that are easy to understand.
This edition includes an epilogue about Mario Molina and his take on Global Warming, a 'Read More' section with information on both Mario Molina and the Ozone Hole as well as information on Global Warming and what we can do to help!
Mario is given a microscope as a birthday present and quickly becomes immersed in the world of science and discovery. He spent his life fascinated by what he found under his microscope and made a career of it. Later he would go on to help save the planet after discovering the link between CFCs and the ozone layer.
Not just a biography, this book covers the chemistry of chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, and how Mario discovered their dangerous effects on the ozone layer. It also points out the similarities in the Ozone Hole and Global Warming and explains them with helpful facts that are easy to understand.
This edition includes an epilogue about Mario Molina and his take on Global Warming, a 'Read More' section with information on both Mario Molina and the Ozone Hole as well as information on Global Warming and what we can do to help!
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