Tom Bowman discusses the concepts behind his new book, What if Solving the Climate Crisis is Simple? and asks us to flip the picture of the climate crisis upside down and revaluate our roles in establishing the future we hope to see. This is a somewhat improbable story about a young girl who lived in a city that was mean and hard and ugly, and she supported herself by stealing. Choose Love (2022) Illustrated by Petr Horácek, published by Graffeg *Highly Commended in the CLiPPA 2023 [6] Nicola Davies gives unique insight into the making of children’s environmental book, The Promise , and its journey from print to a new BBC film set for release in October. The White Hare (2016) with illustrations by Anastasia Izlesou, published by Graffeg - part of the Shadows and Light series

A fitting farewell, still funny, acute, and positive in its view of human nature even in its 37th episode. Following the start of her writing career, Nicola became a senior lecturer in creative writing, at Bath Spa University but has been writing full time for over a decade. She now regularly runs workshops for children and adults to help them find their voices as writers and advocates for nature. In 2017, she was the first recipient of the SLA’s award for Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Non-fiction and in 2018 had four picture books longlisted for the Greenaway Award. I was very small when I saw my first dolphin," says zoologist Nicola Davies, recalling a seminal visit with her father to a dolphin show at the zoo. Enchanted at the sight of what she called the "big fish" jumping so high and swimming so fast, she determined right then that she would meet the amazing creatures again "in the wild, where they belonged." And indeed she did--as part of a pair of scientific expeditions, one to Newfoundland at the age of eighteen and another to the Indian Ocean a year later. In WILD ABOUT DOLPHINS, Nicola Davies describes her voyages in a firsthand account filled with fascinating facts and captivating photographs of seven species of dolphins in action.The lessons are structured around four parts which facilitate pupils’ agency and active participation. The activities offer opportunities for decision-making and respect pupils’ right to an opinion. In return, listening to pupils’ views, offers teachers the opportunity to discover pupils’ feelings and lived experiences. The lesson sets provide a structured plan and clear guidelines for pupils to engage with an authentic piece of children’s literature, a picturebook, in which both the words and the pictures create meaning. Individual differences in primary and lower secondary pupils are especially marked, but picturebooks can be interpreted on many levels and thus satisfy pupils of different ages and at different points in their English language learning. The lessons provide activities which teachers can select according to the age, language level and interests of the pupils in their classes and provide pupils with stimulating activities to develop their critical thinking as well as their English language skills. Participation

This is a three-week Writing Root for the book The Promise by Nicola Davies. Through the sequence of learning, children will discuss the concept of promises, making their own and exploring how a seed can hold a promise within. Children will investigate the impact of using a range of modal verbs and specific punctuation choices, as well as building their vocabulary to create figurative phrases to write poetry. The Writing Root will culminate in children writing their own sequel in the form of a narrative poem to continue the story cycle. Synopsis of Text: The Dog That Saved Christmas (2018) with illustrations by Mike Byrne, published by Barrington Stoke This reflection also inspires pupils to transfer their newly acquired awareness and knowledge from inside the classroom to informed involvement with the world outside the classroom. Part D: Extra activities

This is a lovely picture book which highlights the joy that spreading kindness can bring to an individual. The story begins in a mean and cruel city with no plant life, miserable people and lots of unhappiness. However, after a chance encounter with a stranger the main protagonist, who had previously been described as mean and cruel just like the city she grew up in, begins to see a change within herself. She steals what she believes to be a bag of food from an old lady in an alley but it turns out to be a bag of acorns. Having made a promise to the lady, the girl begins planting seeds around the city. Soon, the streets become vibrant with trees and wildlife and the people themselves begin to change too. The girls travels around local areas planting seeds and spreading joy until one day the bag of acorns is stolen from her. She makes the thief make the same promise she did before handing over the bag, therefore continuing the cycle. Laura Carlin ταιριάζει απόλυτα στο ύφος του παραμυθιού. Στην αρχή χαρακτηρίζεται από δυστοπικές γκρι εικόνες, ενώ αργότερα το σχέδιο αλλάζει και γίνεται πιο ζωηρό και χρωματιστό, όπως αλλάζει και το ύφος της ιστορίας. Το σχέδιο της είναι τόσο απλό που θυμίζει έντονα παιδικές ζωγραφιές, δημιουργώντας έ��σι και μία περιέργεια και μία ταύτιση στους νεαρούς αναγνώστες κατά τη διάρκεια της παρατήρησης των οικείων εικόνων. Έτσι επιτυγχάνει τον σκοπό του που είναι να επικεντρωθεί ο αναγνώστης στα συναισθήματα που δημιουργεί. Βοηθός το χρώμα και οι έντονες μολυβιές. In truth, I think I had lost faith in the power of my story and its ability to deliver its green message. So when Chi and I were invited to take part in Climate Story Lab , a coalition of organisations and individuals who work to support the very best communication about the climate crisis, I was skeptical. I went with Chi to the conference in London, sure I would feel out of place with so many amazing and experienced documentary makers, most of whom were young enough to be my children. But when our turn came to present our film, I was asked to read The Promise aloud. I was really nervous, but I’ve read those words so many times. I let them take me and I watched as they broke in the room like a wave. The response was incredible, the audience understood that the story of The Promise was a climate change fable that asked people to change and change now.