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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- 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
- Rev. ed.
- 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
- trueGlobal warming -- Government policy
- trueSocial issues -- Environment | Climate
- Environmental protection
- Global warming
- trueClimate change
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Juvenile literature
- trueNature Writing -- Environmental Issues
- trueGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Government policy
- Environmental protection -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Climatic changes -- Juvenile literature
- truePolitics and global affairs -- Environmental issues and policies
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- trueEnvironmental sciences
- trueEnvironmental protection
- trueClimatology
- trueHuman ecology
- United States
- Global warming -- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- trueGlobal warming
- trueEnvironmental policy
- trueGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueAtmosphere
- trueBooks to movies
- trueScience -- Environmental science | Global warming
- 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
- Summary
- Former vice-president and Nobel prize-winning author Al Gore provides an insightful look at the causes and effects of global warming, and offers everyday solutions we can use to slow down the toll humans have taken on the planet
- Award
- Green Prize for Sustainable Literature: Adult Nonfiction, 2007.
- Awards note
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2008.
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- 163178
- 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
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Melcher Media
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
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- 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
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the planetary emergency of global warming and what we can do about it
- 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
- ocm99075270
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- 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
- (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
- ocm99075270
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- 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
- (OCoLC)99075270
Subject
- trueAtmosphere
- trueBooks to movies
- trueClimate change
- Climatic changes
- Climatic changes -- Juvenile literature
- trueClimatology
- trueEnvironmental policy
- Environmental protection
- trueEnvironmental protection
- Environmental protection -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- trueEnvironmental sciences
- Global warming
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- trueGlobal warming -- Government policy
- Global warming -- Juvenile literature
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- trueGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- trueGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Government policy
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Juvenile literature
- trueHuman ecology
- Juvenile works
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueNature Writing -- Environmental Issues
- truePolitics and global affairs -- Environmental issues and policies
- trueScience -- Environmental science | Global warming
- trueSocial issues -- Environment | Climate
- United States
Genre
- trueBooks to movies
- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueNature Writing
- truePolitics and global affairs
- trueScience
- trueSocial issues
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
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
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