Hello from 2030 : the science of the future and you

Schutten, Jan Paul, 1970- author.

Book 2014

"Would you like to know the future? And, will it be what we think it will be, or will today's predictions be laughably wrong? In Hello from 2030, middle graders get a peek at what's coming just around the corner. In the year 2030, today's kids will be grappling with issues adults are just starting to address now. No, not flying cars: real world conundrums like, what will 8 billion people eat? How can humans produce less trash? Which cool technolo...

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ISBN:

9781582704746

Edition:

Beyond Words/Aladdin edition

Description:

224 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm

Target Audience Note:

Ages 8-12
Grades 3 to 7

Other Title:

Hello from Twenty thirty
Hello from Two thousand thirty
Hello from Two thousand and thirty

Notes:

Translation of: Groeten uit 2030
Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Why should you bother reading this book?
Technology everywhere
A tour of your new home
Spaceship Earth
From dirty human to "green" as an ant
How do you predict the future?
Bread and water
Sick days in the future? Goodbye!
The age of the robot?
One last thing

Control Number:

1061852

Other Authors:

Schutten, Jan Paul, 1970- author. Groeten uit 2030. English

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