Om Rebel Girls Climate Warriors: 25 Tales of Women Who Protect the Earth
JUST IN TIME FOR EARTH DAY/EARTH MONTH: This book releases at the end of March, so it will be available for the entirety of April, which is Earth Month. It is perfect for Earth Day promotions. Earth Day is Friday, April 22, 2022.
CELEBRATES ALL KINDS OF CLIMATE ACTIVISTS: Rebel Girls knows there is no one way for girls to make a difference in the world, so Climate Warriors showcases activists who lead marches, sing powerful songs, plant trees, clean up beaches, write persuasive books, lobby government officials, challenge power structures, and invent eco-friendly materials, to give readers a wide variety of ideas for how they might join the fight.
WOMEN IN THE NEWS!: The edition includes:
Greta Thunberg, known for her school strikes for climate awareness and for challenging world leaders to take immediate action to address and reverse climate change
Margaret Atwood, Canadian author, often in the news for The Handmaid's Tale, who is also known for her inventive cli-fi, or climate fiction
Readers have heard the name Marjorie Stoneman Douglas many times in recent years. Here, they will get to read about her passionate protection of Florida's Everglades.
The book features recent winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize: Nemonte Nenquino and Lucie Pinson
THE BIGGEST NAMES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM: The book shares stories of luminaries like Ruth Carson, Wangari Maathai, Sylvia Earle, and Greta Thunberg. And also features the children and teens who are just beginning to make headlines and change the world, like Autumn Peltier, Esohe Ozigbo, and Angelina Arora.
STUNNING ARTWORK: Like its companion volumes, this edition features stunning artwork by female and nonbinary artists from around the world (from Canada and the UK to Ecuador and Vietnam), whose breathtaking illustrations bring these fairy tales to life.
HIGH PROFILE FOREWORD WRITER: Rebel Girls is securing a high profile foreword writer. Name to be announced soon!
EASY READS: The language in the books makes them readable for kids 6-9.
BONUS CONTENT: Activities are included in the back matter that allow young readers to care for the earth in fun and convenient ways. BONUS AUDIO STORIES: Readers can unlock bonus audio stories of some of the extraordinary women and girls featured in the book on the Rebel Girls app. Whenever they come across a bookmark icon on the page and scan the QR code, they'll be whisked away on an audio adventure. The newly launched Rebel Girls app is filled with 100+ creative activities and empowering stories of trailblazing women. It is designed to entertain, inspire, and build confidence in listeners everywhere and is available to download on the App Store.
AFFORDABILITY: The edition's paperback format and $8.99 price point make it budget-friendly.
ENGAGED COMMUNITY: Thanks to a supportive and active global community, the first Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls volume broke crowdfunding records in 2016. Volume 2 followed in 2017, and broke the record set by Volume 1, making the series the highest-funded publishing project in crowdfunding history. We have 630,000 followers on social media. The Rebel Girls community spans over 100 countries, with more than 7 million books sold in 49 languages.
SUPPORTED BY THE REBEL GIRLS WEEKLY PODCAST: The launch of this book will be supported by the ?always-on? format of the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls podcast, with weekly episodes releasing throughout the year. Recent episodes have featured Ilana Glazer narrating an episode on Kamala Harris, Anita Hill narrating the episode on Rosa Parks, Lea DeLaria narrating the episode on Frieda Belinfante, and Jameela Jamil narrating the episode on Greta Thunberg. The Rebel Girls podcast has proven to be a phenomenal success with 14 million downloads and multiple awards including a Webby for Best Kids and Family Podcast, the People's Choice Award for Education, and a Gold in Education at the New York Radio Festival. We will plug Rebel Girls Climate Warriors during the podcast.
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