Let's Get Creative - Art for a Healthy Planet

This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers examines how artists are using their creativity to help the environment and build a more sustainable world.

About the author

Jessica Rose is a writer, editor and arts organizer who lives and works in Hamilton, Ontario. A passionate advocate for people and places, she works for a number of not-for-profit organizations focused on literacy, the arts, the environment, health and food security. A graduate of Carleton University's School of Journalism, her writing includes the essay "Reclaiming Hamilton Through Artistic and Environmental Interventions" in Reclaiming Hamilton: Essays from the New Ambitious City (Wolsak and Wynn), Creating Healthy Communities (Rubicon Publishing) and the City of Hamilton Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP).
Jarett Sitter is a Chinese German Polish mixed-media illustrator and animator. He graduated with a BFA in new media from the University of Lethbridge and now works full-time as a freelance artist. In 2022 his children's book project The Curious Invitation, created for William Joseph Agency, won three Anvil Awards. Jarett lives in Calgary.

Product details

• Authors: Jessica Rose
• Assisted by: Jarett Sitter (Illustration)
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.05.2024
• EAN: 9781459832145
• ISBN: 978-1-4598-3214-5
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 183 mm x 231 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Series: Orca Think
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics