"Earth Words: A Dictionary of the Environment" Seymour Simon - 1995
 
Ever wondered what actually happens during an oil spill, or how a massive food web connects a tiny bug to a grizzly bear? Earth Words takes you on a fast-paced, visually wild tour of our planet's hidden mechanics. This isn't a boring, dusty school dictionary. Renowned science writer Seymour Simon breaks down 66 of the most crucial environmental superpowers and global threats. You will decode everything from everyday mysteries like how materials become "biodegradable" to massive planet-shaping forces like "acid rain" and "the greenhouse effect."
 
Paired with bizarre, eye-popping illustrations by artist Mark Kaplan, this book turns science into an awesome field guide for saving the world. It shows you exactly how the Earth's systems lock together like a giant puzzle, and what happens when those pieces are threatened. If you want to master the secret language of nature and see how ecosystems actually function, this book gives you the ultimate toolkit to understand and protect our home planet.
 
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