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Karen Romano Young
writer • artist • deep-sea diver • polar explorer •comics creator
My next book,
GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS: THE WORLD'S LIVING LABORATORY
just came out!!
With illustrations by Amy Grimes and published by What On Earth!
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Watch the Galápagos trailer!
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Space Junk:
The Dangers of Polluting Earth's Orbit
Scientists have identified at least 100 million pieces of space debris—from paint chips to nonoperational zombie satellites—floating in Earth's orbit. And over 100 tons of those pieces enter Earth's atmosphere each year!
Here's a cool post at Curiosity.com
Praise for Space Junk:
"Limpid and engrossing...Between her well-tempered writing style and her atypical subject, Young will have readers enthralled."
Kirkus, starred review
Grades 5 -8
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ISBN-10: 1467756008
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ISBN-13: 978-1467756006
Nonfiction ages 12-18
2016
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