Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763671020)

Paul Fleischman offers teens an environmental wake-up call and a tool kit for decoding the barrage of conflicting information confronting them.

We're living in an Ah-Ha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. The result: a population and lifestyle never before seen. The downsides weren't visible for centuries, but now they are. Suddenly everything needs rethinking -- suburbs, cars, fast food, cheap prices. It's a changed world.

This book explains it. Not with isolated facts, but the principles driving attitudes and events, from vested interests to denial to big-country syndrome. Because money is as important as molecules in the environment, science is joined with politics, history, and psychology to provide the briefing needed to comprehend the 21st century.

Extensive back matter, including a glossary, bibliography, and index, as well as numerous references to websites, provides further resources.

Author: Paul Fleischman
ISBN-10: 0763671029
ISBN-13: 9780763671020
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 09/23/2014
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.7
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 169345 / Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines

Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2014 pg. 88
School Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 116
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Publishers Weekly 08/11/2014
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2014
Booklist 09/15/2014 pg. 49
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 122
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 109
Shelf Awareness 12/02/2014
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 26
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2014 pg. 59
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2015 pg. 15
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average