Author: Isaac Asimov

Published: 1993

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing

Format: Hardback

Pages: 24

Suitable: Primary 8-12 Years

From the Ask Isaac Asimov Series: A series specially designeds to address those hard-to-answer questions young readers so often ask their parents. Assisted by stunning photgraphs and illustrations, and inspired by world-famous science writer Isaac Asimov's characteristic light tone and deft touch, these books address both the key question of each book and a host of related concepts.

Although it looks like ordinary rain, acid rain can destroy buildings, kill trees, and turn lakes and rivers into lifeless waterways. In WHAT CAUSES ACID RAIN?, Isaac Asimov explains how acid rain forms and how it can be prevented.