Rush Hour: Navigating Our Global Traffic Jam (Orca Footprints)

by Erin Silver (Author)

Rush Hour: Navigating Our Global Traffic Jam (Orca Footprints)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Orca Footprints

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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Well-chosen color photos illustrate the text and help readers envision the future in this informative addition to the Footprints series, which offers a global perspective on topics related to social responsibility and the environment.

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Brief, yet informative...Introduces interesting facts, examples and vocabulary surrounding the topics of traffic, traffic management, and innovations in technology. — CM: Canadian Review of Materials
Erin Silver

Erin Silver is a children's author and freelance writer whose work has appeared in everything from Good Housekeeping to the Washington Post. She is the author of numerous books for children, including Rush Hour: Navigating Our Global Traffic Jam in the Orca Footprints series and Good Food, Bad Waste: Let's Eat for the Planet in the Orca Think series, as well as What Kids Did: Stories of Kindness and Invention in the Time of COVID-19 and Proud to Play: Canadian LGBTQ+ Athletes Who Made History. Erin holds a master of fine arts in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College in Halifax, a postgraduate journalism degree from Toronto Metropolitan University and a bachelor of arts from the University of Toronto.

Pui Yan Fong is a Toronto-based illustrator. Originally from Hong Kong, she grew up in Toronto and studied illustration at Ringling College of Art and Design. She spends most of the day on her laptop, working on illustrations, reading or gaming. She is also a huge sports fan.

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781459827752
Lexile Measure
1010
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication date
May 20, 2022
Series
Orca Footprints
BISAC categories
JNF037020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
JNF057030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Cars & Trucks
Library of Congress categories
Environmental aspects
Traffic congestion
Prevention
Traffic flow
Traffic density

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