Let's Think About Sustainable Energy (Heinemann InfoSearch: Let's Think About) - Softcover

Parker, Vic

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1484602978 ISBN 13: 9781484602973

Publisher: Heinemann, 2014

Synopsis

This book helps children to develop critical thinking and debating skills. It examines the topic of sustainable energy in a lively and accessible way. Information is presented to help readers deliberate, debate, and decide for themselves. The book looks at the importance of sustainable energy, the pros and cons of different methods, and how sustainable energy is likely to develop in the future.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Gr 4-7-This series strives to strengthen critical thinking skills by encouraging readers to consider both sides of various issues. The authors present advantages and disadvantages of current and compelling topics, such as the effects of social media, pitfalls of advertising, and pros and cons of animal testing. The language is simple and straightforward, but this series isn't as engaging as others on the subject, and while it does ask questions ("What do you think?") and gives five short tips for forming arguments in a "Debate It!" section, it does not go too deeply into rhetorical devices. In addition, the set sometimes makes unsupported claims (such as "Advertising may be partly to blame for the piles of trash in the world's landfills."). Not an essential purchase for collections that already cover these topics.α(c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heinemann
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1484602978
• ISBN 13: 9781484602973
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48