Save the people! : halting human extinction / Stacy McAnulty ; with art by Nicole Miles.
| Author/creator | McAnulty, Stacy author. |
| Other author | Miles, Nicole, illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group, 2022. |
| Copyright Date | ©2022 |
| Description | ix, 247 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Halting human extinction |
| Contents | In the beginning: Let's first learn from the past. Earth : a very brief history -- Mass extinctions : the first four of five -- Mass extinctions, continued : the fifth one got the dinosaurs -- Homo sapiens : not the only humans -- DNA bottleneck : that time humans almost went extinct -- In the future: a few of my favorite threats. Asteroids : incominggggg! -- Supervolcanoes : the blast from below -- Disease : teeny tiny threats like bacteria and viruses -- Overpopulation : we live here, we eat here- until we don't -- War : the ultimate self-destruct button -- Sun : we're gonna need stronger SPF -- Outer space : supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, aliens -- What's going wrong today. Global warming : who turned up the heat? -- 1.5°'C to 2°C : just a wee bit warmer -- We're doomed (JK, how to save the planet people). |
| Abstract | Scientists estimate that 99% of all species that have ever existed are now extinct. So it is not unreasonable to predict humans are doomed to become fossil records as well. But what could lead to our demise? Supervolcanos? Asteroids? The sun going dark? Climate change? Humans may be capable of avoiding most of these nightmares. But we're also capable of triggering world-ending events. McAnulty examines the worst-case scenarios that could (but hopefully won't) cause the greatest mass extinction-- our own! -- adapted from jacket |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Interest age level | Ages 8-12 |
| Interest grade level | Grades 6 and up |
| Awards note | A Junior Library Guild selection. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| LCCN | 2021027527 |
| ISBN | 9780759553941 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0759553947 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 576.84 M1182S | ✔ Available | Place Hold |