Coordinating Author: Kerry Lorimer
Title: Code
Green: Experiences of a Lifetime
Publication date: 2006
Number of Pages: 211
Geographic Setting: Africa & the Middle East, Asia, Australia & New Zealand,
Europe, North America, Pacific, South & Central America, Mexico, Antarctica
& the Caribbean
Time Period: Present
Subject Headings: Travel, ecotourism, sports & outdoor, nature travel
Type: Adult
Nonfiction
Series Notes: General
Reference
Book Summary: Code Green is a collection of almost a
hundred eco-friendly travel experiences from across the globe. Code
Green is a demonstration on how to travel and immerse yourself in the
environment and culture of your destination so that upon your departure, your
destination is positively impacted by your presence. With varied destinations, and travel
mistakes along the way, the documented travel experiences are entertaining and
eye-opening. The examples contained
within all have one common element, “…every example adheres to the principles
of responsible tourism: they are
sensitive to environment and culture, and ensure that a proportion of their revenue
is directed into the host community,” (Lorimer 8).
Beginning with the basics, “What is ‘Responsible
Tourism?’ and finishing with the global impact of an estimated 1.5 billion
people traveling internationally by 2020, Code
Green educates, enlightens and entices the adventurous reader to travel,
domestically and internationally, in an environmentally responsible manner,
leaving a trail of positive impacts behind, “Traveling by the responsible
travel ethos is one of the most direct and personal ways you can make a
difference to some of the biggest issues affecting our world: poverty and
peace. And you’ll have the time of your
life doing it,” (Lorimer 210).
Reading elements:
Setting
Detailed settings and rich, descriptive language,
establish the backdrop of the forthcoming eco-friendly travel experience, “Straddling
the border between Poland and Belarus, the Bialowieza primeval forest is the
most important and largest remaining tract of the ancient lowland forest that
covered Europe until 6000 years ago,” (Lorimer 126). Descriptive language paints a visual picture
for the reader, creating a sense of awe and desire to experience the scene
personally, “At first glance the Romanian city of Tulcea looks like little more
than a concrete ulcer blighting the banks of the Danube. But with its busy wharves and jostling
ferries, it is the launching pad for voyages into one of the most extraordinary
and far-flung corners of Europe: The Danube
Delta,” (Lorimer 133).
Style/ Language
The rich language encourages a slower pace,
inviting the reader to enjoy every step, stroke and sight of the journey, “As you
navigate the arms of the river and the channels that crisscross the Delta’s
5640 sq km, passing traditional fishing villages that lie hours by boat from
any road, you can encounter a proliferation of mammal and reptile life…”
(Lorimer 133). Like fishing on a lazy
river, Code Green offers readers an
unhurried reading experience.
Characterization
The often used second person narrative invites
the reader into the scene, transforming the reader into an active participant, “You
start of walking in tropical warmth alongside the raging rapids of the Tamba
and Bhote Kosi Rivers,” (Lorimer 77).
The reader can almost feel the tropical steam as they hike along the
rapids. Including the reader in the
travel experience by implementing a second person narrative, allows them to
visualize the journey and encourages participation in future eco-travel
adventures.
Tone/ Mood
The collection of eco-friendly travel
experiences offer an intimate glimpse into the lives of the travelers during
their trip. The author thoroughly
explores the scene of the travel, reflecting on the grandness of the adventure,
“I’d dreamed of driving its (Route 66) 3550km ever since I’d moved to
California. Starting at Santa Monica
Pier down by the Pacific Ocean, I gunned my car’s engine and whooped as I sped
down the road,” (Lorimer 157). A sense
of awe and tone of admiration and appreciation flow throughout the book, used
to highlight the positive impacts of traveling in an environmentally and
ecologically friendly manner.
Annotation
Code Green is a collection of travel
experiences and tips inviting readers to “explore some of the world’s most
magnificent wilderness…help tag turtles on the Great Barrier Reef, count macaws
in Peru or learn to be a ranger in an Indian tiger sanctuary,” or numerous other adventures in a
sustainable, eco-friendly travel experience, (Lorimer 8).
Similar Works
Lonely Planet Publications (2014)
New York: Broadway Books (2006)
New York:
Bloomsbury (2001)
