![]() ![]() When two dates of publication are listed, the latter is for the paperback edition. Perhaps when they take up their second or third book on climate change, today’s young readers will see beyond their polar bear picture books.Īs always, the descriptions of the titles listed below are drawn from the copy provided by their publishers. ![]() What’s more, a recent study finds that Americans now more commonly associate climate change with images of extreme weather than with polar bears or ice. Images of polar bears, these studies have found, makes climate change seem a remote and distant problem in viewers’ eyes. Four of these titles are new releases, suggesting that publishers sense a growing market for children’s books about climate change.īut the fact that six of these titles feature polar bears, either as leading characters or as iconic images on their covers, suggests that authors, illustrators, and/or publishers have not kept up with the research on visualizing climate change. Becoming a parent – or a grandparent – poses a new challenge for climate-aware adults, many of whom may still be struggling to come to their own terms with the problem.įor this bookshelf, Yale Climate Connectons has selected 12 titles to illustrate how authors have tried meeting this challenge for different age levels, from pre-school to young adult. Tired from a full day’s work, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery bus on Decemand forever became one of the inspirational people who changed the world. ![]()
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