The Resource An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming, Al Gore
An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming, Al Gore
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The item An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming, Al Gore represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- This young readers' version of the recent documentary film's companion adult volume cuts the page count by about a third but preserves the original's cogent message and many of its striking visuals. After explaining that his interest in the environment predates even his mother's reading of Silent Spring aloud to him as a teenager, Gore proceeds to document steeply rising carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere, and then to link that to accelerating changes in temperature and precipitation patterns worldwide. Using easy-to-grasp graphics and revealing before-and-after photos, he shows how glaciers and ice shelves are disappearing all over the globe with alarming speed, pointing to profound climate changes and increased danger from rising sea levels in the near future. O'Connor rephrases Gore's arguments in briefer, simpler language without compromising their flow, plainly intending to disturb readers rather than frighten them. He writes measured, matter-of-fact prose, letting facts and trends speak for themselves but, suggesting that "what happens locally has worldwide consequences," he closes with the assertion that we will all have to "change the way we live our lives." Like the film, this title may leave readers to look elsewhere for both documentation and for specific plans of action, but as an appeal to reason it's as polished and persuasive as it can be
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Revised edition.
- Extent
- 191 pages
- Note
- Adaptation of: An inconvenient truth / by Al Gore. 2006
- Contents
-
- Hurricane watch
- ch. 5.
- Extremely wet, extremely dry
- ch. 6.
- The ends of the Earth : the North Pole
- ch. 7.
- The ends of the Earth : the South Pole
- ch. 8.
- A new atlas?
- ch. 9.
- Introduction
- Deep trouble
- ch. 10.
- Hazardous to your health
- ch. 11.
- Off balance
- ch. 12.
- Collision course
- ch. 13.
- Technology's side effects
- ch. 14.
- ch. 1.
- "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt"
- ch. 15.
- Crisis = opportunity
- Acknowledgments
- Credits
- Index
- Our changing planet
- ch. 2.
- A silent alarm
- ch. 3.
- Cold, hard evidence
- ch. 4.
- Isbn
- 9780670062720
- Label
- An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming
- Title
- An inconvenient truth
- Title remainder
- the crisis of global warming
- Statement of responsibility
- Al Gore
- Subject
-
- Climatic changes -- Juvenile literature
- Environmental protection
- Environmental protection -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- trueGlobal warming
- Global warming
- trueGlobal warming -- Government policy
- Global warming -- Juvenile literature
- trueGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- Climatic changes
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- United States
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This young readers' version of the recent documentary film's companion adult volume cuts the page count by about a third but preserves the original's cogent message and many of its striking visuals. After explaining that his interest in the environment predates even his mother's reading of Silent Spring aloud to him as a teenager, Gore proceeds to document steeply rising carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere, and then to link that to accelerating changes in temperature and precipitation patterns worldwide. Using easy-to-grasp graphics and revealing before-and-after photos, he shows how glaciers and ice shelves are disappearing all over the globe with alarming speed, pointing to profound climate changes and increased danger from rising sea levels in the near future. O'Connor rephrases Gore's arguments in briefer, simpler language without compromising their flow, plainly intending to disturb readers rather than frighten them. He writes measured, matter-of-fact prose, letting facts and trends speak for themselves but, suggesting that "what happens locally has worldwide consequences," he closes with the assertion that we will all have to "change the way we live our lives." Like the film, this title may leave readers to look elsewhere for both documentation and for specific plans of action, but as an appeal to reason it's as polished and persuasive as it can be
- Awards note
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2008.
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gore, Al
- Dewey number
- 363.73874
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- 1070L
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- Interest level
- UG
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
- 7.4
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Global warming
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- Climatic changes
- Environmental protection
- Global warming
- Global warming
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- Climatic changes
- Environmental protection
- Global warming
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- United States
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming, Al Gore
- Note
- Adaptation of: An inconvenient truth / by Al Gore. 2006
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Hurricane watch
- ch. 5.
- Extremely wet, extremely dry
- ch. 6.
- The ends of the Earth : the North Pole
- ch. 7.
- The ends of the Earth : the South Pole
- ch. 8.
- A new atlas?
- ch. 9.
- Introduction
- Deep trouble
- ch. 10.
- Hazardous to your health
- ch. 11.
- Off balance
- ch. 12.
- Collision course
- ch. 13.
- Technology's side effects
- ch. 14.
- ch. 1.
- "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt"
- ch. 15.
- Crisis = opportunity
- Acknowledgments
- Credits
- Index
- Our changing planet
- ch. 2.
- A silent alarm
- ch. 3.
- Cold, hard evidence
- ch. 4.
- Control code
- 635630
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- Revised edition.
- Extent
- 191 pages
- Isbn
- 9780670062720
- Lccn
- 2006103242
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, color maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780670062720
- (OCoLC)99075270
- Label
- An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming, Al Gore
- Note
- Adaptation of: An inconvenient truth / by Al Gore. 2006
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Hurricane watch
- ch. 5.
- Extremely wet, extremely dry
- ch. 6.
- The ends of the Earth : the North Pole
- ch. 7.
- The ends of the Earth : the South Pole
- ch. 8.
- A new atlas?
- ch. 9.
- Introduction
- Deep trouble
- ch. 10.
- Hazardous to your health
- ch. 11.
- Off balance
- ch. 12.
- Collision course
- ch. 13.
- Technology's side effects
- ch. 14.
- ch. 1.
- "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt"
- ch. 15.
- Crisis = opportunity
- Acknowledgments
- Credits
- Index
- Our changing planet
- ch. 2.
- A silent alarm
- ch. 3.
- Cold, hard evidence
- ch. 4.
- Control code
- 635630
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- Revised edition.
- Extent
- 191 pages
- Isbn
- 9780670062720
- Lccn
- 2006103242
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, color maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780670062720
- (OCoLC)99075270
Subject
- Climatic changes -- Juvenile literature
- Environmental protection
- Environmental protection -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- trueGlobal warming
- Global warming
- trueGlobal warming -- Government policy
- Global warming -- Juvenile literature
- trueGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- Climatic changes
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- United States
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
Genre
Included in
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Older Readers Category: 2008
- trueGreen Prize for Sustainable Literature: Adult Awards
- trueSTEAM - Science : Fiction and Nonfiction for Grades 6-8
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