- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Puffin (4 Jun 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141323345
- ISBN-13: 978-0141323343
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 569,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From what makes Earth so special, to how scientists know for sure our climate is changing, why it's a big deal for everyone and what we can all do right now to make a difference, green expert Leo Hickman is ready to answer all your questions.
Will Jellyfish Rule the World? breaks down the causes and effects of climate change in a fresh, fun and easy-to-follow format. Packed with practical everyday things we can all do right now to make a difference, Will Jellyfish Rule the World? is a comprehensive, easy-to-use eco-handbook for budding classroom environmentalists everywhere.
About the Author
Leo Hickman is a weekly columnist for the Guardian. His hands-on approach to green living is honest and inspiring. He has written several books for adults including the best-selling A Life Stripped Bare: My Year Trying to Live Ethically and A Good Life.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Please ignore the rather childish review below from the person who hasn't even taken the time to read this book, but who still persists with the undeserved personal attacks. (Why bother even submitting a review if you have nothing constructive to offer other than a mirror of your own personal hang-ups?)
I have read this book and, whilst I agree with the other reviewer that it is certainly for children at the older end of the 9-12 age group, I would recommend it to any parent or teacher who wants to introduce the (often very complicated) subject of climate change to an interested child. The book isn't all doom and gloom as some might fear. It actually paints a very balanced of the issue: the science, the implications, and the likely solutions. This is probably about as stripped down a take on climate change that is possible without a book becoming largely meaningless. We have to try and talk about these important issues with children at some stage and this is a fine way to begin.
I have read this book and, whilst I agree with the other reviewer that it is certainly for children at the older end of the 9-12 age group, I would recommend it to any parent or teacher who wants to introduce the (often very complicated) subject of climate change to an interested child. The book isn't all doom and gloom as some might fear. It actually paints a very balanced of the issue: the science, the implications, and the likely solutions. This is probably about as stripped down a take on climate change that is possible without a book becoming largely meaningless. We have to try and talk about these important issues with children at some stage and this is a fine way to begin.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've been looking at books on Climate Change with a view to putting together a list of titles that teachers of primary age children (5-11) might find useful. I was alerted to this book by an article that Leo Hickman wrote in the Guardian. Though I've bought this book I'm not entirely sure I'd recommend it to primary teachers. There's an awful lot of information here which I did not find immediately accessible - though I will give it a bit more reading time. Maybe very bright and interested top of KS2/ KS3 (ages 10 - 14) children would use it themselves. The book has something of the feel of `Horrible Geographies' - though probably with a little less quirkiness. Ten out of five for the title which definitely hooked me in. From this title I was expecting a different kind of book and I ended up feeling let down.
2 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Leo Hickman is a tabloid level Guardian journalist who writes eco fluff. He has no science qualifications and simply doesn't understand the subject. Even children will see through this nonsense immediately.
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