Climate Action: What Happened and What We Can Do

Science expert Simon returns in this adept picture book, which centers the causes and effects of the climate crisis, humankind’s role, and the youth activism taking place during a time of unprecedented levels of climate change. Informative but easy-to-understand sections detailing how humans are causing the crisis are immediately followed by ways in which readers can be part of the solution. Peppered throughout are features of notable youth activists, including Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greta Thunberg, as well as figures who have become involved in climate activism after facing wildfires, drought, deforestation, and other consequences of the climate crisis. Photographs, diagrams, and a glossary aid in explaining scientific concepts and in conveying the disaster humans face through inaction. A straightforward yet cogent primer. Ages 6–10. [em](Feb.) [/em]