Fresh air, clean water : our right to a healthy environment
This nonfiction illustrated book for middle grade readers explores our right to a healthy environment and introduces the stories of people fighting for change
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- ISBN: 9781459826793
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102 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. - Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2022.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references and index. |
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Table of Contents
Fresh Air, Clean Water : Our Right to a Healthy Environment
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction | p. 1 | |
Chapter 1 | One Earth to Share | |
It's a Fact: Nature Makes Us Happier and Healthier | p. 5 | |
Air + Water + Soil = Life! | p. 6 | |
Planting the First Seeds | p. 8 | |
Cannonballs to the Sky | p. 9 | |
How Many Earths Do We Need? | p. 11 | |
When the Air Is Thick | p. 12 | |
We're All Thirsty | p. 15 | |
Hidden and Not-So-Hidden Poison | p. 17 | |
Planet-Sized Change | p. 19 | |
Climate Change Has No Borders | p. 22 | |
What Are Your Rights? | p. 24 | |
Chapter 2 | Words have Power | |
Environmental Rights Are Human Rights | p. 27 | |
A River Catches Fire | p. 28 | |
Animals Live Here Too | p. 32 | |
Noxious Neighborhoods | p. 33 | |
Environmental Laws | p. 36 | |
Highest Law of the Land | p. 37 | |
Rights to the Rescue | p. 39 | |
Left Out When Rights Aren't Protected | p. 42 | |
We're Not Done Fighting | p. 42 | |
Chapter 3 | All Rise! | |
So What's the Problem Now? | p. 45 | |
Keeping Things Fair | p. 46 | |
Court Fights for Rights | p. 48 | |
Getting Eight Billion People to Cooperate Isn't Easy | p. 60 | |
Nature Has Its Own Rights | p. 62 | |
Juliana v. United States | p. 63 | |
Chapter 4 | Citizens Create Change | |
Fridays For Future | p. 67 | |
Stand Up and Speak Out | p. 68 | |
Spread the Word | p. 71 | |
Songs Have Strength, Paintings Have Power | p. 72 | |
Science Can Make Waves | p. 75 | |
Make Your Voice Heard | p. 76 | |
Even Judges Need to Learn | p. 79 | |
Pass on Gas, Skip to Solar | p. 80 | |
Rights Spark Real Change | p. 82 | |
Countries Can Cooperate | p. 83 | |
You Too Can Plant the Seeds of Change | p. 87 | |
Glossary | p. 90 | |
Resources | p. 96 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 99 | |
Index | p. 100 |