Description
| Product ID: | 9781778400827 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Butterfly Wings |
| Subtitle: | A Hopeful Story About Climate Anxiety |
| Authors: | Author: Samuel Larochelle, Arielle Aaronson, Eve Patenaude |
| Page Count: | 104 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem, Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues, Social issues: environment & green issues (Children's / Teenage) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An honest exploration of climate anxiety, for kids 8+ and the adults who love them. When ten-year-old Florent overhears his mothers discussing the possibility of having another baby—and expressing their reluctance due to fears about the planet—his mind races off into a spiral of fear and guilt. Is the planet suffering because there are too many children—children like him? Do his parents think they made a mistake by bringing him into the world?One night, Florent dreams that the forests have all burned to the ground and that his parents are flying away on a spaceship, abandoning him on a ruined planet. When he wakes up, he decides to stop talking… until a discussion with his mothers changes everything. At a time when climate change is negatively impacting kids' mental health, Butterfly Wings provides:Anxiety relief: provides a safe space for kids to process their anxiety, fear, and other emotions about the climateA social-emotional learning tool for parents and teachers to talk about climate change with kids through a gentle and hopeful lensThrough thoughtful words and gorgeous illustrations, this compassionate story confronts the very real challenge of climate anxiety in a way that is accessible to young readers. Butterfly Wings provides children with a way to understand their feelings, while also offering hope for a different future. An honest exploration of climate anxiety, for kids 8+ and the adults who love them. When ten-year-old Florent overhears his mothers discussing the possibility of having another baby—and expressing their reluctance due to fears about the planet—his mind races off into a spiral of fear and guilt. Is the planet suffering because there are too many children—children like him? Do his parents think they made a mistake by bringing him into the world? One night, Florent dreams that the forests have all burned to the ground and that his parents are flying away on a spaceship, abandoning him on a ruined planet. When he wakes up, he decides to stop talking… until a discussion with his mothers changes everything. At a time when climate change is negatively impacting kids'' mental health, Butterfly Wings provides:
Through thoughtful words and gorgeous illustrations, this compassionate story confronts the very real challenge of climate anxiety in a way that is accessible to young readers. Butterfly Wings provides children with a way to understand their feelings, while also offering hope for a different future. |
| Imprint Name: | Greystone Books,Canada |
| Publisher Name: | Greystone Books,Canada |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-09-28 |
