Reviews for Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming

The average rating for Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-03-09 00:00:00 Daven Griffin I read this with some school-mom friends in preparation for Earth Day at our elementary school. I often appreciate non-fiction books aimed at young and middle-school age kids as the information is condensed, cuts to the chase, which can be a nice alternative to reading through paragraphs of extensive detail. Though global warming is a heavy, complex topic, the authors present the many aspects of it with easy-to-read graphs, engaging cartoons, relevant statistics, and captivating photographs (of both sweet things like whales and polar bears, and devastating images like aerial views of a flooded town, or toppled homes after a tornado). Most importantly, the book offers hope and inspiration with many suggestions for how to be proactive, get involved, and empower ourselves to make changes. If kids (the book is aimed at kids but it applies to all of us, of course) each implement small and steady changes (at home, in their schools and communities), we/they can make a difference. (For example: "If every kid in America swapped one regular bulb for a compact fluorescent, we could prevent more than 30 billion pounds...of greenhouse gas emissions and save enough energy to light more than 15 million homes for an entire year. It would be like taking 14 million cars off the road." p. 75). The book encourages the reader to write letters, organize with friends and neighbors, get involved. Kids have a voice and can take a stand. We're all in this together, and together we can make a difference.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-03-15 00:00:00 Kevin Ledoux This was a very educational book and I learned a lot about global warming after reading it. I learned the causes of global warming, the effects of it, and how the effects can be reduced. I recommend this book to people who are interested in learning about global warming and for educational purposes to people who are in middle school. This book wasn't just some boring book but was actually very fun to read because it is meant for middle schoolers. I now understand everything about global warming and why it's such an important topic to learn about. This is the best resource someone should use when trying to learn about global warming because it includes anything there is to know about global warming.