SOCIAL SCIENCES
Burnie, David

Endangered Planet

(4) 4-6 Kingfisher Knowledge series. Double-page spreads explain how overpopulation, urban expansion, and air and water pollution have damaged the earth's fragile ecosystem, strained natural resources, and threatened wildlife. The final chapter introduces some of the measures being taken to conserve energy and protect the environment. Illustrated with color photos, the busy volume includes chapter summaries that unnecessarily reiterate information discussed just pages earlier. Websites. Glos., ind.

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