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A review by whatninaread
Every Day Is Earth Day: Simple Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by Harriet Dyer
3.0
In Every Day is Earth Day, Harriet Dyer gives a primer for those concerned about global warming and their carbon footprint. Dyer opens with facts and figures about the realities of climate change and the science behind it. She has done a good job of making the information easily understandable to the reader while not sugar coating the problems we are facing. Dyer also presents actionable items that we as individuals can undertake to reduce our carbon foot print. The actions are divided by area of life, such as food, travel, or cleaning. Given the large number of suggestions provided it's likely that everyone will be able to find at least a few steps they can take to reduce their carbon output.
The book was well designed, with graphics and images throughout. Most information is presented in easily digestible bullets or infographics, rather than in lengthy paragraphs that might bog down a reader who is new to the subject.
I was disappointed that there were not any citations or references included in the book. I understand that this is a popular science book, not targeted at academia, but sources should always be provided when presenting scientific data and statistics to the reader. It increases the author's credibility and gives the reader an easy way to start to do additional research if they wish.
If you've long been concerned about climate change or have done significant research on the subject, this probably isn't the book for you, but it is a great introductory guidebook to the topic. While Every Day is Earth Day would definitely be of interest to an adult audience, I also believe it would be great for high school aged readers (perhaps as part of a science curriculum) given how accessible Dyer has made the subject.
Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
The book was well designed, with graphics and images throughout. Most information is presented in easily digestible bullets or infographics, rather than in lengthy paragraphs that might bog down a reader who is new to the subject.
I was disappointed that there were not any citations or references included in the book. I understand that this is a popular science book, not targeted at academia, but sources should always be provided when presenting scientific data and statistics to the reader. It increases the author's credibility and gives the reader an easy way to start to do additional research if they wish.
If you've long been concerned about climate change or have done significant research on the subject, this probably isn't the book for you, but it is a great introductory guidebook to the topic. While Every Day is Earth Day would definitely be of interest to an adult audience, I also believe it would be great for high school aged readers (perhaps as part of a science curriculum) given how accessible Dyer has made the subject.
Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.