1. According to the author, what is the purpose of the book?
The author 's purpose for this book is to educate the public on the evolution of the lawn. As well, he teaches on the ideas of what came along with the lawn, including golf, clubs, and lawn technology. Jenkins splits that book into two sections. The first section explains how the lawn evolved, and who helped that come about. The second half of the book talks more about the lawn industry, and how it became so powerful. Each part contributes to the idea of the evolution of the lawn, and how its purpose came to be, whether it was to show power or just be something that made a community look nicer.
2. How specifically does the author say about the environmental issues associated with …show more content…
After learning about the harsh chemical that can be used for lawns, it gives me peace that someone cares about what is used on their lawns. “ By 1990, natural lawn advocates had achieved some credibility. The public was aware of concerns about conventional lawn practices (p. 179).” With every issue comes a group that tries to fix it, and educates the public. This is exactly was this group does. I believe this is an important thing to learn because as the reader learns about all the issues that come with the lawn, it is important to understand that people are doing something to help against these issues, as well. This book was very educational, but also gave you a story about the evolution of the lawn that kept you intrigue at every …show more content…
These certain circumstances is that they must like non-fiction books. As a librarian, I loved this book, but if someone is not very good at understanding or able to read a book that is like a history book, and has lots of information in it this is not for them. As well, I would suggest this book if someone really wanted to know about how the lawn came to be because this is an amazing history of this, as well as giving examples of groups that made changes in the lawn. Ultimately, coming from the librarian side of me, if I knew someone was interested in the lawn, and has the reading ability to understand this book, I would definitely recommend it to them. Even with my busy schedule this was a book that was a good read, and worth the extra time put in to make sure you understand it all. At the end of the day this book is a book I would recommend to
The author 's purpose for this book is to educate the public on the evolution of the lawn. As well, he teaches on the ideas of what came along with the lawn, including golf, clubs, and lawn technology. Jenkins splits that book into two sections. The first section explains how the lawn evolved, and who helped that come about. The second half of the book talks more about the lawn industry, and how it became so powerful. Each part contributes to the idea of the evolution of the lawn, and how its purpose came to be, whether it was to show power or just be something that made a community look nicer.
2. How specifically does the author say about the environmental issues associated with …show more content…
After learning about the harsh chemical that can be used for lawns, it gives me peace that someone cares about what is used on their lawns. “ By 1990, natural lawn advocates had achieved some credibility. The public was aware of concerns about conventional lawn practices (p. 179).” With every issue comes a group that tries to fix it, and educates the public. This is exactly was this group does. I believe this is an important thing to learn because as the reader learns about all the issues that come with the lawn, it is important to understand that people are doing something to help against these issues, as well. This book was very educational, but also gave you a story about the evolution of the lawn that kept you intrigue at every …show more content…
These certain circumstances is that they must like non-fiction books. As a librarian, I loved this book, but if someone is not very good at understanding or able to read a book that is like a history book, and has lots of information in it this is not for them. As well, I would suggest this book if someone really wanted to know about how the lawn came to be because this is an amazing history of this, as well as giving examples of groups that made changes in the lawn. Ultimately, coming from the librarian side of me, if I knew someone was interested in the lawn, and has the reading ability to understand this book, I would definitely recommend it to them. Even with my busy schedule this was a book that was a good read, and worth the extra time put in to make sure you understand it all. At the end of the day this book is a book I would recommend to