Climate Change for Kids
The United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21) is being held in Paris from November 30th to December 11th.
To coincide with this important event, this week’s featured book is:
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate.
This books gives you the science behind the headlines — evidence from flowers, butterflies, birds, frogs, trees, glaciers, and much more, gathered by scientists from all over the world, sometimes with the assistance of young “citizen-scientists.”
- Download 15 free sample pages from the book!
- Find Climate Change educational resources and videos on our Climate Change Resources page.
We know it’s important to share environmental issues with children with care. Read Climate Change Made Age-Appropriate.
FEATURED LESSON PLAN: Disappearing Glaciers
(from A Teacher’s Guide to How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate)
FEATURED AUTHOR: Lynne Cherry
Lynne Cherry is the author and/or illustrator of over thirty award-winning books for children. Her best-selling books such as The Great Kapok Tree and A River Ran Wild teach children to respect the earth. Lynne lectures widely – and passionately – about how children can make a difference in a democratic society. If they feel strongly about something, they can change the world. She explains to educators how using nature to integrate curriculum makes a child’s learning relevant. Lynne’s books were inspired by her love of the natural world and she is an avid canoeist and hiker. How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate is Lynne’s first book with Dawn Publications.
Visit Lynne Cherry’s website here.