Butterfly Wings : A Hopeful Story About Climate Anxiety Hardback
by Samuel Larochelle
Illustrated by Eve Patenaude
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An honest exploration of climate anxiety, for kids 8+ and the adults who love them. When ten-year-old Florent overhears his mothers discussing the possibility of having another baby—and expressing their reluctance due to fears about the planet—his mind races off into a spiral of fear and guilt.
Is the planet suffering because there are too many children—children like him?
Do his parents think they made a mistake by bringing him into the world?One night, Florent dreams that the forests have all burned to the ground and that his parents are flying away on a spaceship, abandoning him on a ruined planet.
When he wakes up, he decides to stop talking… until a discussion with his mothers changes everything. At a time when climate change is negatively impacting kids' mental health, Butterfly Wings provides:Anxiety relief: provides a safe space for kids to process their anxiety, fear, and other emotions about the climateA social-emotional learning tool for parents and teachers to talk about climate change with kids through a gentle and hopeful lensThrough thoughtful words and gorgeous illustrations, this compassionate story confronts the very real challenge of climate anxiety in a way that is accessible to young readers.
Butterfly Wings provides children with a way to understand their feelings, while also offering hope for a different future.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:104 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Greystone Books,Canada
- Publication Date:28/09/2023
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- ISBN:9781778400827
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:104 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Greystone Books,Canada
- Publication Date:28/09/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781778400827