Mario And The Hole In The Sky

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The true story of how a contemporary scientist saved the ozone and the planet from environmental disaster.

Mexican American scientist 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.The true story of how a contemporary scientist saved the ozone and the planet from environmental disaster.

Mexican American scientist 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.
Elizabeth Rusch is the author of several award-winning children's nonfiction titles, including Volcano Rising and Electrical Wizard- How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World (Candlewick). Her highly acclaimed Scientists in the Field books include the Orbis Pictus Honor book The Mighty Mars Rovers, Eruption!, and The Next Wave (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).

David Diaz is the illustrator of many children's books, including Smoky Night (Harcourt), for which he won the Caldecott Medal, Yes! We Are Latinos, and MartYn de Porres- The Rose in the Desert (Clarion), for which he received the Pura BelprU Illustrator Award. His expressive art has also earned him four Pura BelprU honors and graces the Newbery Honor book The Wanderer by Sharon Creech (HarperCollins).