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Mario and the Hole in the Sky
by Elizabeth Rusch
Illustrator: Teresa MartÃnez
Ages: 9+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 978-1-58089-581-1
Keywords: Ozone, Climate change, Pollution
A Mexican-born scientist helps solve the ozone crisis in the 1980s and gives hope in the fight against global warming. Mixed-media illustrations. Source notes, bibliography, timeline, and more. Also available in Spanish.