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Cargando... Why the Wind Blows: A History of Weather and Global Warming (edición 2007)por Matthys Levy, Sue Storey (Ilustrador)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Poorly written and disjointed, this book does at least have some interesting historical stories to tell. With the help of a good editor, it's possible Levy could have told them well. However, the book has significant problems. Touted as a science book, it alternates between English and metric measurements, sometimes given one and sometimes both, and sometimes using terms of measurement like "mps" without defining whether the author means miles, meters, or some other unit. The author seems to somewhat confuse issues related more to geography than to climate or weather. The stories related to the Titanic and to Stanley and Livinstone make little case that is related to global warming or global weather patterns as opposed to local geography and climate, for example. There are no citations, no sources given for almost any claims or statistics, and there are terms in bold throughout the book with no glossary or definitions to explain them. In this day of advanced graphics, there is no reason why the diagrams and illustrations should be hand drawn, hand lettered, and not always directly related to the text. Furthermore, Levy makes claims of world-wide change based on single event anecdotes, all the while jumping around in chronology and topic without much coherence. I am reasonably well-versed in global warming science and concerns, and they frighten me a great deal; I am not trying to dismiss what Levy is conveying. I only wish he had done it better to get his desired message across to readers in a more compelling, more coherent, and more authoritative. Don't be fooled by its size: Why the Wind Blows packs more information and entertainment into its 192 pages than do many larger, similar offerings written for popular audiences. The book is an introduction into how wind and other weather patterns help create life on earth as we know it. But instead of penning just another dry science text, Levy has stumbled upon the neat idea of using historical anecdotes to explain and illustrate the science behind the topics he's discussing. Magellan's voyage illustrates oceanic currents, the race to climb the Matterhorn, glacial formation; and Hurricane Katrina, the deleterious effects of global warming, for instance. Levy's text walks the fine line between being overly technical and overly simplistic with grace, and although I, as an adult, thoroughly enjoyed the read, I imagine this book would also be well suited to grade- and middle-schoolers as well. (My only caveat is that some of the illustrations seem only tangentially related to the text where they appear, but adults will probably catch the gist anyway and younger readers will appreciate their being there regardless.) End verdict: Why the Wind Blows is well worth the read for anyone interested in climate change and if you've read An Inconvenient Truth, you'll probably appreciate this book for the deeper insight it can give readers on weather in general. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Through the use of true stories of exploration, Why the Wind Blows looks at how these adventures were influenced by the weather and man's ignorance of its consequences. The science of meteorology is gently interspersed throughout the text, so that understanding weather becomes an integral part of the stories. Concluding with the influence of modern civilization on the changing climate and its world-altering consequences, the author challenges the reader to take action now to alter the effects of global warming on future generations. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I would recommend this book for all ages to read. You will get a better idea of what we are facing in the years to come if we don't start taking better care of our world. ( )