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Facts, Not Fear: Teaching Children About the Environment Paperback – November 1, 1996

by Michael Sanera (Author), Jane S. Shaw (Author)

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Facts, Not Fear is a guidebook countering the irresponsible claims of environmental extremists, giving a more balanced view of the many environmental issues encountered today. In simple, non-technical language, authors Michael Sanera and Jane Shaw explain the myths and facts concerning many major environmental topics, and show you how to set the record straight.
Each of the 20 topical chapters was reviewed by acknowledged experts, and include answers to questions about the environment commonly asked by children and suggestions for easy-to-do activities.

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269 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Regnery Publishing
Publication date

November 1, 1996
Dimensions

7.5 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches
ISBN-10

0895262932
ISBN-13

978-0895262936
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Regnery Publishing; 2nd edition (November 1, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 269 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0895262932
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0895262936
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.16 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,549,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #9,695 in Environmental Science (Books)
- #12,029 in Nature Conservation
- #136,982 in Politics & Government (Books)

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CDH

Essential Reading for Parents

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 25, 1999

Our children are being force-fed an amazing amount of environmental claptrap in school. This book is the antidote for parents who want to make sure their children learn critical thinking instead of merely allowing them to be indoctrinated. The book includes crucial data and exercises for parents to get involved in their childrens' education.

18 people found this helpful

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Emma

Outdated, dangerously misleading and incorrect

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 12, 2018

This book is a wildly incorrect, horribly researched and need I say outdated attempt to counter scientific realities. The authors ignore, manipulate or twist the truth to present their own anti-environmental agendas, and their ignorance is both stunning and depressing. As it was published over 20 years ago, I can only hope it is not taken seriously in this day and age, as its only real use is as a window into the mind of the far right anti-environment movement. Don't waste your money.

4 people found this helpful

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Fred Thompson

Ecological Education

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 12, 2010

What passes for ecological education today is really indoctrination. You can mold and shape innocent little minds by getting them to hate, abhor, and accede to popular delusions. True education is difficult. Science and economics give students the tools to think for themselves, but many teachers and parents are not inclined or equipped to take the extra steps necessary for rational analysis of ecological problems. Instead they have created a religion through affective programming so that anything "green" is good, and the production and consumption of goods and services is bad. Lamentably, we have an influential minority of self-anointed environmentalists who serve as priests who must be appeased at any cost. And we all bear the consequences of ill-conceived laws and regulations that cannot stand scrutiny, but which reduce our standard of living and our liberty. You can observe the results of ecological indoctrination by viewing the reviews of the intolerant, outraged "true believers" who eschew Facts, Not Fear: Teaching Children About the Environment.

8 people found this helpful

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Thomas Weber

Refreshingly Rational

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 13, 2003

I am not a parent, but even I found this book to be a nice reference and an enjoyable read. It is rare and refreshing to find a book that treats environmentalism from a rational perspective.
Naturally, environmentalists are quick to attack it, as they should--such applications of reason and sound judgement threaten their agenda.
The information is thoroughly cited: you won't find the vague references to mystery "sources" prevalent in environmentalist books.

25 people found this helpful

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H. Mills

Horrible, Horrible, Horrible

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 1, 2009

I wish I could rate this book even lower. I am an environmental educator, and I would NEVER use this book as a source of information. Most educators do not teach fear, but teach that we are part of the community and we teach children to think for themselves. Review the work of David W. Orr, David Sobel, Richard Louv, and Zenobia Barlow if you would a good source on how to teach children the wonders of the environment.

This book is not based on any facts. Sanera has no background in environmental science, he is trained in political science. Often the examples that he uses are taken out of context and he does not follow up on the source of information. He uses the example of a small child who wrote to the President, "Mr. President if you ignore this letter we will all die of pollution and the ozone layer" as how schools ignore facts when it comes to environmental education. If he had done his research he would have learned that this girl learned this, not from school, but from watching "Highway to Heaven."

He also spouts off disturbing facts such as "the earth's carrying capacity is enormous", and the increased CO2 in the air "causes more luxuriant growth, larger flowers, and greater crop yields." Obviously none of this is true. Most of the time, when asked, Sanera is unable to tell where he got some of the examples he uses to support his "facts."

If you do buy this book, use it for a good laugh at an environmentally illiterate man's expense. Do not use this a guide to teaching children or as a source of environmental facts.

8 people found this helpful

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Bill Baker, Intermountain Roundwood Association

ESSENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL READING

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 6, 2000

Facts Not Fear is an excellent book for both parents and educators alike. It is very refreshing to see the authors use scientific facts to explain and explore environmental issues, instead of "gloom and doom"scare tactics which are so prevalent in or childrens texts. Facts Not Fear is essential reading for virtually everyone, because it offers a balanced perspective on a variety of environmental subjects, from natural resoures to global warming. READ THIS BOOK TODAY!

18 people found this helpful

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Gary Bridgman

Reshelved as fiction

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 25, 2011

I found a copy of this book in a used bookshop located in the main branch of the Memphis library. It was on a shelf with nonfiction books about childhood education. I moved it to the "Christian Fiction" shelf. (My apologies to C.S. Lewis for staining the dignity of his works by doing this.)
There is plenty of room in environmental studies for criticism, for close examination of the data, and for factoring in economic sustainability (being careful not to impose too many "Whole Foods values" on a "Kroger/Safeway economy."
But this book has nothing to do with science-based criticism or sustainability. It's straight out of the bowels of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

6 people found this helpful

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Drkevin

Embarrassing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 13, 2011

"Don't worry be happy" might suffice as an attitude to get you through the day, but it is hardly a smart ideology with which to think about our environmental concerns. This book is trash. It is part of the right wing propaganda machine that denies fundamental, well-established environmental science. It was an embarrassment when published; more recent science--climate science in particular--demonstrates just how crazily wrong headed it is. Don't believe a word of it, and read real science to inform yourself about environmental matters.

3 people found this helpful

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