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Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
Page Count
40
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9781580895811
Lexile
730
Themes

Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet

Written by Elizabeth Rusch and Illustrated by Teresa Martinez

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 warnedand 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.

Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
Page Count
40
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9781580895811
Lexile
730
Themes