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Mario and the Hole in the Sky

by Elizabeth Rusch
Teresa Martínez
ebook
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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Publisher: Charlesbridge
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 5, 2019

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  • ISBN: 9781632898579
  • Release date: November 5, 2019
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subjects

Biography & Autobiography Juvenile Nonfiction Multi-Cultural Science

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5.4
Lexile® Measure:730
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:3-4

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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Biography & Autobiography Juvenile Nonfiction Multi-Cultural Science