# Save the People!: Halting Human Extinction - Hardcover

by **Stacy McAnulty** (Author), **Nicole Miles** (Illustrator)

**"_Save the People_ is engaging, funny, affecting and delightful. You'll never have more fun learning science." --Stuart Gibbs, bestselling author of the Spy School series**

"Serious science and great gags, with a bit of hope thrown in." --Steven Sheinkin, bestselling author of _Bomb and Fallout_

**An action-packed look at past, present, and future threats to humanity's survival--with an ultimately reassuring message that humans probably have a few more millennia in us.**

Scientists estimate that 99% of all species that have ever existed are now extinct. Whoa. So, it's not unreasonable to predict humans are doomed to become fossil records as well. But what could lead to our demise? Supervolcanos? Asteroids? The sun going dark? Climate change? All the above?!

Humans--with our big brains, opposable thumbs, and speedy Wi-Fi--may be capable of avoiding most of these nightmares. (The _T. rex_ would be super jealous of our satellites.) But we're also capable of triggering world-ending events. Learning from past catastrophes may be the best way to avoid future disasters.

Packed with science, jokes, and black and white illustrations, _Save the People!_ examines the worst-case scenarios that could (but hopefully won't) cause the greatest mass extinction--our own!

### Author Biography

**Stacy McAnulty** doesn't think the world will end suddenly, but she does worry about the ongoing damage to the environment caused by her species. Nonetheless, she believes _Homo sapiens_ can overcome challenges and reverse course by taking action. Before becoming an author, Stacy was a mechanical engineer (and before that--like in fourth grade--she was an aspiring astronaut). Her love of math and science is reflected in most of her books. She writes chapter books, middle-grade novels, including _The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl_, and picture books, including the _Our Universe_ series, which explores space and the natural world. _Save the People_ is her debut middle-grade nonfiction. Originally from New York, she now lives in North Carolina with her family.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 7.3 x 5.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 10, 2022

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Save the People! Halting Human Extinction

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 7.1

**Point Value:** 6

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