The Story of Climate Change (Story of...)

by Catherine Barr and Steve Williams

Amy Husband (Illustrator) and Mike Love (Illustrator)

The Story of Climate Change introduces one of the most important issues facing our world today, and tells you what you can do to help make a change!
 
Combining history with science, this book charts the changes in our Earth’s climate, from the beginnings of the planet and its atmosphere, to the Industrial revolution and the dawn of machinery. You'll learn all about the causes of climate change, such as factory farming and pollution, and the effects that climate change has on humans and animals across the world.
 
As well as discovering the effects of global warming, you'll discover practical ways we can work together to solve it, from using renewable energy to swapping meat for vegetables in our diet.
 
With fact-packed text by Catherine Barr and vibrant illustrations by Amy Husband and Mike Love, The Story of Climate Change will give you all the information you need, and will inspire you to do your part to fight the climate emergency!
 

• ISBN13: 9780711256286
• Publish Date: 2 March 2021
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
• Imprint: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 40
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

The Story of Climate Change is an illustrated short book for kids by Catherine Barr & Steve Williams. Due out 2nd March 2021 from Quarto on their Frances Lincoln Children's Books imprint, it's 40 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.

Climate change affects every lifeform on the planet. Weather systems are more violent and unpredictable than ever, the average temperature is growing steadily, oceans are warming up, species are disappearing, and the changes are accelerating. This is an accessible, age appropriate book about what's causing the changes, how they are affecting life on planet Earth, and what can be done to slow the damage in the future. The book is science based, but not too technical. It has a good broad-based factual basis and includes a short capsule history from the early days of the Earth 4.5 billion years ago to the present day.

The art, by Amy Husband and Mike Love is appealing and full of small details. It's a colorful collage technique with pen, marker, and paint (created digitally according to the publishing info). The art enhances and tells the story. I liked the small "Easter Eggs" (like the bird eating an easy-to-find moth beside its darker, more camouflaged relative) hidden in the art which aren't explicitly explained. This will give older kids things to think about and explore later.

It's an upbeat and positive book, despite the critically threatening fact of climate change. I would recommend it for school and public library acquisition, home library, and classroom/homeschool use. Age appropriate from circa kindergarten - primary school kids. It would also make a good choice for a "read-to-me" book for babies to small children.

Five stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.