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Kids Fight Climate Change: Act now to be a #2minutesuperhero

Illustrated by Tim Wesson
Paperback
$7.99 US
5.13"W x 7.88"H x 0.49"D   | 9 oz | 40 per carton
On sale Mar 22, 2022 | 128 Pages | 9781536223491
Age 7-10 years | Grades 2-5
Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell V
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Kids can help save planet Earth with these positive, climate-focused missions from best-selling author and eco-warrior Martin Dorey.

Our planet is in trouble! But with the help of this book, every kid can be a superhero making a difference. Sixty engaging missions guide readers through making carbon-saving changes in all aspects of their lives, from gardening to gadgets—even a DIY water-saving device for their toilet tank! Aided by lively illustrations, the author weaves crucial climate statistics and helpful resources with stories of positive change already happening, such as the resurgence of the Eurasian beaver due to conservation efforts. Along the way, readers meet other superheroes, both animal and human, who are changing the world too. With advice about speaking up and inspiring others to join in, veteran environmentalist Martin Dorey infuses optimism and encouragement into this essential guide to saving Earth, two minutes at a time.
  • SELECTION | 2023
    NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies
Martin Dorey is a surfer, writer, beach lover, and anti-plastic activist. He is the best-selling author of Kids Fight Plastic: How to Be a #2minutesuperhero and No. More. Plastic. and founder of the Beach Clean Network and the #2minutebeachclean movement. Martin Dorey lives near the sea in Cornwall, England.

Tim Wesson is the illustrator of Kids Fight Plastic: How to Be a #2minutesuperhero and the writer and illustrator of many books for children, including the Mega Mash-Up series, cocreated by Nikalas Catlow. He lives in Suffolk, England.

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Kids can help save planet Earth with these positive, climate-focused missions from best-selling author and eco-warrior Martin Dorey.

Our planet is in trouble! But with the help of this book, every kid can be a superhero making a difference. Sixty engaging missions guide readers through making carbon-saving changes in all aspects of their lives, from gardening to gadgets—even a DIY water-saving device for their toilet tank! Aided by lively illustrations, the author weaves crucial climate statistics and helpful resources with stories of positive change already happening, such as the resurgence of the Eurasian beaver due to conservation efforts. Along the way, readers meet other superheroes, both animal and human, who are changing the world too. With advice about speaking up and inspiring others to join in, veteran environmentalist Martin Dorey infuses optimism and encouragement into this essential guide to saving Earth, two minutes at a time.

Awards

  • SELECTION | 2023
    NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies

Author

Martin Dorey is a surfer, writer, beach lover, and anti-plastic activist. He is the best-selling author of Kids Fight Plastic: How to Be a #2minutesuperhero and No. More. Plastic. and founder of the Beach Clean Network and the #2minutebeachclean movement. Martin Dorey lives near the sea in Cornwall, England.

Tim Wesson is the illustrator of Kids Fight Plastic: How to Be a #2minutesuperhero and the writer and illustrator of many books for children, including the Mega Mash-Up series, cocreated by Nikalas Catlow. He lives in Suffolk, England.

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