Children's Nonfiction Environmental Science & Ecosystems
Our Environment
Everything You Need to Know
- Publisher
- Owlkids Books Inc.
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2020
- Category
- Environmental Science & Ecosystems, Chemistry, Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.), Environmental Conservation & Protection
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781771473897
- Publish Date
- Mar 2020
- List Price
- $19.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 9 to 12
- Grade: 3 to 6
Description
The environment is an essential but sometimes tough and weighty concept to grasp. This engaging nonfiction book takes readers back to the basics, offering an accessible overview of what makes up our environment, how those parts work, and why they matter. Divided into five sections—water, air, soil, energy, and climate—the book uses facts, figures, and simple language to give an overarching survey of our environment.
Questions run throughout the text, creating a spirit of inquiry. Where does the water we use every day come from? What is the atmosphere? How does pollution affect soil? What is renewable energy? What influences climate? And how do we protect our planet for the future?
With an appealing design and simple drawings and diagrams to support comprehension, this book takes a positive spin on the environment, reinforcing the importance of taking care of each element. Informational text features include a table of contents, sidebars, diagrams, and glossary.
About the authors
Jacques Pasquet's profile page
Yves Dumont est originaire de Boulogne-sur-Mer, en France. Il y a passé son enfance à rêvasser et surtout à dessiner, sans imaginer qu’on pouvait en faire son métier. Diplômé de l’École de recherche graphique de Bruxelles en 1999, c’est en 2008 qu’il s’installe au Québec pour dessiner et colorier de petits albums, des plus grands aussi, ainsi que des cahiers d’exercices, des manuels scolaires et un peu de publicité... Tout ça à temps plein!
SHELLEY TANAKA is an award-winning author, translator and editor. She has written more than twenty books for children and young adults, winning the Orbis Pictus Award, the Mr. Christie’s Book Award, the Science in Society Book Award and the Information Book Award, and she has twice been nominated for the Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis. Other honors include Texas Blue Bonnet runner-up, School Library Journal Best Books, ALA Notables and IRA Young Adults’ Choice. Her translation of Michel Noel’s Good for Nothing won the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and was on the IBBY Honor List (Commended). Shelley teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts, in the MFA Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.
Awards
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens
Editorial Reviews
"This informative book, translated from the original French edition, succinctly explains different facets of the world's environment."
Booklist
"In this useful resource, Pasquet concisely yet comprehensively explains the significance of five 'essential' environmental elements—water, air, soil, energy, and climate—each of which receive a chapter detailing their importance to humans."
Publishers Weekly
"The accessible design invites browsing and also makes this nonfiction book a useful classroom resource."
Canadian Review of Materials
"We need to know about our environment—water, air, soil, energy, and climate—in order to understand how and why it is changing."
Kirkus Reviews
"A worthwhile addition to library environmental science collections. This work is very comprehensive and accessible for the targeted age group."
School Library Journal
"This is a very helpful, and well-designed resource for middle grade students who want to know and understand how our environment works."
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