Pesticides and Your Body

by Jennifer Landau

Pesticides are used everywhere: in schools, homes, parks, and playgrounds, and especially in agriculture. The fruits and vegetables we eat carry the residue of one or more pesticides. In this riveting narrative, readers learn how pesticides became so popular in the United States and the many ways they can damage human health, both in the short term and long term. Asthma and cancer are linked to pesticides, as are developmental problems such as ADHD,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1448884136
• ISBN13: 9781448884131
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Rosen Central
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8