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4 Responses to “A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids: Understanding Climate Change and What You Can Do About It”

1. Guillermo Callejon says:

   March 21, 2010 at 4:07 am

   I want my grandchildren to read this book, and I hope their parents will too. All our futures are involved.
   Rating: 5 / 5
2. Christina Doherty says:

   March 21, 2010 at 5:57 am

   In a culture where global warming and being green are becoming household names, A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids helps to deshroud some of the mystery of these terms– and in language that we can ALL understand without having a science degree.

   If you are a parent- buy this book. If you are an educator- buy this book. If you are a kid- get your parent’s permission- and then buy this book. Definitely if you are a politician… please BUY THIS BOOK.
   
   The pictures are terrific, and it’s chock full of great activities to expand upon the text. A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids is a great resource for the classroom, or the family library.

   Written by two authors who practice what they preach in green living, this book will empower you to make green choices in your life, but also to know WHY they matter. A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids isn’t scary and full of doomsday– it’s a book full of common language explanations and sends a message of hope for our planet, written for our future–our kids.
   Rating: 5 / 5
3. Dawn Kowalchuk says:

   March 21, 2010 at 8:22 am

   This is an important and accessible book that clearly defines climate change and explores the many ways it is adversely affecting our world. It provides interesting examples of things people are already doing to fight climate change. Even better, it suggests positive action items that will inspire and teach children and their families how to become part of the solution. A valuable resource and idea book that belongs in every library, as well as every 6th, 7th and 8th grade science and social studies classroom!
   Rating: 5 / 5
4. Carol Steinhart says:

   March 21, 2010 at 9:19 am

   This seems to be a fine and timely book. I confess I did not read it in its entirety, I only browsed the random selections offered online. However, I was greatly disturbed by the assertion in the very first selection offered that carbon monoxide is the ugly black smoke that comes from…whatever. It contrasts carbon monoxide with carbon dioxide, which is invisible, has no odor, etc. WRONG WRONG WRONG! Carbon monoxide is every bit as invisible and odorless as carbon dioxide! This is a very concerning error, and I hope there are no more of them to weaken the book.
   Rating: 4 / 5