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This graphic novel tells the story of a young person in Denver, Colorado who learns about climate change, including the causes of climate change and what can be done about it.
Students will learn ways they can cope with big feelings surrounding climate change and how to become climate activists in their own communities.
This comic is engaging and relatable to kids and also features real-life characters who are climate activists.
A link is provided to a PDF that can be printed at home or at school.
Additional Prerequisites
This resource states that it is designed for children ages 6-12, but can be adapted for people of any age.
Teachers should be sure to read the additional information, including "Methodology" and "Why We Made This", as background information before using this graphic novel.
Differentiation
Elementary level teachers could treat this story as a read aloud, using turn-and-talks, thinking aloud, and planning thoughtful, open-ended questions for students while reading.
Upper elementary or middle school language arts classes could extract meaning from the text by using close read strategies with a printed version of this novel, so that they may annotate the text.
Provide students time to read more about the real people featured in this comic, potentially using the Denver Public Schools for Climate Action website as a resource.
Consider using these posters that support action for the environment and have students display ways that they can get involved in their own communities.
Give students the opportunity to read the other three articles that are listed below as additional resources.
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