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Mario and the hole in the sky : how a chemist saved our planet / Elizabeth Rusch ; illustrated by Teresa Martinez.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: 40 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9781580895811 (reinforced for library use)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • BIO MOL B 23
LOC classification:
  • QD22.M665 R87 2019
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Biography-Juv MVS Library Main room-back corner M- Biography (Juvenile) BIO MOL B (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4007520

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.

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