The Basics: Title: Good News for a Change: How Everyday People are Helping the Planet
Author: David Suzuki and Holly Dressel
URL: Find it at your local library.
Date: 2003


Best for: Someone who wants to see how other people put tips for being green into practice and made a difference. It is a good source for showing how one person really can make a difference.

Standout Features:

• The narrative nature of the book. Getting to read stories about what good things people are doing for the world is a nice change from looking through lists of ways to be green.

• Inspirational quotes separate sections of the chapters, helping to break up what is otherwise a long string of text. These divisions help make the chapters seem less daunting while, at the same time, offering insight into the topic from another source, either famous or not.

• A list of organizations and resources, organized according to chapter heading, which would be helpful to the reader who is interested in obtaining more information.

Keep in Mind: Both authors have scholarly backgrounds: David Suzuki is a scientist and environmentalist, as well as a broadcaster, while Holly Dressel has a background as a writer and researcher.