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Katelyn, Mo, and Leon have a new enemy - fire-breathing creatures destroying the Amazon rainforest! Can the Renegades save the human race before the world goes up in flames
In this fast-paced action-adventure series, The Renegades are called upon to use their superpowers to combat threats to the world's climate.
Holed up on a ranch in Texas, the Renegades are recouping after their Arctic adventures. But a bout of mysterious fires soon sees them fly off to the Amazon, where deadly fire-breathing creatures called Flamejantes are destroying the rainforest. Katelyn, Mo, and Leon must team up with local indigenous activists to stop them. And it looks like something - or someone - sinister is behind the creatures' sudden appearance…
Combining urgent issues about the climate emergency and exciting new superheroes with unique powers, this graphic novel is not just a gripping adventure but an important discussion of climate change and its potentially devastating consequences.
A propos de l'auteur
The Renegades is an online comic strip developed by students at King's College London, led by creator Jeremy Brown and illustrator Katy Jakeway. Jeremy is studying for a Masters in 'Climate Change: History, Society and Culture', while Katy is studying Liberal Arts. They also had creative input from Ellenor Mererid Jones (colorist), Libby Reed (illustrator), and David Selby (writer).
Résumé
Back from their adventure in the Arctic, the Renegades are once again called to a climate emergency - flaming monsters threaten to destroy the Amazon rainforest!
Katelyn, Mo, and Leon need to use their superpowers to ensure that the world doesn’t go up in flames - quite literally! This graphic novel for teenagers follows three heroes as they stand face to face with the climate’s latest threat.
The Renegades: Flames of Amazonia follows on from the popular The Renegades: Arctic Meltdown comic book. Packed full of action and climate activism this book:
• Is presented in a dynamic, lively comic book storytelling format – low on words, high on excitement!
• Was created by a team of students, ensuring the title is for young people, by young people
• Explains key scientific ideas and concepts through a non-fiction section at the back
Help save the environment, one climate threat at a time
Filled with adventure and captivating artwork, this action-adventure series addresses pressing environmental issues and connects ideas such as eating meat, deforestation, and farming. This climate change graphic novel tells the story of the potential worldwide disaster the destruction of the Amazon forest would cause. What’s more, it helps teenagers between the age of 12-17 understand modern threats to the ecology and encourages them to be the superheroes of the real world.
Who can resist the temptation to go on a world-saving adventure? Together with the three protagonists, your teenager will fight deadly fire-breathing creatures called Flamejantes and team up with local indigenous activists to stop them. And who knows, maybe solve the mystery of something – or someone – sinister that’s behind the creatures’ sudden appearance.
More adventures to be had
The second book in The Renegade series, following The Renegades Arctic Meltdown, this graphic novel educates teenagers on the dire effect climate change is having on our planet, inspiring them to take action through its storytelling.
