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Fleischman, Paul,

Eyes wide open : going behind the environmental headlines / Paul Fleischman. - First edition. - Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2014. - 203 pages; illustrations; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-179), filmography (page 180) and index.

Part 1. Noticing. Optical illusions -- The essentials -- My town/your town -- Part 2. Perception. Vested interests -- Common sense -- Out of sight -- In the now -- Backstory: The oil embargo -- Part 3. Defense mechanisms. Denial -- Projection -- Regression -- Part 4. Systems. Democracy -- Capitalism -- Backstory: Ozone -- Part 5. Attitudes. Science to the rescue -- Never retreat -- No limits -- Losing control -- Backstory: Kyoto -- Part 6. Eyes abroad and ahead. Conflict -- Chindia -- Fixes -- Coming soon -- How to weigh information -- Source notes -- Glossary.

"We're living in an aha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. The result: a population and lifestyle never seen before. 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. This book explains it. Using politics, psychology, and history for altitude, Eyes Wide Open shows how to see the principles driving events and attitudes, from vested interests to denial to big-country syndrome. Here's the briefing you need to comprehend the twenty-first century."--Back cover.

Young adult.

Junior Library Guild selection Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K--12 Award, 2015 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015

ISBN: 9780763671020 0763671029 9780763675455 0763675458

Source: Candlewick Pr, C/O Random House Childrens Customer Service 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975

LCCN: 2013953458

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Environmental protection--Juvenile literature.
Environmental quality--Juvenile literature.
Environmentalism--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: TD170.15 / .F54 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 363.7