Book Review over “Into Thin Air” by Jon Krakauer

(AP Environmental Science) Book Review over “Into Thin Air” by Jon Krakauer 

“For your summer assignment, you will be required to read ‘Into Thin Air’ by Jon Krakauer, pertaining to some issue(s) in environmental science AND write a 2-3 page book review (double-spaced, typed). THIS IS NOT A SUMMARY OF THE BOOK 1) Your review should identify the author’s purpose for writing the book. In other words, what is the environmental issue(s) of the book? What set of questions about the environment is the author trying to answer? USE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES! 2) Who is the audience for the book? Scientists, government officials, economists, the general public. Support your answer by using SPECIFIC EXAMPLES. 3) Keep in mind that the author is making an argument about an environmental issue. After identifying the argument and the way it is presented, your job as the reviewer is to give an opinion of the book. Your review can be based on the following questions: Whose point of view is the author supporting? Whose point of view does the author reject? Do you believe the author’s argument is convincing? Why or why not? Has the author, in your opinion, based his or her argument on sufficient scientific evidence? Why or why not? 4) Finally, your critical review should provide the reader with an evaluation of the book as a whole. How strongly would you recommend the book to other readers? **Please site all quotes by putting the appropriate page number in parentheses from the book you chose.” Also, as a side note, when I put (1) for on the Sources.. the one and only source used in the essay should be the book “Into Thin Air”