{"product_id":"eyes-wide-open-going-behind-the-environmental-headlines-paperback","title":"Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Fleischman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVarious\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Fleischman offers teens an environmental wake-up call and a tool kit for decoding the barrage of conflicting information confronting them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe're living in an Ah-Ha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. The result: a population and lifestyle never before seen. The downsides weren't visible for centuries, but now they are. Suddenly everything needs rethinking -- suburbs, cars, fast food, cheap prices. It's a changed world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book explains it. Not with isolated facts, but the principles driving attitudes and events, from vested interests to denial to big-country syndrome. Because money is as important as molecules in the environment, science is joined with politics, history, and psychology to provide the briefing needed to comprehend the 21st century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExtensive back matter, including a glossary, bibliography, and index, as well as numerous references to websites, provides further resources.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Fleischman\u003c\/b\u003e won a Newbery Medal for \u003ci\u003eJoyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices\u003c\/i\u003e and a Newbery Honor for \u003ci\u003eGraven Images\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of numerous books, including picture books, young adult fiction, poetry, plays, and nonfiction. Paul Fleischman lives in Santa Cruz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765402763552,"sku":"9780763675455","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c27580cd144583a17f9e2be14458f1d1.webp?v=1780268480","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/eyes-wide-open-going-behind-the-environmental-headlines-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}