To Change a Planet

by Christina Soontornvat (Author) Rahele Jomepour Bell (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

One person.

Small, quiet,

insignificant.

But when one person,

and one person,

and one person

become many,

they can change

a planet.

Spare, poetic text and breathtaking pictures invite readers on a stirring journey that gently illuminates the causes of climate change as well as how our individual and collective actions can make the world better.

With calm, truthfulness, and beauty, To Change a Planet demonstrates the importance of caring for our planet. Eye popping explosions of color on every page create a stunning visual narrative that invites readers to find and follow the same characters through their daily lives and ultimately to a climate march on Washington, where their storylines converge.

Clear endnotes vetted by a climate expert answer a myriad of questions in simple language. Meticulously researched and brimming with hope and hands-on solutions that will edify and empower even the youngest readers, To Change a Planet is a loving ode to our only home and vital for every child, classroom, and family.

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Starred Review
An attractive entree to a vital subject for the youngest citizens.
Christina Soontornvat
Christina Soontornvat is a three-time Newbery Honoree, a Sibert Honoree, and a Kirkus Prize winner. Her highly acclaimed backlist includes the middle grade books The Tryout, The Last Mapmaker, A Wish in the Dark, and All Thirteen; the picture book To Change a Planet; and the chapter book series Diary of an Ice Princess and Legends of Lotus Island. Christina lives in Austin, Texas, with her family. You can learn more about her work at soontornvat.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781338628616
Lexile Measure
260
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication date
August 02, 2022
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039220 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
JUV029010 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Environment
JUV029020 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Weather
Library of Congress categories
Pollution
Climatic changes
Earth (Planet)

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