Healer of the Water Monster
…clearly described as the slow violence caused by the mining, represents biodiversity loss. Not only is Pond a rare being that is dying, but all of the animals and beings…
…clearly described as the slow violence caused by the mining, represents biodiversity loss. Not only is Pond a rare being that is dying, but all of the animals and beings…
…to climate literacy by highlighting the intersection of climate change, biodiversity loss, and animal rights. The artwork features simple shapes, bold outlines, and gently realistic details, blending human and polar…
…and vow to help Paulo save the macaws and their habitat. Search for the Scarlet Macaws brings attention to the devastating impacts of habitat destruction and biodiversity loss. During their…
…the complexity of relations among different marine forms (see biodiversity, food webs, interconnectedness), Kurlansky drives home the point that unless we start treating our oceans differently by mid-century we may…
…human relationship with animals at the time when the animal world is crashing under human-driven pressures (see the Anthropocene, the Sixth Extinction, biodiversity loss). The book offers stories that help…
…biodiversity, the world would face dire consequences. Readers are called to consider the various ways in which plants and animals provide for us. For example, the importance of plants is…
…for the young: “Bring lettuce, carrots, mint and sage. Mark them with the signs we made.” Biodiversity is another central topic. Aguilera’s illustrations show the neighbors planting a wide variety…
…example, episodes when a diverse community interacts at a farmer’s market, in schools, and in other communal spaces helps link human diversity with nature’s biodiversity as a necessary condition for…
…In this rainforest classic, animals gather to convince a woodcutter not to cut down their shared home. Each voice explains how the kapok tree supports biodiversity and climate balance, offering…
…A Snake Falls to Earth brings together five large climate literacy themes: Indigenous land stewardship, the impact of global heating in the American Southwest, climate change-driven biodiversity loss, the real-life…
…biodiversity and nearby nature. It encourages a playful read-aloud in which the reader tries to imitate bird sounds. This playful mock-immersion, in turn, can be a portal into everyday immersion…
…Diary of a Young Naturalist conveys the immediacy, wonder, and power of one young person’s experiences with nature and biodiversity and how they spur his advocacy for climate action. Beginning…
…introduces the science of human-caused global warming and connects it to larger concepts of climate change, biodiversity, and interconnectedness of all life within the larger Earth system. Placing Earth as…
…of human change are present, such as when Dex learns that nearly all species of cricket went extinct before humans took action (see biodiversity loss)—despite this, it shows a world…
…literacy: a wide variety of accelerating climate change impacts, including climate migrations and biodiversity loss (“Suddenly she saw how each tale was connected, / That everyone loses when one part’s…