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Topic: Capitalism

Subtopics: Extractivism, Human Enterprise, Industry, Wealth Inequality, Greenwashing

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Operation Redwood

by S. Terrell French

“They’re marking all the trees they’re going to log, even the ones for our treehouse. We told them to stop, but they weren’t listening to us at all. We had to do something! So we told them we’re not coming down from the treehouse until they agree not to cut down a single tree in Big Tree Grove.”

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Redwoods

by Jason Chin

“Coast redwoods need a lot of water to grow as tall as they do, and the area in Northern California where they live is perfect – it’s a rain forest.”

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Saving American Beach

by Heidi Tyline King

“MyVanee was saving more than a beach.”

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Si’ahl and the Council of Animals

by Jane Lister Reis, Margie Lister Muenzer

“Everyone needs to help make our planet healthy again. The animals are counting on us!”

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Strange World

by Don Hall

“This place is alive. It’s a living thing! We didn’t find the heart of Pando. We found an actual heart.”

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Tales from the Inner City
Tales from the Inner City

by Shaun Tan

“It’s hard to convey how natural it all seemed, and how even the first conversations began without us really noticing.”

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The Absolute Book

by Elizabeth Knox

“He’s going to do it, she thought. God help us all. He really does mean to save the world”

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The Barren Grounds

by David A. Robertson

“When you take more than the land can provide, it stops giving. It can’t give. That’s what’s happened here. That’s what happens with humans.”

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The Climate Book

by Greta Thunberg

“This is the biggest story in the world”

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The Dark Was Done

by Lauren Stringer

“The Dark was tired of hiding. Nightlights, streetlights, flashlights, and table lamps — all pushed the Dark away. Everyone was afraid of the dark. Everyone wished the Dark would leave.”

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The End of the Wild

by Nicole Helget

“Mostly I wonder if I’m just wrong. I wonder if everyone thinks fracking is more important than my mushrooms, my ramps, and my beechnuts. I wonder if fracking really is more important than the bears, the coyotes, and the wild turkeys.”

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The Extraordinary Book That Eats Itself

by Penelope Arlon, Susan Hayes

“This is a book that turns itself into dozens of eco-projects to inspire you to think more about the planet we all call home.”

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The Fate of Fausto

by Oliver Jeffers

“For the fate of Fausto did not matter to them.”

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The Getaway

by Lamar Giles

“So many times in history it’s the youth who see the clearest and can save the day”.

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The Girl Who Planted Trees

by Caryl Hart

“Soon I shall grow a whole forest”

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