Primary/Junior (Gr. 3-6) (3z...(Bbooks have a great deal of information... left-hand side of each chapter spread addresses a specific topic... includes a box with a quote from (a)... group or... individual active in environmental protection. The recto continues the text from the left and includes a boxed "case study"... as an example... A small, captioned inset illustration is... included, and, on some pages, a "Fact bank" provides... bullet-pointed tidbits, or a... box addresses a question... All of these elements are set on... a faint... full-spread background illustration, which is sometimes distracting and often interferes with the text. Still, the information... is solid. All of the authors include concrete examples from around the globe. Though no political agenda is espoused, their passion for the planet comes through... writing style is... energetic... books have (an... ) undercurrent of frustration that... not enough time or effort has been spent trying to find a solution.(3y <(BU+2013> School Library Journal, Apr/10.

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