The Biography of Rubber
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This fascinating new book explores how one of the world's most important products starts out as sap from a tropical tree and ends up as tires on your family car. Find out how this sap was used in ancient times, how early rubber barons prospered in South America, how they treated their laborers, and the environmental dangers of producing both natural and synthetic rubber. Other topics include - What is a commodity? - the differences between synthetic...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0778725227
ISBN13:9780778725220
Release Date:October 2005
Publisher:Crabtree Classics
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.1" x 8.3" x 10.8"
Age Range:8 to 11 years
Grade Range:Grades 3 to 6
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