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The Teaching Librarian 24.3 13 The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Second Edition by Edward Tufte Cheshire, Conn.: Graphics Press, 2001 ISBN 9780961392147 In a time when glitz frequently supersedes substance, Edward Tufte's classic work on the graphic presentation of information invites senior students and teachers of all grades to engage in critical thinking about visual information. Tufte's analysis of theory and practice in the design of data graphics includes 250 illustrations of the best and worst statistical graphics, with detailed analysis of how to display data with objective clarity. Although many school readers will skip through much of the technical detail, they will find many of the examples useful in learning about detection of graphical deception whether it is intentional or is the product of aesthetic concerns or technological limitations of displays taking priority over accuracy. For more on the same ideas, see Tufte's 2006 publication, Beautiful Evidence (ISBN 9781930824164). Watch This Space by Hadley Dyer, Illustrated by Marc Ngui Toronto: KidsCan Press, 2010 ISBN 9781554532933 Watch This Space explains the concept of "public space" and guides students to understand how communities define and are defined by the design of these spaces. This book encourages community involvement using a conversational tone. It illustrates how public places are used, drawing on examples including Ghats on the Ganges, Al-Azar Park in Cairo, and Country Club Plaza outside of Kansas City (the first shopping mall). It covers the history of public places and zeroes in on the concerns of young people. Sociologist Ray Oldenburg's asserts that the adolescent houseguest provides the best gauge of the vitality of a neighborhood, observing, "The visiting adolescent in the subdivision soon acts like an animal in a cage … There is no place to which they can escape and join their own kind." This informative and provocative book will help students see the connection between the design of public spaces and their own lives. Weaving Water by Annamarie Beckel St. John's, N.L.: Killick Press, 2016 ISBN 9781771030922 Although older teenage readers may not identify with the concerns about family relationships of the central character, a biologist trying to pick up on her research about otters 25 years after she has left graduate school, there is much to engage senior secondary school readers. The design features discussed in Weaving Water relate mostly to modest and functional lakeside architecture and small water craft; these may remind some students of rural homes or experiences in cottage country. There is an interesting contrast between traditional knowledge of the natural world and a contemporary scientific understanding of that world. There are detailed descriptions of the behaviour of otters and reflections on human and animal consciousness. There is the small-town setting, alive with gossip, close to nature, and home to eccentric characters. Science, nature, philosophy and mystery are skilfully blended in this thought-provoking novel. z