Eyes Wide Open, Paul Fleischman
Eyes Wide Open, Paul Fleischman
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Eyes Wide Open
Going Behind the Environmental Headlines

Author: Paul Fleischman

Narrator: Paul Fleischman

Unabridged: 3 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/23/2014


Synopsis

What's really going on with the environment - in our own backyards and the wider world? Conflicting information is offered by websites, magazines, and documentaries that blur the line between news and opinion. Not every report is reliable; not every interest group is actually composed of concerned citizens. In this dynamic account, award-winning author Paul Fleischman arms teens with the basic tools to uncover vested interests and falsehoods by vetting sources, following the money, and checking references so that they can make informed decisions about what actions to take in the worldwide battle against climate change, overconsumption, and dwindling resources.

About Paul Fleischman

Paul Fleischman has written novels, plays, poetry, and nonfiction. He has received the Newbery Medal, been a finalist for the National Book Award, and was the U.S. nominee for the 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Award.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Edward

This is a title I would love to see high schools select as a "one book, one school" read so it can be discussed at length and hopefully spark some organized action. It's one of the most challenging, provocative, and cogently written books about the world's current and coming environmental crises. Fl......more

Goodreads review by Richie

Richie’s Picks: EYES WIDE OPEN: GOING BEHIND THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES by Paul Fleischman, Candlewick, September 2014, 208p., ISBN: 978-0-7636-7102-0 “Oh mercy, mercy me Ah things ain’t what they used to be What about this overcrowded land How much more abuse from man can she stand?” -- Marvin Gaye “Who......more