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A unique and beautiful approach to understanding climate change with practical actions to help protect the planet.
Climate change is an important, yet complicated, subject How Do We Stop Climate Change? makes it accessible for all ages, from the 8+ year-olds inspired by Greta Thunberg to parents and teachers.
Beautiful illustrations from noted picture book illustrator Dragan Kordic combine with a straightforward narrative from science writer Tom Jackson to make this an enticing, fascinating, and illuminating read.
BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS: Combines the beauty of a picture book with science-based facts and information.
GORGEOUS GIFT: A beautiful and thoughtful gift for children, families, and classrooms.
TIMELY TOPIC: A 2020 BBC poll found 80% of kids are concerned about the environment. Inspired by activists like Greta Thunberg, they are taking active roles at home, school, and in the community to protect the planet.
UNIQUE APPROACH: The book is structured using a visual thinking technique called 'mind mapping', where complex ideas are broken down into a clear flow of visual information. The 'mind map' connects the information, making it easy to grasp.
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY READER: The text is carefully layered and leveled for emerging to proficient readers.
Climate change is an important, yet complicated, subject How Do We Stop Climate Change? makes it accessible for all ages, from the 8+ year-olds inspired by Greta Thunberg to parents and teachers.
Beautiful illustrations from noted picture book illustrator Dragan Kordic combine with a straightforward narrative from science writer Tom Jackson to make this an enticing, fascinating, and illuminating read.
BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS: Combines the beauty of a picture book with science-based facts and information.
GORGEOUS GIFT: A beautiful and thoughtful gift for children, families, and classrooms.
TIMELY TOPIC: A 2020 BBC poll found 80% of kids are concerned about the environment. Inspired by activists like Greta Thunberg, they are taking active roles at home, school, and in the community to protect the planet.
UNIQUE APPROACH: The book is structured using a visual thinking technique called 'mind mapping', where complex ideas are broken down into a clear flow of visual information. The 'mind map' connects the information, making it easy to grasp.
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY READER: The text is carefully layered and leveled for emerging to proficient readers.
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Tom Jackson
683 books62 followers"I'm a non-fiction author and project editor (plus I do a bit of journalism). I'm available for project development, writing, project management and I also work as a packager. Click on the links above to see examples of my work.
But first some background: Over the last 20 years, I've written books, magazine and newspaper articles, for online and for television. I get to write about a wide range of subjects, everything from axolotls to zoroastrianism. However, my specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. I've worked on projects with Brian May, Patrick Moore, Marcus de Sautoy and Carol Vorderman and for major international publishers, such as Dorling Kindersley, National Geographic, Scholastic, Hachette, Facts on File and BBC Magazines.
I spend my days finding fun ways of communicating all kinds of facts, new and old, to every age group and reading ability. I live in Bristol, England, with my wife and three children. I studied zoology at Bristol University and have had spells working at the zoos in Jersey and Surrey. I used to be something of a conservationist, which included planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing buffaloes from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing jobs have also taken me to the Galápagos Islands, the Amazon rainforest, the coral reefs of Indonesia and the Sahara Desert. Nowadays, I can be found mainly in the attic."
~http://tomjackson.weebly.com/
But first some background: Over the last 20 years, I've written books, magazine and newspaper articles, for online and for television. I get to write about a wide range of subjects, everything from axolotls to zoroastrianism. However, my specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. I've worked on projects with Brian May, Patrick Moore, Marcus de Sautoy and Carol Vorderman and for major international publishers, such as Dorling Kindersley, National Geographic, Scholastic, Hachette, Facts on File and BBC Magazines.
I spend my days finding fun ways of communicating all kinds of facts, new and old, to every age group and reading ability. I live in Bristol, England, with my wife and three children. I studied zoology at Bristol University and have had spells working at the zoos in Jersey and Surrey. I used to be something of a conservationist, which included planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing buffaloes from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing jobs have also taken me to the Galápagos Islands, the Amazon rainforest, the coral reefs of Indonesia and the Sahara Desert. Nowadays, I can be found mainly in the attic."
~http://tomjackson.weebly.com/
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March 3, 2022
Author, Tom Jackson and Illustrator, Dragan Kordic do an outstanding job in explaining what Climate Change is, how it relates to weather (no, climate and weather are not the same thing), and all of the other aspects related to this political hot potato.
First, the world's climate changes over time. It always has and it always will, but back in 1896, the scientific community was introduced to a new concept that basically stated human activity has a negative impact and makes climate change more quickly than if it were naturally occurring. The reason we sometimes get conflicting information on Climate Change is because the science has changed and scientists have learned something new. Science is not static. As with most other things, as the science changes, we learn more and more about the consequences of our actions and what effect we are having on the environment and more specifically, where we live.
