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Stand Up! Speak Up! A Story Inspired by the Climate Change Revolution

Andrew Joyner. Schwartz, Wade Books

A young white girl becomes involved in a climate-change protest with other children. After staying awake with her parents to watch news coverage, she continues thinking about images of climate disasters and persuades her parents to attend a town-hall meeting. The story follows her developing activism, using short two-word phrases that end in “up.” It closes with profiles of fourteen young climate activists from different parts of the world. Illustrations are black and white with green touches.

This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.

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Themes
Activism · Environment · Government And Civics · Weather And Climate
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
October 6, 2020
ISBN-13
9780593301586
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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