We Are All Greta: Be Inspired to Save the World

We Are All Greta: Be Inspired to Save the World

Humans are very adaptable: We can still fix this. But the opportunity to do so will not last for long. We must start today. We have no more excuses’ GRETA THUNBERG Follow in the footsteps of the Swedish teenage activist and Nobel Peace Prize candidate in We Are All Greta and join the global mission to save our planet from climate change. Greta Thunberg, author of No One is too Small to Make a Difference, has directed the attention of adults and her peers alike to issues crucial to the future of the planet, and the heads of even the youngest children have been filled with questions. GLOBAL WARMING, THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT, FOSSIL FUELS – what do they all mean? What are biodiversity and sustainable development? Who is studying the changes that are taking place here on Earth? Which sources are reliable? What action can I take? We Are All Greta sets out the basic ideas required to understand climate change, explained in a scientific and accessible way and drawn from the most authoritative sources. With a chapter on key words and sites to help you understand the climate challenge and a list of websites to visit for further information, this is a book for young people, for parents, for grandparents and anyone having to answer direct and urgent questions about what must be done to protect our world. WHAT EARLY READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT WE ARE ALL GRETA ‘Will enable readers to understand the climate emergency and learn what can be done to help. Highly illustrated, and with clear, in-depth text and data, it will answer young readers’ questions on what climate change means, what its consequences will be, and what must be done to protect our world’ LOVEREADING4KIDS BOOK OF THE MONTH ‘A must-read book for all the citizens of Earth! You want to save Earth and all in it, stop complaining and start saving’ ‘A really informative and helpful book that is suitable for both adults and older kids. It was the perfect length and took the time it needed to get the message across without bogging us down’ ‘Managed to explore a lot of issues in an accessible way, with a great glossary at the end, and also managed to make points without being too scary, preachy or didactic – no mean feat in this field’

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Valentina Giannella, Manuela Marazzi – Laurence King Publishing