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Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · June 2, 2020
"It won't take you long to read this book, but it will linger in your heart and head for quite a while, and perhaps inspire you to join in the creative, blossoming movement to make this world work." -- Bill McKibben, environmentalist, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Nature, journalist, and founder of 350.org "An inspiring story that will change the way all of us think about the climate crisis - and how we can solve it." -- Van Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Green Collar Economy and Rebuild the Dream, and co-founder of Dream Corps "A hopeful, well-argued book on climate change written in a refreshing new voice."-- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Martinez presents a meaningful, heartfelt call to action with content that reflects current issues.
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- Who it’s for
- A personal essay connects music, environmental activism, and the possibility of creating change.
- Themes
- Climate change as a human issue, Environmental activism through music, Turning emotions into action
- Genres
- Activism & Social Justice, Conservation & Environment for Teens, Activist Biographies
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"It won't take you long to read this book, but it will linger in your heart and head for quite a while, and perhaps inspire you to join in the creative, blossoming movement to make this world work." -- Bill McKibben, environmentalist, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Nature, journalist, and founder of 350.org "An inspiring story that will change the way all of us think about the climate crisis - and how we can solve it." -- Van Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Green Collar Economy and Rebuild the Dream, and co-founder of Dream Corps "A hopeful, well-argued book on climate change written in a refreshing new voice."-- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Martinez presents a meaningful, heartfelt call to action with content that reflects current issues.
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Additionally, the book's short length will appeal to reluctant readers. An essential purchase for any high school or public library."-- School Library Journal, starred review In this personal, moving essay, environmental activist and hip-hop artist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez uses his art and his activism to show that climate change is a human issue that can't be ignored. Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. In this installment, Earth Guardians Youth Director and hip-hop artist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez shows us how his music feeds his environmental activism and vice versa. Martinez visualizes a future that allows us to direct our anger, fear, and passion toward creating change. Because, at the end of the day, we all have a part to play.
Art Into Action
A personal essay connects music, environmental activism, and the possibility of creating change.
Come here for
- Climate change treated as a human issue, not a distant abstraction
- A voice shaped by both hip-hop and environmental activism
Expect
- A heartfelt call to turn anger, fear, and passion toward change
- A short essay with ideas that may linger
Where it sits
| Conservation & Environment for Teens | 88% |
|---|---|
| Activist Biographies | 58% |
| Activism & Social Justice | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Activist Biographies
- Conservation & Environment for Teens
- Civil & Human Rights for Teens
- Authors
- Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- June 2, 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Climate change as a human issue · Environmental activism through music · Turning emotions into action
- Reading lane
- Activist Biographies