I really enjoyed this book. It was different than anything else I've read recently. I couldn't put it down! I will keep an eye out for this author's future work!

Thanks to Netgalley and Albatros Media for the ARC of this!

This covers an important topic, but it was pretty heavily moralizing. Jane who is (or at least seems to be) depressed, because she makes the bad decision to have few friends (and to then seek friends online), and to eat packaged foods, needs only to get out in the sun and eat vegetables to be cured. I’ve seen suggestions that palm oil is damaging to the planet but perhaps *less damaging* that other alternative foods, yet the author paints a very bleak picture of what individual’s choices are doing to the planet as a whole. My kid loved that there was a QR code 😂 he’s very easily amused, I liked the art style and some of the points being made, but found it rubbed me the wrong way somewhat. Maybe that’s my own need for growth, maybe it’s the tone the author took, I can’t say.

This book tackles some massively important topics - climate change and global warming - and explores them in a way that is easy for younger readers to understand. However, instead of presenting just the cold, hard, and very scary facts, the author takes a somewhat preachy tone by introducing a fictional character, Jane, who likes to shop, use electronics, and eat fast food . . . so, basically, you and everyone you know. Instead of showing how Jane's habits are harming the world around her, the author chooses to focus on how they harm Jane:

"Her body and soul were simply exhausted."

Oh, my. Poor Jane. But once she drinks some water, and sits outside for a while, everything is okay.

I wish the author had just stuck to the importance of all the changes happening to our planet and what we can do about them. Take out the bits about Jane (and her soul), and I'd give this 4-5 stars.

There is so much I love about Nature by Joli Hannah. The book's illustrations are colorful, detailed, and will catch the eye of all young readers. The text does not talk down to young people but rather empowers them to be activists. Pages on environmental issues like commercial fishing, farming, and deforestation are relevant and powerful. The book is informative while maintaining a hopeful and empowering tone throughout. Highly recommended for elementary (and perhaps larger middle school) collections.

I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are my own opinions.

I very much enjoyed this eye-opening book. I was worried it would come of more preachy than factual, but it was written in a fashion that children will understand and yet not hate their parents for owning an iPad. Hopefully, we are learning more from how stupid politicians sound when they deny global warming