Franklin Watts ISBN 978144516600-1 £12.99
This book is for children aged 9 to 11 years old and provides a very useful addition to the Ecographics series of books. As pollution affects every part of the globe, from the deep oceans to the remote deserts, this is a very hot topic for the young as the huge environmental challenges are seen as issues that will affect their future. This book increases the awareness of the pollution problem and enables the reader to see the challenges ahead with up to date factual information and statistics. The ‘Case Studies’ in this book are very well chosen and the excellent illustrations help the reader understand the problems that face us all today and will do in the future. The very good introduction on ‘What is Pollution is followed by double page spreads on Water, Oceans, Landfill, Air, Nuclear, Light and Sound Pollution. In the final pages there is also a double page spread on reducing pollution and this is followed by an excellent glossary and a page on Further Reading and Websites. This book is a must for all KS2 classrooms and school libraries at this time when children have, in many cases, become the champions of the environment.
Paul Baker