Fuelling extinction /
Presents a series of articles about the palm oil industry, the destruction of rainforests in Asia and the threatened extinction of the orangutan, which demonstrate how to write a report in an explanatory style. Includes comprehension questions, and notes for planning and writing an informational exp...
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Published: |
Pearson,
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Publisher Address: | Melbourne, Victoria : |
Publication Dates: | 2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
MainSails 4
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Summary: |
Presents a series of articles about the palm oil industry, the destruction of rainforests in Asia and the threatened extinction of the orangutan, which demonstrate how to write a report in an explanatory style. Includes comprehension questions, and notes for planning and writing an informational explanation. |
Item Description: |
Cover title. "Informational explanation"--Back cover. Reader for children. Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | 32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781869706128 1869706129 |
CLC: | TS225.1-49 |
Call Number: | TS225.1-49/D337 |
Contents: | Fuelling extinction -- Oil palm plantations -- Palm oil products -- Biodiesel -- How palm oil affects orangutans -- Man of the forest -- Habitat destruction -- On the brink of extinction -- Unwanted neighbours -- Peatland destruction -- Why the destruction continues -- Taking action. |