Not Your Typical Book about the Environment
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Not Your Typical Book about the Environment by Elin Kelsey
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!ELIN KELSEY is an award-winning author of Not Your Average Book About The Environment and other books for children and adults, as well as an internationally acknowledged pioneer in the field of environmental research and education. She is a Research Fellow at the Cairns Institute, James Cook University in Australia, and an adjunct professor at Royal Roads University. She consults on environmental initiatives all around the world. She resides in the town of Pacific Grove, California.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781897349847 |
| ISBN 10 | 189734984X |
| Title | Not Your Typical Book about the Environment |
| Author | Elin Kelsey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Maple Tree Press |
| Year published | 2014-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Prizes | Commended for Moonbeam Children's Book Award (Environment) 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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