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Not Your Typical Book about the Environment

Not Your Typical Book about the Environment

Hanmer, Clayton
Kelsey, Elin

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General Juvenile NonfictionScience & Nature

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ISBN10: 189734984X
ISBN13: 9781897349847
Publisher: Owlkids
Published: Mar 9 2010
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.20 Width: 9.68 Depth: 8.18
Language: English
Awards: Moonbeam Children's Book Award
We live in a time of heightened environmental awareness, and the stress of this pervasive alarmism is creating a generation of kids with feelings of eco-anxiety -- the world is doomed, isn't it? Maybe not. Not Your Typical Book about the Environment aims to allay some of these fears by showing how all is not lost. Young readers will learn about the remarkable time that they are living in: the Anthropocene era where humans are the dominating environmental force on Earth. This is a time of amazing possibilities as smart technologies, innovative ideas, and a growing commitment to alternative lifestyles are exploding around the world. Each chapter begins by taking everyday objects from a kids' world -- T-shirts, video games, bikes -- and using these as launching pads to delve into related environmental issues and information. Profiles of unexpected personalities, like Catherine O'Brien, a happiness researcher, are featured throughout. These profiles enforce the overall message that this time of crisis can instead be seen as a time of great opportunity!

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