Learn how a movement builds from one person to a billion in this A to Z environmental activism book. Readers count from 1 to 10 - and then in larger increments to a billion - as they learn new terms from conservation to activism. Inset boxes provide easy-to-understand definitions of additional new vocabulary words. AGES: 4 to 9 AUTHOR: Gabi Snyder is a fan of nature walks, wildlife and patterns. Since childhood, she’s been especially fascinated by increasing patterns like numbers growing from one to a billion! She lives in the beautiful Willamette Valley region of Oregon, USA with her family.
Sarah Walsh has spent the last two decades creating children’s book illustrations, large paintings, pattern design, hand lettering and much more. Sarah received her BFA in Graphic Design in upstate New York where she grew up. She currently lives in Kansas City with her partner, their son and various pets. She works from her sunny and plant-filled studio nearby.
SELLING POINTS: . Provides numerous concrete ideas for how children can take action to protect the planet . The book introduces numerous STEM concepts related to protecting the planet . Goes beyond a basic counting book; counts by increasingly larger increments to get to 1 billion and provides imagery to help readers envision relative quantities . The main text introduces unique words for each letter of the alphabet in alphabetical order, and inset boxes provide accessible definitions of additional new vocabulary words . Four pages of endnotes suggest ways readers can make a difference