2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow's Kids

by Amy Zuckerman, James Daly, John Manders (Illustrator)

Overview

Winner of the 2012 Grand Canyon Reader Award for a Non-fiction book

Global events and new technology change how we live from moment to moment. So, what will our world be like in twenty years? Come take a look as futurists Amy Zuckerman and James Daly examine what a kid's daily life might be like in the year 2030. Inspired and informed by trends and scientific and technological research, 2030 is not only a peek at some cool future gadgets (talking dog collars, cars that drive themselves), but also a thoughtful examination of how our lives might be impacted as we adjust to environmental change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780525478607
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	03/19/2009
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	NC990L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Amy Zuckerman is an award-winning business writer who specializes in technology and trends. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.

James Daly is the publisher of Edutopia magazine and founder of Business 2.0. He lives in Alameda, California.

John Manders has illustrated many books for children, including Prancing, Dancing Lily, by Marsha Diane Arnold. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Editorial Reviews

This peek into the future comes to read more like a cautionary tale than a revel in the phantasmagoria down the road. It starts innocently-the day still breaks with the sun, though now there's a "data orb" to immediately plug one into the constant stream of communication and information. Various labor- and energy-saving devices abound, and changes to the population pyramid and urban design are noted. But life gets awfully virtual: No need to go to Egypt to see the Sphinx, it comes to your classroom via hologram; why go to the playing field when you can take virtual batting practice? Broccoli now tastes like French fries, malls (yes, still malls) are "the size of a small town" with "moving racks so you don't have to walk." Your watch beams health information-"and even your feelings"-directly to your doctor. Despite such sobering data as the effects of AIDS on Africa, the zippy text and Manders's electric artwork combine for a relentlessly chirpy treatment. It comes with an extensive bibliography; sadly, neither 1984 nor Feed made the cut. (Informational picture book. 7-10)

Kirkus Reviews