Awards
- Commended for Hot Off the Press Reading List, Children’s Book Council 2022
- Short-listed for Green Earth Book Award 2023
- Winner of Nautilus Silver Award 2023
- Winner of Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award 2022
Overview
"Learn how a movement builds from one person to a billion in this A to Z environmental activism book. Readers count from 1 to 10 - and then in larger increments to a billion - as they learn new terms from ""conservation"" to ""activism."" Inset boxes provide easy-to-understand definitions of additional new vocabulary words. AGES: 4 to 9 AUTHOR: Gabi Snyder is a fan of nature walks, wildlife and patterns. Since childhood, she's been especially fascinated by increasing patterns like numbers growing from one to a billion! She lives in the beautiful Willamette Valley region of Oregon, USA with her family. Sarah Walsh has spent the last two decades creating children's book illustrations, large paintings, pattern design, hand lettering and much more. Sarah received her BFA in Graphic Design in upstate New York where she grew up. She currently lives in Kansas City with her partner, their son and various pets. She works from her sunny and plant-filled studio nearby. SELLING POINTS: . Provides numerous concrete ideas for how children can take action to protect the planet . The book introduces numerous STEM concepts related to protecting the planet . Goes beyond a basic counting book; counts by increasingly larger increments to get to 1 billion and provides imagery to help readers envision relative quantities . The main text introduces unique words for each letter of the alphabet in alphabetical order, and inset boxes provide accessible definitions of additional new vocabulary words . Four pages of endnotes suggest ways readers can make a difference"
Full Product Details
Author: Gabi Snyder ,
Sarah Walsh
Publisher: Barefoot Books Ltd
Imprint: Barefoot Books Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 25.50cm
, Height: 0.40cm
, Length: 24.70cm
Weight: 0.167kg
ISBN: 9781646866250
ISBN 10: 1646866258
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 20 September 2022
Recommended Age: From 4 to 9 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A call to eco-action based on the power of numbers . . . Young readers marching in step will meet Greta Thunberg and other iconic environmentalists and glimpse multiple ways of participating in the movement - Kirkus Reviews Combining the standard concepts of counting and the alphabet with newer ones of activism and climate change puts a fresh twist on both - School Library Journal What is climate action? This picture book nicely answers that question by counting the many people and ways that are involved - Youth Services Book Review
"""A call to eco-action based on the power of numbers . . . Young readers marching in step will meet Greta Thunberg and other iconic environmentalists and glimpse multiple ways of participating in the movement"" - Kirkus Reviews “Combining the standard concepts of counting and the alphabet with newer ones of activism and climate change puts a fresh twist on both” – School Library Journal “What is climate action? This picture book nicely answers that question by counting the many people and ways that are involved” – Youth Services Book Review"
Author Information
Gabi Snyder is a fan of nature walks, wildlife and patterns. Since childhood, she's been especially fascinated by increasing patterns like numbers growing from one to a billion! She lives in the beautiful Willamette Valley region of Oregon, USA with her family. You can visit Gabi at GabiSnyder.com.
