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Hello from 2030 : the science of the future and you / Jan Paul Schutten.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Dutch Publisher: New York : Aladdin ; Hillsboro, Oregon : Beyond Words, 2014Edition: Beyond Words/Aladdin editionDescription: 224 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1582704740 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781582704746 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Groeten uit 2030. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
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? -- Last thing.
Summary: "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 technologies will be used to figure all this out? And, how do people predict the future anyway? This book gives kids not only plenty to dream, argue, and think about, but also a first-hand look at futurology, the science of predicting the future."-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 303.49 S396 Available 33111007639095
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Will the future be what we think, or will our predictions be laughably wrong? Get a glimpse of what's coming--and how we know--in this firsthand look at futurology, the science of predicting the future.

What will the future look like? From "living" homes to computers as thin as paper to cars that drive themselves, you'll get a peek at what's coming just around the corner in Hello from 2030 .

In the year 2030, issues we're just now starting to address will be a very big deal. Like: What will 8 billion people eat? How can humans produce less trash? Which cool technologies will be used to figure all this out?

Packed with real-world relevance and brain-stretching scenarios, this book empowers the problem solvers of tomorrow to start taking action today.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-218) and index.

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? -- Last thing.

"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 technologies will be used to figure all this out? And, how do people predict the future anyway? This book gives kids not only plenty to dream, argue, and think about, but also a first-hand look at futurology, the science of predicting the future."-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12.

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