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Tackling the issue of global warming head-on for a teen audience, this acclaimed book examines the science behind it, the history of climate change on our planet, and the ways in which humans have affected the current crisis we face.
It's Getting Hot in Here takes an in-depth look at the facts: how we got where we are today as a planet, how we know that the climate is changing, and what can be done in order to avoid making the situation even worse. We are changing our global environment--but it's not too late to take action now to ensure a brighter future for us all.
The acclaimed author Bridget Heos takes a hard look at the facts surrounding global warming--tackling history, science, politics, and economics, while also providing hope that each of us can be the change that makes a difference in the world climate crisis.
"Well-researched and comprehensible, it's an alarming, but never alarmist, examination of a critical topic." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Author Notes
Bridget Heos is the author of more than sixty nonfiction children's titles, including Stronger Than Steel , which was named a Junior Library Guild selection. Bridget lives in Kansas City with her husband and four children. Visit her website at www.authorbridgetheos.com .
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 6-9-Dismissing climate change skeptics as politically motivated, Heos surveys observational evidence that global warming is altering our "perfect world" and that the historically recent increases in our atmosphere's carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are due to human agency. She also presents ominous future scenarios featuring larger and more frequent storms, heat waves, and famines, plus rising tides of global warming "refugees" displaced by flooding coastlines. Along with tallying governmental and other broad initiatives designed to reduce the production of said gases, the author includes "Be the Change" suggestions that readers can undertake themselves. Though this work undeniably addresses an issue of serious universal concern, it's well behind the curve in the currency of its information; figures for atmospheric carbon dioxide are dated December 2013 but come from a site that updates weekly, for instance, and the author mentions only the 2012 winners of the Environmental Youth Awards. Few if any of the dated sources cited in the endnotes will be less than two years old by the time of publication. Moreover, young activists are unlikely to find anything new or inspirational in the generalized suggestions to take quicker showers, move the household thermostat up or down one degree, buy used clothing rather than new, and so forth. VERDICT Worthy but, at best, supplementary to the young readers' edition of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth (Viking, 2007) and other more recent titles.-John Peters, Children's Literature Consultant, New York City © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
"When it comes to global warming and whether or not it's being caused by human actions, the verdict is in. There is no reasonable doubt." Heos (Stronger than Silk) doesn't mince words in this self-described "call to action," as she clearly and effectively details the greenhouse effect, the ice ages and mass extinctions of Earth's history, the scientific evidence behind climate change, the ways human activities contributes to it, and the politicization of the topic. Between chapters, "Be the Change" pages gather tips for those interested in reducing their own environmental impact, particularly where emissions are concerned (eat less meat, purchase more used goods). Well-researched and comprehensible, it's an alarming, but never alarmist, examination of a critical topic. Ages 12-up. Agent: Kelly Sonnack, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
A comprehensive introduction to the scientific history and current understandings about climate change. Heos opens her well-organized presentation with a strong statement of the reasons readers need to know about this issue: "Scientists agree that human-induced global warming is well under way, and that it is cause for great concern." Chapter by chapter, she explains what climate is, describes its changing nature since Earth's beginnings, tells how scientists have determined that Earth is warming again, this time as a result of human actions, and suggests reasons for humans' lack of response. Each chapter ends with tips on how to "Be the Change," suggesting what readers can do personally to assess their own energy use; reduce household, fuel, agricultural, industrial, and waste emissions; and spread the word. A concluding section offers further and larger-scale solutions. Even the design of this well-thought-out briefing will remind readers that things are heating up: page numbers are set on red circles; almost every spread includes a red-bordered photograph or other graphic; and the suggestions to take action are printed in white on a red background. Many of the author's sources, listed in an extensive bibliography, are available online. Determined readers can find and follow them up, but most of her revealing statistics are not footnoted. "Rooted in science" and offering teen readers tools for individual action, this is a necessary purchase for most libraries. (bibliography, photo credits, index) (Nonfiction. 12-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
The undeniable fact of climate change is the timely topic of this book, which explains the historical, social, and scientific realities of global warming. The narrative begins with the formation of the universe and the earth though periods of climate change before humans, then discusses civilization's insatiable need for fossil fuels since the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. Heos offers straightforward explanations and directly addresses arguments commonly made by those who deny global warming. Full-color photographs from all corners of the globe depict many places already feeling the effects of rising sea levels and changing weather patterns. Perhaps the most powerful aspect of the book is the Be the Change section at the end of each chapter, which encourages readers to make changes in their own lifestyles to slow the rate of environmental degradation, reinforcing the notion that human actions have a direct effect on the climate. Engaging and relevant, this book urges readers to think about the implications of their actions beyond their own communities.--Anderson, Erin Copyright 2016 Booklist