21 April 2022
Happy Earth Day! To celebrate Earth Day this year and to promote environmental protection, we would like to feature some wonderful books with our readers about industries and how they affect our planet.
Reading about environment is one of the best ways to learn more, not just about the situation on our planet, but also about the ways each of us can contribute with small things every day to make a big difference.
Image below: 123 seriously smart things you need to know about the climate by Matilda Masters
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
The book documents the adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting the industry's marketing claims unquestioningly. In 2006, Silent Spring was named one of the 25 greatest science books of all time by the editors of Discover magazine.
123 seriously smart things you need to know about the climate by Matilda Masters
Mathilda Masters is an explorer. She has made her passion her profession and is now professionally discovering new continents and countries. When Mathilda is not exploring, she is writing about her adventures. And when those adventures are not adventurous enough, she simply makes them up. Louize Perdieus studied graphic and illustration design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. As a freelance illustrator, she makes both children's books and drawings on demand. Her illustrations are layered and spiced with humour, and are loved and appreciated by people of all ages.
Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes by Dana Thomas
Fashionopolis is the definitive book on the cost of fast fashion, and a blueprint for how we get to a more sustainable future.
Fashion has blighted our planet. Today, one out of six people on earth work in fashion, churning out 100 billion garments a year. Yet 98 percent of them do not earn a living wage, and 2.1 billion tonnes of clothing is thrown away annually. The clothing industry's exploitation of fellow humans and the environment has reached epic levels. What should we do?
Rebugging the Planet by Vicki Hird
Meet the intelligent insects, marvellous minibeasts and inspirational invertebrates that bring life to our planet. Discover how we can 'rebug' our attitudes and embrace these brilliant, essential insects, so that we can avoid an 'insectageddon' and help each other thrive.
In Rebugging the Planet, Vicki Hird shows us that bugs are beautiful, inventive and economically invaluable. They are also responsible for pollinating plants, feeding birds, defending crops and cleaning water systems. But with 40% of insect species at risk of extinction and a third more endangered, our planet is headed towards an insect apocalypse. We have to start giving worms, spiders, beetles, ladybirds and butterflies the space they need to flourish!
Enjoy reading!