(3) YA Planet under Pressure series. Each of these titles presents a reasonably comprehensive overview of the competing environmental and economic pressures humans have exerted on our planet. The dire scenarios of dwindling water supplies, burgeoning population, and careless or inadvertent slaughter of animal species are daunting. The questions raised far outweigh the solutions proposed, but students will get a decent introduction to these issues. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Planet under Pressure titles: Animals under Threat, Water, and Climate Change.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(3) YA Planet under Pressure series. Each of these titles presents a reasonably comprehensive overview of the competing environmental and economic pressures humans have exerted on our planet. The dire scenarios of dwindling water supplies, burgeoning population, and careless or inadvertent slaughter of animal species are daunting. The questions raised far outweigh the solutions proposed, but students will get a decent introduction to these issues. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Planet under Pressure titles: Animals under Threat, Water, and Climate Change.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(3) YA Planet under Pressure series. Each of these titles presents a reasonably comprehensive overview of the competing environmental and economic pressures humans have exerted on our planet. The dire scenarios of dwindling water supplies, burgeoning population, and careless or inadvertent slaughter of animal species are daunting. The questions raised far outweigh the solutions proposed, but students will get a decent introduction to these issues. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Planet under Pressure titles: Animals under Threat, Water, and Climate Change.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(3) YA Planet under Pressure series. This book touches on a wide range of human health issues, from depression to malaria, aspirin to chemotherapy, Black Death to HIV/AIDS. Although the issues are not analyzed in depth, readers will come away with a reasonably comprehensive overview of topics such as the socioeconomic factors faced by developing nations. Many graphs and photos provide additional information. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin