"We're living in an aha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. The result: a population and lifestyle never seen before. 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. Using politics, psychology, and history for attitude, Eyes Wide Open shows how to see the principles driving events and attitudes, from vested interests to denial to big-country syndrome. Here's the briefing you need to comprehend the twenty-first century"--Back cover.
year: 2014
call number/section: 1000, 363.7, 333.72, 333.7, 340
subjects: environmental quality, environmental protection, juvenile literature, environmental movement, environmental degradation, environmentalism, pollution
Editions
Fleischman, Paul
Offers an environmental wake-up call and a tool kit for decoding the barrage of conflicting information confronting readers today.
Schools: 17
Fleischman, Paul
Offers an environmental wake-up call and a tool kit for decoding the barrage of conflicting information confronting readers today.
Schools: 1
Fleischman, Paul
Candlewick Press (2014)
"We're living in an aha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. The result: a population and lifestyle never seen before. 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. Using politics, psychology, and history for attitude, Eyes Wide Open shows how to see the principles driving events and attitudes, from vested interests to denial to big-country syndrome. Here's the briefing you need to comprehend the twenty-first century"--Back cover.
Schools: 31
Fleischman, Paul
A summary of today's environmental challenges also counsels teens on how to decode conflicting information, explaining the role of vested interests while identifying the sources behind different opinions, helping teens make informed choices.
Schools: 1
Fleischman, Paul
"Offers young people the tools they need to become informed, responsible global citizens ... [and apply] critical thinking skills to environmental issues. Rather than advising readers to take specific actions, Fleischman tells them how to evaluate information on topics such as climate change and encourages them to take action by charting a course that seems reasonable. He also discusses techniques to sway public opinion, such as sowing doubt, discrediting scientific studies, and hiding corporate funding of organizations promoting, for example, fossil fuels"--Provided by publisher.
Schools: 6