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""A stand-out title... infused with a sense of hope and excitement... soaring illustrations"" -The New Scientist ""In Cindy Forde's environmentalist manifesto Bright New World, Earth's perilous situation fades in comparison to vibrant, sustainable possibilities.""-ForeWord Reviews Bright New World is a lavishly illustrated glimpse into a future not too far from our own time - a world in which today's children have grown up and tackled the world's most pressing social and environmental problems. In a series of lush, detailed scenes, readers will enter a world of solar-powered vehicles, regenerated rainforests, skyscraper farms, insect-based snacks, recovering coral reefs, wave-powered electricity, and much more. Bright New World's vision may be bold and optimistic, but everything in the book is based on genuine science, including many projects which are currently being developed. Once readers have seen the possible bright future, they will also learn all about the perils facing the Earth, as well as the solutions to each problem, with practical steps that they can take to help save the planet and make the dream a reality. As well as profiling the biggest names in eco-innovation today, readers will learn about today's young inventors, entrepreneurs and activists who are making the world better, one step at a time. Bright New World is the blueprint for how to fix the future - and it shows how all the solutions are within our grasp, if we really want them.

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Cindy Forde (Author) Cindy Forde is the founder of Planetari, the organisation dedicated to worldwide environmental education. She has worked with leaders across sectors including the UN, government, NGOs, finance, business, technology and education. She was CEO of the Cambridge Science Centre and Managing Director of the Blue Marine Foundation, where she headed a global team dedicated to protecting and regenerating the world's oceans. Bethany Lord (Illustrator) Bethany Lord is a freelance Illustrator based in south west London. She studied Illustration in Bournemouth and most recently an MA at Kingston University. Her work explores travel, lifestyle and the world through bold digital colour palettes and different layering techniques to create depth and detail. Her latest work explores different locations around the world, including the Mediterranean and maps of her favourite cities across the USA.

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