Mario and the Hole in the Sky
  • Published: 30 April 2024
  • ISBN: 9781623541866
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $17.99

Mario and the Hole in the Sky

How a Chemist Saved Our Planet

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Paperback
30 Apr 2024
Hardback
18 Feb 2020
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The true story of how a scientist saved the planet from environmental disaster--now in paperback!

The true story of how a scientist saved the planet from environmental disaster--now in paperback!

Mexican American Mario Molina was 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 Earth's protective ozone layer. Mario knew the world had to be warned--and quickly. Mario went on to become a Nobel laureate and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His inspiring story gives hope in fighting the ongoing climate crisis.
  • Published: 30 April 2024
  • ISBN: 9781623541866
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $17.99
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Praise for Mario and the Hole in the Sky

  • Praise for Mario and the Hole in the Sky
  • A 2019 Junior Library Guild Selection 
  • A 2020 Green Earth Book Award winner
  • A 2020 Bank Street College of Education book
  • "A timely and fascinating look at what courage and focused, informed action can accomplish."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • "An excellent addition to children's nonfiction collections."--School Library Journal
Praise for The Mighty Mars Rovers (Rusch)
  • An Orbis Pictus Honor book
  • An ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Bank Street College of Education Best Books of the Year
  • Booklist Top 10 Science and Health Books for Youth
  • Kirkus Best Books of the Year
  • School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
  • NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book
  • "Edge-of-your-seat reading. . . . Stellar."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • "Puts a human face on an incredible accomplishment."--School Library Journal, starred review
  • "Excellent . . . compelling"--The Horn Book Magazine, starred review