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Informationen zum Autor Martin Dorey is a surfer, writer, beach lover, and anti-plastic activist. He is the author of Kids Fight Plastic: How to Be a #2minutesuperhero , Kids Fight Climate Change: Act Now to Be a #2minutesuperhero , and No. More. Plastic. and the founder of the Beach Clean Network and the #2minutebeachclean movement. Martin Dorey lives near the sea in Cornwall, England. Tim Wesson is the illustrator of Kids Fight Plastic: How to Be a #2minutesuperhero and Kids Fight Climate Change: Act Now to Be a #2minutesuperhero and the writer and illustrator of many books for children, including the Mega Mash-Up series, cocreated by Nikalas Catlow. He lives in Suffolk, England. Klappentext "Let dandelions grow wild in your garden? Scout for locally grown fruits and berries? Make a bird feeder? Check labels for palm oil? Protecting the earth s wildlife and saving endangered living things from extinction may begin by changing what you eat, how you travel, and the things you buy."-- Leseprobe ARE YOU ready to be a superhero? SUPERHEROES save the animals! Are you ready to save animals and be a #2minutesuperhero? Of course you are! Right. What can you do in two minutes? Tidy your room? Maybe. Drink a glass of juice? Probably. Brush your teeth? Just. Help save animals from extinction? Definitely. Two minutes is all you need to do something amazing, such as . . . Give nature a hand. Change your habits. Save the planet. NATURE NEEDS YOU Our planet is facing a crisis. Lots of plants, mammals, birds, and insects are facing extinction. That means they will die out if we don’t help them. Once they are gone they will be gone forever. It’s going to take a huge group effort to fight extinction and help save nature—starting with each of us. That’s YOU. Why you? Because, believe it or not, you have the power to make a difference. You don’t need a cape or a mask or to be able to fly or fight villains in an intergalactic spaceship to help solve the crisis. You just have to be you. Because you’ve got what it takes. This book will show you how, in just a few minutes, you can help to fight extinction, restore nature, take care of animals and plants, and save the planet. And—while doing it—become a #2minutesuperhero . Not a bad trade-off, right? WHY YOU ARE THE IDEAL #2MINUTESUPERHERO You have the power to help fight extinction, from your brilliant brain to your superhero smile. The most important thing to remember is: everything you do makes a difference in helping to save the planet, no matter how small. Your ideas are your greatest tools! Thinking about how to solve problems is a true superpower. You have the power to make changes in your world! Go, you! You can stick up for all the plants and animals that don’t have a voice. Spread the word and advocate for plants and animals. Smile! Saving the planet can be fun! Bighearted superheroes make the best planet savers because they LOVE nature. Go the distance! Fighting extinction isn’t a short battle. Thumbs-up for working together to save plants and animals! Wherever you travel, you can spread the message “Save the planet!” SOMETHING TO REMEMBER There will be times when it’ll be easy to see the results of your actions. There may be other times when you won’t see the effects of your hard work. In these times it’s important to remember that everything you do matters and will have some kind of impact, in some way, at some point, somewhere in the world. ME AND MY #2MINUTEMISSION Before we get started, I would like to tell you a bit about myself. My name is Martin. I am an eco-activist, beach cleaner, and writer. Many years ago I started picking up litter on my local beach. I posted p...
