• This graphic novel tells the story of a young person in 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.

Positives

• 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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