annebennett1957's review against another edition
4.0
I love the illustrations in this book. I was enraptured by them and spent long minutes examining each page. the text that accompanies each section is rather dense and often printed white on black pages, which I find hard to read. I love the essence of the book. I, however, cannot figure out the target audience. Teens seem to be unlikely to spend as much time as I did with each page to discover it's treasures and adults may be put off by the marketing toward young adults. I especially appreciate the back few pages about climate change, global warming causes, how we can help protect our planet, and the illustrated glossary. It also includes a brief page of sources and a bibliography. In the note about the author we learn that Ms. Ignotofsky believes that illustration is a powerful tool that can make learning exciting. I agree.
scottishben's review against another edition
4.0
I love the illustrations. The text is interesting too.
mirandabetz's review against another edition
5.0
This is everything I could want—it combines geography, biology, ecology, and to top it all of, it’s GORGEOUSLY illustrated. A definitely must for science study.
emeelee's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful, interesting illustrations and good information about ecosystems, natural cycles, and biology. The writer's clear goal was teaching children about the impact human behavior is having on the world's ecosystems, but the book is not preachy. I'm glad to see that Ignotofsky acknowledges how important fighting poverty is to saving the environment.
We cannot expect poor people to shoulder the responsibility of saving the planet when their communities are worried about providing for themselves. The fight for our environment goes hand in hand with helping under-resourced communities create sustainable economies with access to education, energy, and food.
trippalli's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.0
A through and informative book that is understandable and well paced and nicely organized. I learned new things from this book
rikkiraine's review against another edition
5.0
super informative and beautiful illustrations! absolutely loved this!