The Mini Books are a set of five stories that illustrate the EcoTipping Point perspective through case studies of water pollution, acid rain, soil erosion, fish depletion, and water supplies – in four different countries. Each story combines a personal narrative about the impact of an environmental problem with the social efforts to address it, using cultural geography, graphic explanations of theory, cross-curriculum vocabulary, and critical thinking questions. The Mini Books were created for 4th grade but can be adapted for many grade levels.