SERIES MADE SIMPLE

Are Humans Damaging the Atmosphere?

by Catherine CHAMBERS
9781484609989. ea vol: 48p. (Earth Debates). further reading. glossary. index. photos. Heinemann-Raintree. 2015. lib. ed. $32.65.
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Gr 5–8—Framing much of her narrative through leading or open-ended questions, Chambers surveys ways in which human industry, agriculture, and technology are changing the composition of our planet's atmosphere, strewing land and sea with waste products and, at least potentially, upsetting natural balances. Each volume breaks down the topic into separately considered parts, followed by a summary chapter and, along with standard back matter, a pleasantly challenging quiz. Frequent sidebars throughout offering closer examinations of particular issues, eyewitness or expert commentary, profiles of scientists, and "Hero or Villain?" counterpoints join well-chosen photos and other illustrations.
VERDICT Readers studying climate change, pollution, natural catastrophes and related subjects will find these studies low on definitive answers, but rich in points to ponder.
The debates in these titles center on the benefits and/or problems associated with attempts to circumvent or remedy environmental depredation. The slim volumes don't get deeply detailed; Chambers's dispassionate, generally even-handed approach is realistic about the lack of clear answers to these dilemmas. Relevant photos, graphs, sidebars, and "eyewitness" accounts supplement the narratives. Each book includes a quiz. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Earth Debates titles: Are Humans Damaging the Atmosphere? and How Effective is Recycling?.
Reviewed by John Peters , Apr 01, 2015

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