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Every breath we take : a book about air / Maya Ajmera, Dominique Browning ; with foreword by Julianne Moore.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781580896160 (hardcover) :
- ISBN: 1580896162
- Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Watertown, Massachusetts : Charlesbridge, 2016, ©2016.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Moms Clean Air Force." |
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| Subject: | Air quality > Juvenile literature. Air > Pollution > Juvenile literature. |
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2016 March #2
Air: a fundamental source of life that people take for granted, even as they depend on it. By making air visible through plentiful illustrations and simple examples in the text, Ajmera and Browning remind readers to be responsible for this important resource. Each two-page spread describes a trait of air: it carries sound, it moves, it can be felt and seen. Photographs of people, plants, animals, and the planet visually support these traits, depicting faces and places that all readers will recognize and relate to. Air fills balloons and bubbles, makes kites fly, blows an umbrella inside out, and turns windmills to create energy. The dangers of air pollution are described, as well as ways to prevent and repair the damage humans have caused. Blending simple science concepts about the nature of air with pictures that bring it all home, this book will inspire readers to take care of this crucial, wonderful, ubiquitous element. Explanatory panels at the end provide supplementary information in an FAQ format. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews. - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2017 Spring
Foreword by Julianne Moore. This photo-essay's cleanly designed double-page spreads feature crisp, compelling photos, many of children from different (unidentified) cultures. In their simple, straightforward text, Ajmera (Be My Neighbor) and Browning introduce oxygen's properties (it carries sound and smells) and functions (life on Earth depends on it), with emphasis on the importance of clean air. An appended section expands on the concepts. Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2016 January #1
Sentences of large-print text and colorful stock photographs move from the ubiquity of air to pollution to fighting pollution. After an upbeat foreword from actor Julianne Moore, who mentions, among other things, that "kids are smart," it is a letdown to realize that most of the pages that follow are generalized truisms about air that only the youngest children may not have graspedâthat air goes out "when a baby screams"; that all creatures and all plants need air; that wind is moving air; that air carries sounds and smells. The book then amps up the complexity with the statement that "air looks and smells bad when it is dirty. That's called air pollution." Nevertheless, an older child might enjoy reading the book to a younger one and explaining such photographs as one with solar panels and another showing a child using an inhaler. Both text and photographs are winners in terms of gender equality, multiculturalism, and ethnic diversity. After the final comparison of cle an air to love, there are two pages with a little more specific information, such as a simple explanation of air's composition and the cool fact that children take about twice as many breaths as adults. However, even here there are too many sentences reiterating the fact that clean air is important. A prettily packaged bit of environmentalism for the youngest readers from a writing team of children's health advocates. (Informational picture book. 3-7) Copyright Kirkus 2015 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - School Library Connection : School Library Connection Reviews 2016 November
Although the intentions behind this book (some proceeds from which will go toward the Moms Clean Air Force) are respectable, the text ultimately falls flat. Short sentences in a large font combined with stock photographs on glossy paper make for an appealing look. However, the text is generic and too repetitive, offering up little to no new information about clean air, pollution, or climate change to school-age children. Two pages of back matter provide more detail than the main text and could have been used in its place.
- Grades PreK-2 - Jessica Zubik - Not Recommended - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2016 April
PreS-Gr 2âThis book from the Moms Clean Air Force is a beautiful effort to inform and inspire children to care for the environment. The clear, brightly colored photographs feature a diverse cast of young children and animals engaging in outside activities, while the text explains the features and importance of clean air. The overall message is that every living organism on Earth needs clean air to survive. The straightforward sentences explain basic concepts about air, such as its ability to carry sound. Every child can relate to the narrative and photos, but adults can use the supplementary information at the back of the book to further inform children about the causes and effects of air pollution with suggestions to improve or prevent additional air damage. VERDICT This title serves as a solid introduction to young readers' study of basic human needs.âMaggie Chase, Boise State University, ID
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