Cities

Children's Literature

Attention social studies teachers: If teaching anything at all regarding sustainability in our world, this book is necessary! The book uses text, sidebars, photographs and graphics to stress concern about ever-increasing city populations. The population trend will greatly impact our future. The 48-page book offers an awareness of the need for sustainability NOW! Especially useful are the web links and sidebars directly imbedded on text pages. Databank sidebars framed in blue are easy to find when flipping through the book. A unique offering is presented in the form of sidebars headed as "Opinions." The Opinion bars hold ideas from a range of people, from Florence Nightingale in 1860 to Anna Tibaijuka who is presently the Executive Director of UN-Habitat. A few other books in the informative "Sustainable World" series include Energy and Waste. This book should be mandatory in school libraries and classrooms from middle grade on up. 2004, KidHaven Press/The Gale Group, Ages 9 to 12.
—Nancy Garhan Attebury