As the book progresses, we learn about not only changes in the weather, but in the oceans and to wildlife, etc. There is a section asking if we can stop man-made climate change and suggestions for how this might be accomplished, including what to do next.
At the very end of the book is a Glossary and Index.
Well Done!
First, the world's climate changes over time. It always has and it always will, but back in 1896, the scientific community was introduced to a new concept that basically stated human activity has a negative impact and makes climate change more quickly than if it were naturally occurring. The reason we sometimes get conflicting information on Climate Change is because the science has changed and scientists have learned something new. Science is not static. As with most other things, as the science changes, we learn more and more about the consequences of our actions and what effect we are having on the environment and more specifically, where we live.
As the book progresses, we learn about not only changes in the weather, but in the oceans and to wildlife, etc. There is a section asking if we can stop man-made climate change and suggestions for how this might be accomplished, including what to do next.
At the very end of the book is a Glossary and Index.
Well Done!
August 10, 2022
I plan to use this book in an elementary classroom. Overall, I love how it makes a complex topic easily understandable for kids. I appreciate that it was honest about how silly the “escape climate change by moving to Mars” approach is, because I know that this “solution” can be very appealing to kids when first introduced.
I wish this book had been a little more daring in some areas. There was a little too much emphasis on individual actions and not enough on systemic solutions. It also uncritically presented GMO crops as an easy solution to a warmer, dryer climate, ignoring all the issues that go along with giving large companies so much control over farmer’s choices. Instead, I would have liked to see reference to indigenous knowledge of growing crops in such difficult conditions and efforts to revitalize these important crops. There are great organizations working to preserve arid-adapted crops, such as nativeseeds.org of the American Southwest.
I wish this book had been a little more daring in some areas. There was a little too much emphasis on individual actions and not enough on systemic solutions. It also uncritically presented GMO crops as an easy solution to a warmer, dryer climate, ignoring all the issues that go along with giving large companies so much control over farmer’s choices. Instead, I would have liked to see reference to indigenous knowledge of growing crops in such difficult conditions and efforts to revitalize these important crops. There are great organizations working to preserve arid-adapted crops, such as nativeseeds.org of the American Southwest.
August 11, 2021
A really interesting way of breaking down the complex subject of climate change for kids to understand. The book is fully illustrated with colourful pictures of different habitats and the impact of climate change on them. I read this with 8 year olds and they really enjoyed the ‘mind map’ format of the book, which helps to answer difficult questions (for example, ‘Is weather the same as climate?’, ‘What will happen to life on Earth?’). Highly recommended.
March 5, 2022
Excellent information translated for kids, unique “mind-mapping” layout, and compelling topic. I’ll be adding this to my classroom!
July 19, 2024
mulle meeldis väga selle raamatu formaat ja struktuur - sisukord on esitatud mõttekaardina (seal võiks küll ka leheküljenumbrid juures olla nagu iga peatüki sisukorral ongi) ja iga selle mõttekaardi (mindmap) "mull" on ühel leheküljel lahti kirjutatud-joonistatud, pilti rohkem kui teksti, aga tekst kõik väga asjakohane.
kas laste teadusraamatust midagi uut teada sain: jah, jäin mõtisklema graafiku üle, mis näitas, et tähtsamad õhu koostisosad (hapnik, lämmastik, argoon) ei ole kasvuhoonegaasid ja see pani mind eraldi välja uurima, mis õieti teeb gaasist just kasvuhoonegaasi. lühike vastus on, et keemiline koostis - et kas ta neelab soojuskiirgust või ei - ja see on kõik suht loogiline, aga ma ausalt lihtsalt ei olnud enne kunagi süvenenud sellesse küsimusse.
kas laste teadusraamatust midagi uut teada sain: jah, jäin mõtisklema graafiku üle, mis näitas, et tähtsamad õhu koostisosad (hapnik, lämmastik, argoon) ei ole kasvuhoonegaasid ja see pani mind eraldi välja uurima, mis õieti teeb gaasist just kasvuhoonegaasi. lühike vastus on, et keemiline koostis - et kas ta neelab soojuskiirgust või ei - ja see on kõik suht loogiline, aga ma ausalt lihtsalt ei olnud enne kunagi süvenenud sellesse küsimusse.
May 4, 2023
Read this book because I wanted to see what they’re telling the children about climate change. This was a good read that covers the crisis and solutions well, but probably a little complex for children. A great read for middle schoolers and adults who continue to doubt or fear the climate crisis, however.
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