United We Are Unstoppable: 60 Inspiring Young People Saving Our World
304United We Are Unstoppable: 60 Inspiring Young People Saving Our World
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Overview
The stories in this book are devastating, defiant, inspiring and moving - but, above all, they are full of hope. The climate crisis can feel overwhelming but, as this book shows, for every problem there are young voices raising awareness, creating solutions and demanding that things change. It's not too late to save the world. United we really are unstoppable.
Aditya Mukarji (16) stopped 26 million straws from polluting the oceans.
Cecilia La Rose (15) filed a lawsuit against the Canadian federal government for contributing to global warming.
Delphin Kaze (19) founded a company that produces eco-charcoal from organic waste in Burundi.
And more inspiring stories from . . . Htet Myet Min Tun; Tatyana Sin; Iman Dorri; Howey Ou; Theresa Rose Sebastian; Nasreen Sayed; Liyana Yamin; Albrecht Arthur N. Arevalo; Akari Tomita; Karel Lisbeth Miranda Mendoza; Emma-Jane Burian; Anya Sastry; Ricardo Andres Pineda Guzman; Cricket Guest; Lia Harel; Shannon Lisa; Khadija Usher; Brandon Nguyen; Vivianne Roc; Octavia Shay Muñoz-Barton; Payton Mitchell; Ashley Torres; Eyal Weintraub; Daniela Torres Perez; Catarina Lorenzo; Juan José Martín-Bravo; João Henrique Alves Cerqueira; Gilberto Cyril Morishaw; Holly Gillibrand; Stamatis Psaroudakis; Lilith Electra Platt; Anna Taylor; Raina Ivanova; Federica Gasbarro; Laura Lock; Agim Mazreku; Adrian Toth; Kaluki Paul Mutuku; Nche Tala; Sebenele Rodney Carval; Jeremy Raguain; Lesein Mathenge Mutunkei; Toiwiya Hassane; Koku Klutse; Tsiry Nantenaina Randrianavelo; Ruby Sampson; Tafadzwa Chando; Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti; Ndèye Marie Aida Ndieguene; Zoe Buckley Lennox; Lourdes Faith Auhura Parehuia; Alexander Whitebrook; Komal Narayan; Kailash Cook; Madeleine Keitilani Elceste Lavemai; Freya May Mimosa Brown; and Carlon Zackhras
25p from the sale of physical copies of the book will go to a charity advocating for the protection of children's rights.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781529335941 |
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Publisher: | John Murray Press |
Publication date: | 12/07/2021 |
Pages: | 304 |
Sales rank: | 1,071,040 |
Product dimensions: | 5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.20(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Map viii
Introduction Akshat Rathi 1
Asia
Aditya Mukarji - India 11
Htet Myet Min Tun - Myanmar 14
Tatyana Sin - Uzbekistan 19
Iman Dorri - Iran 24
Howey Ou - China 27
Theresa Rose Sebastian - India/Ireland 29
Nasreen Sayed - Afghanistan/USA 33
Liyana Yamin - Malaysia/Taiwan 35
Albrecht Arthur N. Arevalo - Philippines 38
Akari Tomita - Japan/USA 41
North America
Cecilia La Rose - Canada 49
Karel Lisbeth Miranda Mendoza - Panama 53
Emma-Jane Burian - Canada 57
Anya Sastry - USA 61
Ricardo Andres Pineda Guzman - Honduras 66
Cricket Guest - Canada 68
Lia Harel - USA 72
Shannon Lisa - USA 78
Khadija Usher - Belize 83
Brandon Nguyen - Canada 85
Vivianne Roc - Haiti 88
Octavia Shay Muñoz-Barton - USA 91
Payton Mitchell - Canada 95
Ashley Torres - Canada 99
South America
Eyal Weintraub - Argentina 107
Daniela Torres Perez - Peru/UK 111
Catarina Lorenzo - Brazil 113
Juan José Martin-Bravo - Chile 117
João Henrique Alves Cerqueira - Brazil 121
Gilberto Cyril Morishaw - Curacao/The Netherlands 123
Europe
Holly Gillibrand - Scotland 131
Stamatis Psaroudakis - Greece 135
Lilith Electa Piatt - The Netherlands 138
Anna Taylor - England 140
Raina Ivanova - Germany 143
Federica Gasbarro - Italy 145
Laura Lock - England/Hungary 150
Agim Mazreku - Kosovo 156
Adrián Toth - Belgium 158
Africa
Kaluki Paul Mutuku - Kenya 165
Nche Tala - Cameroon/USA 169
Sebenele Rodney Carval - Eswatini 173
Jeremy Raguain - Seychelles 176
Lesein Mathenge Mutunkei - Kenya 180
Toiwiya Hassane - Comoros 186
Koku Klutse - Togo 189
Tsiry Nantenaina Randrianavelo - Madagascar 192
Ruby Sampson - South Africa 194
Tafadzwa Chando - Zimbabwe 197
Delphin Kaze - Burundi 199
Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti - Kenya 201
Ndéye Marie Aida Ndieguene - Senegal 204
Antarctica
Zoe Buckley Lennox - Antarctica/Australia 213
Oceania
Lourdes Faith Auhura Parehuia - New Zealand 225
Alexander Whitebrook - Australia 228
Komal Narayan - Fiji 231
Kailash Cook - Australia 233
Madeleine Keitilani Elceste Lavemai - Tonga 240
Freya May Mimosa Brown - Australia 242
Carlon Zackhras - Marshall Islands 245
About the book 247
Notes 249
Useful resources 261
Acknowledgements 263
About the contributors 267
Index 285