Rush Hour: Navigating Our Global Traffic Jam
Book 23 in Orca Footprints
- Subject
- Transportation - Cars & Trucks
- Age
- 9-12 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 48
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Size
- 20.8 cm × 24.4 cm
- ISBN
- 9781459827752
Traffic. It's not only frustrating, it's hurting the planet.
Emissions from cars, buses, trucks and planes are one of the leading causes of pollution in North America. Today there are more cars clogging the roads than ever before. In Rush Hour, learn how traffic got so bad and some of the innovative ways it's being managed around the world. Discover what technological advances like talking cars and electric buses will mean for the future of traffic. Even though they can't drive yet, kids need to take control of the wheel. From walking to school, to carpooling with friends or petitioning the government, the next generation of drivers has to think differently about traffic and understand what they can do now to help protect the environment. And it starts with changing our habits, one less car ride at a time.
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About the author
Erin SilverAuthor
Erin Silver is an award-winning children’s author. Her books include Rush Hour: Navigating Our Global Traffic Jam (Blueberry Award winner), Sitting Shiva (OLA Best Bets, Vine Award finalist, TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award finalist), All Consuming: Shop Smarter for the Planet (Hackmatack Award nominee), In It to Win It: Sports and the Climate Crisis (Green Earth Book Award winner) and Good Food, Bad Waste: Let’s Eat for the Planet (2024 American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books finalist). She is also the author of two nonfiction picture books for younger readers, Mighty Scared and Plant Attack! (Silver Birch Express Honor Book). Erin is a sought-after speaker at schools, libraries and conferences. She has an MFA in creative nonfiction and a postgraduate journalism degree. Erin lives in Toronto.
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What reviewers said
“A good case for changing the status quo…Well-chosen color photos illustrate the text and help readers envision the future in this informative addition to the Footprints series.”
“Brief, yet informative…Introduces interesting facts, examples and vocabulary surrounding the topics of traffic, traffic management, and innovations in technology.”
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