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SEVEN WAYS YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Filled with information, ideas and activities, and interspersed with features on amazing children around the world, this book will show you how to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Avoid single-use plastics
– Throw a plastic-free party
– Make a compost bin and reduce waste
– Start a herb garden
– Grow bee-friendly flowers
– Learn about where their food comes from
– Be kinder to others, share and donate <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MEET THE AUTHOR<\/h1>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lucy-bell.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n1. Hi Lucy! So what made you want to write the book?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nI know a lot of kids (and adults) who are anxious about the state of the world. They want to do something to help, but aren\u2019t sure how to start, or they think the problems are so big that there\u2019s nothing they can do \u2013 and so they do nothing at all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think people also believe there\u2019s nothing they can do as individuals that will make a difference. I wanted this book to show those people that no matter how small or big you are, you can have an impact, even if it\u2019s just in your part of the world. When you make positive change, you inspire others in your community to do the same, and those small changes lead to much bigger ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Did you find out anything surprising when doing your research?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBefore I started writing this book, I thought that when you put plastic in the recycling bin it actually got recycled. It turns out this isn\u2019t true, and less than 10% of our plastic is actually being recycled. The rest gets sent to landfill or overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had also never considered soft plastics before \u2013 that\u2019s any kind of plastic that you can scrunch up into a ball. This plastic can\u2019t be recycled in the normal way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you put something in your bin, it\u2019s easy to think that it disappears off to Garbage Land. But all rubbish has to go somewhere. In short, it\u2019s best to try to avoid using plastic as much as you can to keep our planet clean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. The book is filled with inspiring kids from across the globe. Who inspires you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAll of the young people and activists around the world who are fighting for change, and also the people who care so profoundly about the natural world; like David Attenborough and Jane Goodall, who have been inspiring people for generations and still do today. The fear of losing our forests, oceans and animals is very real, and it\u2019s something that should inspire all of us to take action in the ways that we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. How has the world changed since you were a kid?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nI remember feeling worried about global warming and climate change even when I was a kid, 20 years ago. But it always felt like something that would happen so many millions of years in the future that we didn\u2019t need to bother with it \u2013 and a lot of people didn\u2019t even believe climate change was real. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These people still exist, but in the past few years, I\u2019ve noticed a rapid increase in the feelings of anxiety about our planet, as people around the world have accepted that climate change is happening, and it\u2019s impacting us now; from uncontrollable bushfires and floods, to longer and longer droughts. The feeling of restlessness and impatience to do something is growing in the community, but instead of adults leading the charge to make change, it seems that the movement is being particularly led by this new generation of teenagers who are doing incredible things \u2013 and they are being listened to in a way they never have been before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. What gives you hope for the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAll the young activists, who are so educated, passionate and inspiring in the way that they don\u2019t give up on the fight for their future and the future of our beautiful planet. Today\u2019s kids understand that we are part of the natural world and need to nurture it, not exploit it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THREE FAST FACTS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/did-you-know-1-686x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCOMPETITION!<\/h1>\n\n\n\nWe’re giving away five copies of this brilliant book. Click here to find out how to enter. <\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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MEET THE AUTHOR<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n1. Hi Lucy! So what made you want to write the book?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nI know a lot of kids (and adults) who are anxious about the state of the world. They want to do something to help, but aren\u2019t sure how to start, or they think the problems are so big that there\u2019s nothing they can do \u2013 and so they do nothing at all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think people also believe there\u2019s nothing they can do as individuals that will make a difference. I wanted this book to show those people that no matter how small or big you are, you can have an impact, even if it\u2019s just in your part of the world. When you make positive change, you inspire others in your community to do the same, and those small changes lead to much bigger ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Did you find out anything surprising when doing your research?