Who Needs a Forest


Fire? This book by Paula Henson is like two books in one. The first half of this soft- cover features


linocut illustrations and is aimed at teach- ing primary students how the Indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada in California interacted with their forests in the past. The second half looks more like a pri- mary non-fiction text with colourful pho- tographs; discussion questions; and facts about forests, fires, and forest manage- ment. Written in response to the megafires that rip through California each summer, this book urges children to look at for- est fires as a way that once kept the forest ecosystem healthy. There is an extensive online teacher’s guide included with the book that aligns with California state standards. Illustrated by Sue Todd and Emily Underwood. – (KZ) Terra Bella Books, 2021; ISBN: 978-1-7357212- 0-0 (pb); 44 pp., US$15.63 from www.terrabel- labooks.com


action. The authors call on the reader to support local growers, reduce food waste, move to a more plant-based diet, and most importantly, actively share information about climate change with others. This book is very well researched and easy to read. While it extends beyond the scope of most K–12 classrooms, secondary Foods/ Home Economics teachers who are look- ing for a way to bring climate change into their curriculum will find a lot of material here. It is also recommended for anyone wanting to expand their knowledge about global food systems and how we can keep on enjoying the foods we know and love in an uncertain time of global change. By Michael P Hoffman, Carrie Koplinka- Loehr, and Danielle L. Eiseman. – (KZ) Cornell University Press, 2021; ISBN 978- 1501754623 (pb); 264 pp.; US$21.95 from www. Cornellpress.Cornell.edu


The Ecological


of living things such as flower petals, furs, and animal subjects. He is especially inter- ested in showing the differences between soft and hard objects in x-rays. Since Arie does not want to harm living creatures by exposing them to radiation, he has found dead animals on the side of the road, pur- chased animals from taxidermists, and has been gifted dead animals from pet owners. The x-rays in this book (subtitled x-rays of nature’s hidden world) are artfully dis- played and show features and information about creatures that may otherwise be hid- den from the human eye. The images are also paired with engaging facts written originally in Dutch by Jan Paul Schutten and translated into English by Laura Wat- kinson. This collection would be interest- ing to curious eyes of any age. – (AS) Greystone Kids, 2021; ISBN: 978-1-77164- 679-6 (hb); 128 pp.; CDN$27.95 from www. greystonekids.com


Gardener Tools for creating an abundant, healthy garden from the soil up are provided in this instructional book that is full of projects. Learn to


Our Changing Menu Beyond calls to eat local and eat less meat,


food is sometimes left out of the climate change conversation. The authors of this 252-page, softcover book (subtitled climate change and the foods we love and need) put food at the center of this impending change. Beginning with a primer on our food supply and climate change, the book dives into the impacts of climate change on a full-course meal, starting with alco- hol, and then followed by salads, the main course, grains, and, finally, dessert and coffee. For each course, the reader receives some important background informa- tion, then the nitty gritty details about how climate change is impacting specific crops and what needs to change for these important food crops to adapt and survive. The final chapter of the book focuses on


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design a garden, improve soil, choose and cultivate plants, consider natural water catchment, create a wildlife habitat, and manage materials with easy-to-follow instructions and beautiful photos that clearly demonstrate the ideas proposed. A book to be enjoyed by gardeners seeking practical advice on ecological gardening. Subtitled how to create beauty and biodi- versity from the soil up. – (AS) Chelsea Green Publishing, 2021; ISBN 978-1- 64502-007-3 (pb); 216 pp.; US$24.95 from www. chelseagreen.com


Inside In Not everyone


has access to an x-ray machine! So when physicist Arie van‘t Riet acquired a used x-ray unit from a hospital and built a workshop that


stood up to guidelines for radiation safety, he began taking x-rays of things that hadn’t really been x-rayed before. He now x-rays and displays living things or parts


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Drawdown Five years after its release, the most com- prehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming remains a must-have in educators’ libraries and staff rooms. The ultimate coffee-table book, Drawdown contains a rich collection of 100 climate solutions — arranged in the categories of energy, food, women and girls, buildings and cities, land use, transport, materi- als, and coming attractions — that you can return to again and again for inspira- tion and reference material. Each ranked solution includes metrics on gigatons of reduced CO2, net cost, and net savings by 2050, all calculated by a team of expert reviewers. Editor Paul Hawken has also included excerpts from leading environ- mental authors like Janine Benyus, Peter Wohlleben, and Andrea Wulf to infuse this statistics-heavy book with special insights and perspectives on the history of climate change and humans’ relation- ship with nature. Recommended for middle, secondary, and post-secondary learners.– (IS) Penguin Books, 2017; ISBN 978-0-14-313044-4 (pb); 256 pp.; US$23.00 from https://www.penguin- randomhouse.com/


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