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Horton Hears a Who!

by Jimmy Heyward, Steve Martino

“We will put the speck on Mount Nool before the end of this decade.”

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The Eyes and the Impossible

by Dave Eggers

“It is a tendency of the human species to see themselves in everything, to assume all living things, animals in particular, are simply corollaries to humans, but in this book, that is not the case. Here, the dogs are dogs, the birds are birds, goats are goats, the Bison Bison.”

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Winston of Churchill: One Bear’s Battle Against Global Warming

by Jean Davies Okimoto

“Ice is melting. We are losing our home. The time has come for action. This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.” Winston of Churchill: One Bear’s Battle Against Global Warming, written by Jean Davies Okimoto and illustrated by Jeremiah Trammell, is a children’s picture book that addresses climate change through the eyes of a polar bear named Winston living in Churchill, Canada, which is a real location known for polar bear sightings. The story follows Winston, a cigar-smoking polar bear, as he notices the ice melting and the serious impact that human activities have on the polar bears’ home. After realizing he too contributes to the problem, Winston gives up smoking cigars and encourages the other polar bears to take a stand against the tourists. Together, the polar bears hold a peaceful protest to urge humans to take action against global …

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