Listen to the Earth
Caring for Our Planet
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
a new and original story of climate change and how to respond to it.
This nonfiction picture book offers a new and original story of climate change and how to respond to it. The lyrical narrative, gorgeous illustrations, and information-rich sidebars are built around the central concept of Earth Overshoot Day, the date each year when humanity has used all the resources the planet can regenerate in the entire year. In 2022 that date is July 28th—everything we consume and discard from then to December 31 is borrowed from the future. Listen to the Earth describes and illustrates in child-welcoming terms the global societal changes and actions that will push Earth Overshoot Day toward the end of the year to make our planet sustainable. In this call to action, the difficult path ahead is illuminated by an optimistic faith in kids.
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Lemniscates proposes gratitude for the Earth and encourages sustainability in this urgent picture book call to action. Poetic observations about the ways the planet provides sustenance, shelter, and fuel also note the overuse of resources before segueing to a stewardship message: "We can find a balance./ The Earth whispers the way/ to hearts that listen." Sidebars accompany with technically presented details about Earth Overshoot Day—the date each year after which material use outpaces planetary production—and the types of activities that will "move the date." Employing monotype, collage, and painterly techniques, full-bleed textured artwork depicts dirty industrial scenes in grays, metallic blues, and sickly yellows. In contrast, vivid greens and pinks help set the stage for a cleaner future in which figures of varied skin tones bike, farm, and plant trees—a beatific vision of the apparent harmony the creator suggests is within reach. Back matter provides suggestions for eco-friendly lifestyle changes. Ages 6–8.
