The Week Junior Guide to the Environment - Making sense of climate science, activism and our incredible planet

The essential guide to understanding the environment and climate change from multi-award-winning children''s magazine The Week Junior , perfect for children determined to make a difference. Who says plastic is not fantastic? Why do rising temperatures matter? Will we all be eating bugs in the future? How can leftovers help save the world? Find the answers to all of these questions and more in this brilliant introduction to the environment, climate change and pollution. Discover how to get involved in the local (and global) community tackling these challenges and meet the key scientists, leaders and activists in the climate movement. Full of inspiration and information and packed with colour illustrations and photographs, this engaging, positive and accessible book is the perfect introduction to the challenges facing the Earth. The Week Junior Guides are written in collaboration with multi-award-winning children''s magazine The Week Junior and explain how the world works in a balanced, accurate and positive way. Full of colourful illustrations and photos, the Guides are ideal for helping children aged 8+ to make sense of the world.

About the author

Dr Sai Pathmanathan has over 20 years of experience in science education. She develops hands-on activities, books and resources for all ages and abilities and also consults on science communication and public engagement projects for organisations around the world. Find out more about her work at www.saipathmanathan.com.

The Week Junior is an award-winning current affairs magazine for children aged 8+. It reaches over 80,000 subscribers every week and covers a range of topics including news, science, nature and sport. They are known for providing children with a way to explore ideas and form and voice their opinions. Find out more about The Week Junior and their Summer of Reading campaign on their website theweekjunior.co.uk or on social media @TheWeekJunior.

Product details

• Authors: The Week Junior, Dr Sai Pathmanathan
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 03.07.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781801995856
• ISBN: 978-1-80199-585-6
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 8 mm
• Series: The Week Junior
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Political Ideologies, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Pollution & threats to the environment, Conservation of the environment, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General, Pollution and threats to the environment, Interest age: from c 8 years, Educational: Sciences, General Science, Natural history (Children's/Teenage), Educational: Environmental science, Green politics / ecopolitics / environmentalism