Diane Z. Shore

Thanksgiving family read-aloud picture book binge.

Spanning centuries, pretty nature pictures are encroached upon by industrialization, population explosion, corporate malfeasance, and mass pollution. But all we have to do is recycle our water bottles and plant some trees and problem solved? Too simplistic even for a children's book, especially once the authors have broached some pretty major topics.

And the whole thing is told in annoying couplets. Ugh.

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This is a great book for teachers to use for Earth Day.

This a great book to introduce ideas of equality and the civil rights movement. The book does a good job addressing these topics - and many others - head on with little to no sugar coating. It does this through the blunt language combined with beautiful illustrations depicting what is being discussed in the text.Students of all levels can find enjoyment in the story line. In other words, it's a book that can bring the whole class together without leaving any students behind.