| Severn and the Day She Silenced the World Contributor(s): Wilson, Janet (Author) |
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ISBN: 1927583233 ISBN-13: 9781927583234 Publisher: Second Story Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Politics & Government |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Series: Kids' Power Book |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.4" W x 7.9" (0.75 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 146887 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Severn Cullis-Suzuki's speech at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio caught the attention of the world. As the daughter of environmentalists David Suzuki and Tara Cullis, Severn's concern for the environment was fueled by a trip to the Amazon rainforest at age nine. Back home in Vancouver, she and her friends started ECO, the Environmental Children's Organization, combining their efforts to raise enough money to travel to Rio. They couldn't have imagined the effect they would have on the adults gathered there. More than twenty years later, Severn's speech continues to receive thousands of hits on YouTube. Severn's story is about the power that children have to create change when they work together, and how their voices can stand out above the politics and cynicism of adults. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilson, Janet: - Janet Wilson is an award-winning artist and a published author, holding over 50 publishing copyrights in the children's literature field. Her awards include Best Illustrated Book in the United States in 2004 for Jasper's Day, Canadian Information Book of the Year for her artwork in In Flanders Fields, and she is the first non-native artist to be awarded the Native Reading Week Award for her illustrations in Solomon's Tree. Janet is a career artist known for her fine art commissioned portraits and still life paintings. For more information, visit www.janetwilson.ca.
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