Mario and the hole in the sky : how a chemist saved our planet /
Rusch, Elizabeth,
Mario and the hole in the sky : how a chemist saved our planet / Elizabeth Rusch ; illustrated by Teresa Martinez. - 40 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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 1980s. 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.
Ages 6-9 1st-4th
9781580895811 (reinforced for library use)
2015026828
QD22.M665 / R87 2019
BIO MOL B
Mario and the hole in the sky : how a chemist saved our planet / Elizabeth Rusch ; illustrated by Teresa Martinez. - 40 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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 1980s. 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.
Ages 6-9 1st-4th
9781580895811 (reinforced for library use)
2015026828
QD22.M665 / R87 2019
BIO MOL B