Overview

Emma and Jane are both fighting for a more sustainable world, one in the past, the other in the present. Jane is a lively, curious kid with a pretty normal life. One day she learns about climate change and her world turns upside down. The global catastrophic impacts lead her to develop climate anxiety. Emma is a teenager who lives on her grandparents' farm. One day her town is suddenly covered by a thick fog no one had seen before. Will Emma and her friends manage to fight the company behind the pollution? This contemporary and educational graphic novel portrays a dual narrative following how this mother-daughter duo lead the way to save the planet one step at a time.

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9786552010285

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""If you're looking for a great introduction to the climate crisis for a young person in your life, look no further than Desiree Izecksohn's wonderful new graphic novel. Ideal for kids in the 10-12 age range, it manages to tell the whole story-the science, the impacts, and the policy and political dimensions-in a compelling way, keeping it pitched at a level that's appropriate for grade schoolers."" -Dr Michael E. Mann Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania and author of 'Our Fragile Moment: How lessons from the Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis' ""The book is very good, I really liked the way it shows how we can change the world. It inspired me a lot because I am a biotechnology student and it is helping me to have ideas for my final high school thesis."" -João Vitor, high school student

Author Information

As a sustainability expert, Desiree Izecksohn focuses on inspiring people to work for the environmental cause by creating platforms and educational material that give young people the right tools, creating a positive snowball effect.​Desiree founded the Penn Sustainability Consulting (PSC) club in 2020 while she was an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania. PSC is an avenue for students to gain real world experience while helping nonprofit and for-profit organizations achieve their sustainability goals. Her second project is a graphic novel about environmental issues for kids, empowering them to fight climate anxiety and take action to save the planet.Desiree holds a Masters and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and has experience working on sustainability and circular economy consulting in the US, Spain and the Netherlands.

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