Generation Green

August 1, 2008
Gr 9 Up-A thorough yet accessible manual on green living. Sivertsen and her teenage son draw on scientific findings, personal experience, and interviews with celebrities and teens to provide readers with environmentally responsible lifestyle alternatives, from organic cosmetics to natural kitchen cleaners to green career opportunities. The "Five Rs"Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink, Refuseprovide a framework for embracing an alternative to rampant consumerism. The book's incisive voice, using teen idioms, is accessible to those who have little or no background in environmental issues, yet the standards within will likewise engage readers already committed to being green. Though there is no index and the many pop-culture references may hinder the work's longevity, this volume will appeal to the target audience. Chapters are broken into frequent, user-friendly subheadings, and special interviewsmany with energetic, activist teensare clearly designated; decorative illustrations complement the text. Listings of green Web sites, charities, and organizations are included. In addition to being a handy, information-rich companion to Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" (Viking, 2007) and Laurie David and Cambria Gordon's "The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming" (Scholastic, 2007), "Generation Green" is also unique, for its central focus is not to explain the science behind current environmental challenges, but rather to reveal how young people can work to solve those problems in their everyday lives."Farida S. Dowler, Mercer Island Library, WA"

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