I watched An Inconvenient Truth with my family over Christmas time, and my son (as ever) had questions for me. We went to the library today and I found The Down to Earth Guide to Global Warming by Laurie David and Cambria Gordon. It is a 2007 publication, so it seems fairly up to date. It is laid out in the way kids seem to like books these days- lots of photos, graphics and side bars. But there is also real info- with source notes and references, a glossary, list of aditional sources and websites.
Just looking it over it seems balanced- a section on the science of what is warming, then evidence of the effect it is having on earth, and animals and plants, then finally what kids and govt can do. My son will love it and probably read it all cover to cover, but he is the kind of kid who seeks depth even in children's books.
My only concern is that it is a paperback and bears the Scholastic bar on the cover- will it fall apart in just a few weeks due to their poor use of adhesives? This is famous among school librarians. We got it from the public library, so it isn't really our problem, but will it become junk and add to the global waste problem?
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