Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
"A narrative nonfiction account that explores how Mount Tambora's eruption in 1815 affected the global climate and inspired Mary Shelley's work"--
Review Quotes: A CCBC Choices List Selection!
"Nicholas Day excels at pointing out connections, ironies and paradoxes to young readers, and in
A World Without Summer he skillfully presents the hard science and long-buried emotions around this disaster....
Sharp and vivid." --
The New York Times "
A cinematic, riveting account of a relatively unknown geological event that changed the course of the world." --
The Washington Post ★ "
[A] multifaceted narrative that illustrates how natural disasters affect climate change." --
Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Each element--Tambora, Shelley, the current climate crisis--is seemingly disparate but brought together
brilliantly, made particularly urgent by the interspersed chapters directly addressing the reader." --
The Bulletin, starred review
★ "
A World Without Summer is
a dramatic, enlightening work of nonfiction." --
Shelf Awareness, starred review
★ "Day crafts
a remarkable nonfiction narrative that jumps forward and backward through time and across the globe." --
The Horn Book, starred review
"
A cautionary tale of what we will all face, climate-wise, if we don't heed the warning signs." --
Kirkus Reviews "These stories culminate in a cautionary tale of climate change, with Day occasionally addressing readers directly.
History made engaging and relevant." --
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