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With fairytale-like stories about Greta Thunberg, Autumn Peltier, and Rachel Carson, Rebel Girls Climate Warriors: 25 Tales of Environmental Allies spotlights the world-changing work of women on the frontlines of the fight for climate justice.
Meet conservationists, activists, water protectors, philanthropists, authors, and other women from all over the world who have stood up to polluters and used their amazing talents to protect the planet. Rebel Girls Climate Warriors is part of the award-winning Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series. It is illustrated by female and nonbinary artists from around the world.
Join Greta Thunberg for a climate strike. Plant a tree with Wangari Maathai. Stand with water protector Autumn Peltier. And turn trash into profits and independence with Isatou Ceesay. Rebel Girls Climate Warriors tells the stories of the ingenuity and commitment of these women and more, including Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood, Nigerian activist Esohe Ozigbo, Indigenous Ecuadorian leader Nemonte Nenquimo, and Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom.
Unlock bonus audio stories of some of the extraordinary women and girls featured in this book on the Rebel Girls app. Whenever you come across a bookmark icon on the page, scan the QR code, and you'll be whisked away on an audio adventure! You'll also discover 100+ creative activities and stories of even more trailblazing women on the app.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Tentative Table of Contents:
- Angelina Arora, Inventor, Australia
- Anne Hidalgo, Politician, France/Spain
- Autumn Peltier, Clean Water Activist, Canada
- Bernice Notenboom, Climate Journalist & Filmmaker, The Netherlands
- Danni Washington, Activist/Artist, USA
- Ella and Caitlin McEwan, Activists, United Kingdom
- Esohe Ozigbo, Climate Activist, Nigeria
- Greta Thunberg, Climate Activist, Sweden
- Hu Weiwei, Journalist/Entrepreneur, China
- Isatou Ceesay, Activist and Social Entrepreneur, Gambia
- Jamie Margolin, Climate Activist, USA
- Julia Butterfly Hill, Environmental Activist/Author, USA
- Kotchakorn Voraakhom, Activist and Entrepreneur, Thailand
- Kristal Ambrose, Environmental Scientist, Bahamas
- Loki Schmidt, Environmentalist, Germany
- Lucie Pinson, Activist, France
- Lucy King, Zoologist, UK/Kenya
- Margaret Atwood, Author, Canada
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Journalist/Author/Conservationist, USA
- Mya-Rose Craig, Ornithologist/Activist, UK
- Nemonte Nenquimo, Climate Activist, Ecuador
- Purnima Devi Barman, Wildlife Biologist, India
- Rachel Carson, Environmentalist, USA
- Wangari Maathai, Activist, Kenya
- Winona LaDuke, Activist/Politician, USA
