Profiles twelve children who have had an impact on the environment, from a Canadian girl who gave a major speech to a Malawian boy who brought electricity to his village and a Chinese boy who works to keep endangered animals from the market (Source). Author(s): Janet Wilson Janet Wilson never planned to be a writer […]
Raw, honest and powerful, these moving bilingual poems by noted Salvadoran poet Jorge Argueta explore a young native boy’s connection to Mother Earth and how he is healed from the terrible wounds of racism he has endured. Tetl has learned from his grandmother about the spirituality of his ancestors, about how they viewed the earth […]
Click flashlights, light lanterns, and get ready to turn electric lights out to celebrate Earth Hour! Wherever you come from, you can help our planet. Kids around the world use electric energy to do all kinds of things—adults do, too! From cleaning the clothes we play in, to lighting up our dinner tables, to keeping […]
Tess has visited her grandmother many times without really being aware of the garden. But today they step outside the door and Tess learns that all of nature can be a garden. And if you take care of the plants that are growing, if you learn about them — understanding when they flower, when they […]
Tajalli, Mujtaba, and Aasiya just want a break from adult conversations. They go to check out the old garden in their new mosque building, and end up making a new friend and learning an important lesson about caring for the earth (Source). Author(s): El-Farouk Khaki, Troy Jackson, & Katie Commodore El-Farouk Khaki is a refugee […]
In this touching story of belonging and environmental awareness, a young boy’s courage and ingenuity help an orphaned rhinoceros find safety in a new herd. Tetenya and his mother have found Faru, a baby rhinoceros, alone on the savannah. They know that rhino herds will adopt orphaned infants, but finding the rangers who protect local […]
Meet Tonyisha, a young person who is being directly impacted by the effects and injustices of climate change in Chicago, IL. Climate change is causing air pollution and urban island heat effect in Chicago. Tonyisha explains how marginalized communities are being impacted more by climate change and what young people can do to take action […]
Within the walls of the MIT Media Lab in Boston, Anirudh Sharma and Nikhil Kaushik invented Air-Ink, a professional art supply made directly from car exhaust and soot. Since they officially began “capturing” pollution in June 2016, Sharma, Kaushik, and the rest of their team at Graviky Labs have cleaned 1.6 trillion liters of air (Source). Organization: Sierra […]
“Socho Na – An Anthem on Clean Air” inspires citizens of India to imagine a pollution-free India where they can live a healthy and happy life. It motivates citizens to act for clean air, schools to teach students solutions to reduce pollution, and innovators to work on green technology inventions. The song is part of […]
This resource is an informational video explaining how wood-burning stoves threaten our health and environment by generating harmful levels of air pollution. Organization: New Scientist New Scientist is the world’s number one science and technology magazine, and online they are the go-to site for breaking news, exclusive content and breakthroughs that will change your world. […]