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Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind The Environmental Headlines (2014)

by Paul Fleischman(Favorite Author)

4.26 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0763671029 (ISBN13: 9780763671020)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Candlewick Press

review 1: I think this book would be ok for students who are doing research. I don't think it is something that anyone would want to read all the way through though. This book claims to be a "briefing that will launch you on your own list." of things that you may want to do to save the earth. It's goal is to give students a foundation to base their decisions on. It covers a variety of environmental issues from energy types and peak oil to plastic bags, mass overconsumerism, gmos, pollution and the almighty dollar. Each page has lots of graphics - photos, charts, web links, quotes and drawings. To me, that was a bit overwhelming and distracting. I checked out some of the web links listed, and some of them work, but some do not. My husband and I found the tone of the book to b... moree condescending and patronizing with lines like "Adolescence is dramatic and untidy; so are periods when societies change." I showed the book to several teenagers - my own children and some at the school where I teach, and they liked the look of the book with all the photos and graphics, but thought it looked too boring to read the whole thing. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.
review 2: This is a title I would love to see high schools select as a "one book, one school" read so it can be discussed at length and hopefully spark some organized action. It's one of the most challenging, provocative, and cogently written books about the world's current and coming environmental crises. Fleischman avoids the platitudes and addresses the important matters like living in a culture obsessed with materialism, consumption-based economies, scientific denialism, corporate greed, and political impotence. I particularly love the section, "How to Weigh Information." It offers great advice to young people on how to recognize propaganda and sort through the bullshit in web sites, media reports, and opinion pieces. A book worthy of a wide audience and deep, thoughtful discussion. less

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