CHANGE IS IN THE AIR
Carbon, Climate, Earth, and Us
There’s too much carbon in the air!
After hundreds of years, and billions of people burning fossil fuels, a blanket of too much carbon dioxide is trapping too much heat in our skies—warming oceans, melting glaciers, causing storms and floods and drought and fire. The Earth has amazing powers to remove climate-changing CO2 from the air, but these powers aren’t enough. For the Earth to help us, we must help the Earth—and people have amazing powers to do just that.
Through explorations of the awesome powers of kelp, mangroves, and soil in the carbon cycle, and the powers of people to change our behaviors, protect our ecosystems, and improve lives through science, Change Is in the Air offers an honest but also hopeful view of the problems we’re facing. With richly colored art, illustrated endpapers that extend the story, and detailed back matter, this picture book informs, illuminates, and inspires.
Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Ages 4 and up
ISBN 978-1-5476-1206-2
Foreign editions: Spanish, Catalan, Valencian Catalan, Chinese (Taiwan and Beijing)
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AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
National Science Teaching Association/Children’s Book Council Outstanding Science Trade Book 2025
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2024
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2024
REVIEWS
“In this wonderfully encouraging primer on the power of determination and ingenuity to save our planet, Levy jumps right in. . . . With its realistic yet hopeful message, helpful facts, clear details on ways children can help the environment, and beautiful artwork, this will be a great addition to science shelves.”
“An attractively simple explanation of a pressing problem. . . . There’s no question that this is a valuable introduction and, with its pleasing repetitions, a satisfying read-aloud.”
“direct, clear, and honest, emphasizing responsibility over blame.”
“[a] gentle and accessible introduction to climate change” that “ends with a call to action: ‘For the Earth to keep helping us, we must help the Earth.’”