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBefore I started writing this book, I thought that when you put plastic in the recycling bin it actually got recycled. It turns out this isn\u2019t true, and less than 10% of our plastic is actually being recycled. The rest gets sent to landfill or overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had also never considered soft plastics before \u2013 that\u2019s any kind of plastic that you can scrunch up into a ball. This plastic can\u2019t be recycled in the normal way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you put something in your bin, it\u2019s easy to think that it disappears off to Garbage Land. But all rubbish has to go somewhere. In short, it\u2019s best to try to avoid using plastic as much as you can to keep our planet clean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. The book is filled with inspiring kids from across the globe. Who inspires you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAll of the young people and activists around the world who are fighting for change, and also the people who care so profoundly about the natural world; like David Attenborough and Jane Goodall, who have been inspiring people for generations and still do today. The fear of losing our forests, oceans and animals is very real, and it\u2019s something that should inspire all of us to take action in the ways that we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. How has the world changed since you were a kid?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nI remember feeling worried about global warming and climate change even when I was a kid, 20 years ago. But it always felt like something that would happen so many millions of years in the future that we didn\u2019t need to bother with it \u2013 and a lot of people didn\u2019t even believe climate change was real. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These people still exist, but in the past few years, I\u2019ve noticed a rapid increase in the feelings of anxiety about our planet, as people around the world have accepted that climate change is happening, and it\u2019s impacting us now; from uncontrollable bushfires and floods, to longer and longer droughts. The feeling of restlessness and impatience to do something is growing in the community, but instead of adults leading the charge to make change, it seems that the movement is being particularly led by this new generation of teenagers who are doing incredible things \u2013 and they are being listened to in a way they never have been before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. What gives you hope for the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAll the young activists, who are so educated, passionate and inspiring in the way that they don\u2019t give up on the fight for their future and the future of our beautiful planet. Today\u2019s kids understand that we are part of the natural world and need to nurture it, not exploit it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THREE FAST FACTS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCOMPETITION!<\/h1>\n\n\n\nWe’re giving away five copies of this brilliant book. Click here to find out how to enter. <\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n1. Hi Lucy! So what made you want to write the book?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I know a lot of kids (and adults) who are anxious about the state of the world. They want to do something to help, but aren\u2019t sure how to start, or they think the problems are so big that there\u2019s nothing they can do \u2013 and so they do nothing at all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I think people also believe there\u2019s nothing they can do as individuals that will make a difference. I wanted this book to show those people that no matter how small or big you are, you can have an impact, even if it\u2019s just in your part of the world. When you make positive change, you inspire others in your community to do the same, and those small changes lead to much bigger ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Did you find out anything surprising when doing your research?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Before I started writing this book, I thought that when you put plastic in the recycling bin it actually got recycled. It turns out this isn\u2019t true, and less than 10% of our plastic is actually being recycled. The rest gets sent to landfill or overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I had also never considered soft plastics before \u2013 that\u2019s any kind of plastic that you can scrunch up into a ball. This plastic can\u2019t be recycled in the normal way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you put something in your bin, it\u2019s easy to think that it disappears off to Garbage Land. But all rubbish has to go somewhere. In short, it\u2019s best to try to avoid using plastic as much as you can to keep our planet clean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. The book is filled with inspiring kids from across the globe. Who inspires you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All of the young people and activists around the world who are fighting for change, and also the people who care so profoundly about the natural world; like David Attenborough and Jane Goodall, who have been inspiring people for generations and still do today. The fear of losing our forests, oceans and animals is very real, and it\u2019s something that should inspire all of us to take action in the ways that we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. How has the world changed since you were a kid?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I remember feeling worried about global warming and climate change even when I was a kid, 20 years ago. But it always felt like something that would happen so many millions of years in the future that we didn\u2019t need to bother with it \u2013 and a lot of people didn\u2019t even believe climate change was real. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These people still exist, but in the past few years, I\u2019ve noticed a rapid increase in the feelings of anxiety about our planet, as people around the world have accepted that climate change is happening, and it\u2019s impacting us now; from uncontrollable bushfires and floods, to longer and longer droughts. The feeling of restlessness and impatience to do something is growing in the community, but instead of adults leading the charge to make change, it seems that the movement is being particularly led by this new generation of teenagers who are doing incredible things \u2013 and they are being listened to in a way they never have been before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. What gives you hope for the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All the young activists, who are so educated, passionate and inspiring in the way that they don\u2019t give up on the fight for their future and the future of our beautiful planet. Today\u2019s kids understand that we are part of the natural world and need to nurture it, not exploit it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THREE FAST FACTS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCOMPETITION!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
We’re giving away five copies of this brilliant book. Click here to find out how to enter. <\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n