Newly released children’s book, a vision of hope

Available on Amazon in time for bringing some eco-friendly Christmas magic to children everywhere!

Hope and the Magic Martian is arguably one of the first fictional approaches to climate change for children aged 7-10/Key Stage 2 on the market. It’s a story which offers children a real message of hope, as well as a vision of how they can be involved in creating sustainable change.

10 year-old Hope wants to meet a Martian and a rare Martian boy with a big heart wants to know why the Earth’s polar caps are melting. At the North Pole, the new friends hear the animals’ stories. But what can a small girl like Hope do? 

A new approach to climate change communication

Beautifully illustrated by Louise Rouse, this short novel is a modern fable that offers a loving vision of how we can all change the story that shapes our world. Hope’s journey through her fears and feelings of insignificance in the face of such a seemingly huge problem as climate change has an emotional appeal for children as well as adults.

Surprisingly there are few, if any, titles of this nature on the market – to date most have been non-fiction guides to saving the planet. Nevertheless there is a growing demand for appropriate resources from parents and from teachers, with sustainability and climate change now features of the National Curriculum, the National Framework for Sustainable Schools, and the Eco-schools programme – a development mirrored in the story.

This book is now available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/6lqnvs

“Children are our future. Helen Moore’s beautiful and compelling story will inspire every child who reads it. And I hope that large numbers of children will read it.” – Satish Kumar, editor of Resurgence Magazine, and founder of The Small School in Devon

“If you want to introduce your children to the climate change debate without scaring or boring them to death, then pick up a copy of Hope and the Magic Martian. It’s a gentle but inspiring story about the dangers we face and how we can change course. Helen Moore writes with a poet’s eye for detail and ear for the rhythms of language. A wonderful read.” – Carl Honoré, author of In Praise of Slow and Under Pressure

Tags: books, children, christmas, climate change, energy, renewables, wind

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