Defining and Discussing Climate Change

Explore the evidence and opinions behind the headlines on climate change. Read scientific explanations about the causes and effects of Earth’s changing climate and understand the political context. Then, decide where YOU stand on this important issue.

The Shaping the Debate series is designed to help readers in grades 5-9 understand social issues from multiple viewpoints and to articulate their own opinions. Each book in this series explains the title issue and how it affects people and policy; introduces people and movements involved in bringing awareness to the issue; highlights applicable major U.S. laws, judicial decisions, and progressive to moderate to conservative viewpoints; and touches on global implications of activism, awareness, and policy change | Explore the evidence and opinions behind the headlines on climate change. Read scientific explanations about the causes and effects of Earth’s changing climate and understand the political context. Then, decide where YOU stand on this important issue. | With attention-grabbing introductions and striking photographs, this series gives readers plenty of information to understand both sides of major debates. Covering facts, court cases, laws, opinions, important milestones, and larger political contexts, the books make the impact of these issue clear. While primarily focused on the United States, each volume does offer a look at more global views. The ­layout and design of these books really make them stand out, with formats that vary from page to page. Information is presented in a variety of ways—detailed captions, graphs, maps, charts, statistics, illustrations—and traditional blocks of text rarely run more than half a page, making this series accessible to readers who may struggle to get through so much information. VERDICT An exceptional and effective series. - SLJ Fall 2019 | Explore the evidence and opinions behind the headlines on climate change. Read scientific explanations about the causes and effects of Earth’s changing climate and understand the political context. Learn about responses to climate change in the United States and around the world. Then, decide where YOU stand on this important issue.