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Global warming is a complicated problem. Gas Trees and Car Turds is a fun, fast read about the carbon cycle: trees are made of air and water, electricity is made from coal that is made from trees, gasoline is made from plankton, and all of these things are related to each other and to our climate through carbon dioxide. This colorfully illustrated book makes carbon dioxide, an invisible odorless gas responsible for global warming and plant growth, into something that can be imagined and understood by children.
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Author Kirk R. Johnson is vice president and chief curator at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. His research focuses on fossil plants, ancient climates, and the K-T boundary, and he regularly works with artists to make his science accessible. He is the author of three other popular books: Prehistoric Journey: A History of Life on Earth, Ancient Denvers: Scenes from the Past 300 Million Years of the Colorado Front Range, and Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway. Johnson lives in Denver, Colorado.
Coauthor and illustrator Mary Ann Bonnell is the lead naturalist for the Parks and Open Space Department in Aurora, Colorado. For the last 19 years, she has used art, science, and enthusiasm to connect people of all ages to the natural world. She has created scientific illustrations for national wildlife refuges, botanic gardens, local nature centers, and state parks and has designed and created scientifically accurate and larger-than-life costumes and soft sculptures for the Seattle Aquarium, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and the Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium.
Coauthor and illustrator Mary Ann Bonnell is the lead naturalist for the Parks and Open Space Department in Aurora, Colorado. For the last 19 years, she has used art, science, and enthusiasm to connect people of all ages to the natural world. She has created scientific illustrations for national wildlife refuges, botanic gardens, local nature centers, and state parks and has designed and created scientifically accurate and larger-than-life costumes and soft sculptures for the Seattle Aquarium, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and the Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium.
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