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Synopsis
Defines and discusses global warming, its possible effects on the world, and arguments about whether or not such a phenomenon is really occurring.
Greg M. Romaneck - Children's Literature
The global impact of the degradation of the ozone layer through manmade emissions continues to be one of the most pressing environmental dilemmas facing life on earth. The concept of global warming is one that generates differing viewpoints. Political leaders like President George Bush publicly deny the reality of global warming. Conversely, environmentalists insist that unless changes occur in how industrialized societies treat the environment we will face a crisis. Kowalski offers readers an information packed look into this discordant topic. Ms. Kowalski addresses this subject by presenting a book that traces the major opposing views of global warming. The author addresses the most significant effects that increasing temperatures might cause. On the other hand, the author of this well researched work presents the more skeptical critics who either doubt the reality of global warming or rebut the more dire predictions attendant to it. Throughout this volume in the "Open for Debate" series, the reader is bombarded with facts, figures, and scientific opinion. While comprehensive in its coverage, if there is a weakness in this book, it rests in the reliance upon sometimes complex information without an appropriate writer's eye. This is a good book for a reader who has a keen interest in science, but it may well not have lasting appeal for a less interested reader. This criticism aside, Global Warming is a book that will serve as a resource for readers interested in or researching the vital issue it examines. 2004, Benchmark Books, Ages 12 up.
Editorials
Children's Literature
The global impact of the degradation of the ozone layer through manmade emissions continues to be one of the most pressing environmental dilemmas facing life on earth. The concept of global warming is one that generates differing viewpoints. Political leaders like President George Bush publicly deny the reality of global warming. Conversely, environmentalists insist that unless changes occur in how industrialized societies treat the environment we will face a crisis. Kowalski offers readers an information packed look into this discordant topic. Ms. Kowalski addresses this subject by presenting a book that traces the major opposing views of global warming. The author addresses the most significant effects that increasing temperatures might cause. On the other hand, the author of this well researched work presents the more skeptical critics who either doubt the reality of global warming or rebut the more dire predictions attendant to it. Throughout this volume in the "Open for Debate" series, the reader is bombarded with facts, figures, and scientific opinion. While comprehensive in its coverage, if there is a weakness in this book, it rests in the reliance upon sometimes complex information without an appropriate writer's eye. This is a good book for a reader who has a keen interest in science, but it may well not have lasting appeal for a less interested reader. This criticism aside, Global Warming is a book that will serve as a resource for readers interested in or researching the vital issue it examines. 2004, Benchmark Books, Ages 12 up.—Greg M. Romaneck