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A review by lattelibrarian
Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines by Paul Fleischman
4.0
This is the perfect YA nonfiction book on environmentalism and environmental justice. Breaking everything down bit by bit, Fleischman introduces topics such as critical information literacy, environmental racism, and carbon footprints. By using his hometown as a starting point, he offers various ways in which to view how our society has changed both locally and internationally. Why have there been international conferences in both Paris and Kyoto? What's the United States' involvement in these? What are we doing? What are they doing?
He offers a lot of questions and answers them, too. With dynamic page layouts and resources, this book offers a lot both in terms of information and design, but in its own personal ethics, too (it was made on recycled paper)!
With the use of his own writing, newspaper headlines, resources, photographs, and a glossary, he successfully makes his purpose clear: to be able to assess headlines we must first be able to assess our own communities as well as ourselves, and be able to perform appropriate research.
Definitely a must-read in regards to YA nonfiction!
Review cross-listed here!
He offers a lot of questions and answers them, too. With dynamic page layouts and resources, this book offers a lot both in terms of information and design, but in its own personal ethics, too (it was made on recycled paper)!
With the use of his own writing, newspaper headlines, resources, photographs, and a glossary, he successfully makes his purpose clear: to be able to assess headlines we must first be able to assess our own communities as well as ourselves, and be able to perform appropriate research.
Definitely a must-read in regards to YA nonfiction!
Review cross-listed here!