Understanding Earth

The place we call home, Earth is the third rock from the sun and the only planet with known life on it - and lots of it too!
Earth is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek or Roman mythology. The name of our planet comes from the Old English and Germanic languages. Many languages throughout the world have their own names for our planet.
However, these days, our earth are being destroyed serioúly. Toxic pollution affects more than 200 million people worldwide, according to Pure Earth, a non-profit environmental organization. In some of the world's worst polluted places, babies are born with birth defects, children have lost 30 to 40 IQ points, and life expectancy may be as low as 45 years because of cancers and other diseases.
This book will give you background information about the earth, the bad condition of earth nowadays and how to protect the earth.