Greta and the Giants: inspired by Greta Thunberg's stand to save the world: 1

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Based on Greta Thunberg's mission to save our environment. In this book, Greta tries to save a forest. The animals speak with her and she takes on the giants who tear down the forest and build cities, etc. I really enjoyed this book. I felt the giants representation of adults, corporations, etc was really great. The illustrations were really pretty and I thought that the message was important. Super fast read, perfect for children to show them that it only takes one voice to make a difference. Your class will either identify the fronted adverbials in the passage for the first activity or add in some of the commonly known fronted adverbials in the second activity from a list.

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This resource focuses on placards and your class are challenged to create persuasive placards to either stop the Giants building cities or encouraging them to help rebuild the forest. There's nothing in this book to indicate whether Greta is even aware of it, let alone approves of it, since all we get is: "inspired by Greta Thunberg's stand to save the world." But in the end I decided a book like this will do more good than bad, and since it aims to get a useful message out there, and since 3% of the cover price is going to 350.org, which is an international environmental organization aiming to do something concrete about climate change, I have to hope that this book has the same good and selfless intentions that Greta has.

It Fell From The Sky

This book takes an extraordinary girl and builds her into a picture book which is completely allegorical for what is currently happening in our world. Humans are the giants, destroying the forests, oceans and jungles with our homes, cities and factories. One girl starts a movement to try to stop the giants but it isn't until she gains followers that the giants listen. Find out more about climate change and the inspirational campaigner Greta Thunberg by using this great, differentiated reading comprehension activity which is perfect for most students within KS1. This inspiring picture book retells the story of Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who has led a global movement to raise awareness about the world's climate crisis. This picture book makes this important topic accessible to young children. I applaud the author and illustrator for taking such a complex, yet crucial message and explain it in a way that small children can comprehend. Climate change is real and we can’t afford to ignore it. Greta Thunberg’s courage is inspiring and sets a wonderful example to kids and adults alike of how important it is to stand up for what you believe, even when faced with powerful, frightening giants.

Just finished reading this to my 3 year old and I wasn’t sure how he would react. I’m proud to say he felt very passionate about the poor animals and that the giants were bad.Greta lives in the heart of the forest along with all the animals. One day, the animals approach her for help, scared that the greedy Giants are ruining their home. They chop down trees to build bigger and bigger homes, ignoring the beauty and habitat of the forest, preferring to build sprawling cities to accommodate their Giant needs. Greta decides to start a protest, asking the Giants to stop. At first, she is ignored, but then people join her protest and eventually the Giant's are forced to listen. Embarrassed and ashamed, they realise that their actions have been ruining the forest. They put their greed aside and start appreciating the forest again, allowing it to return to its original beauty.

Noi finds a baby whale washed up on the beach after a storm and decides to take it home to care for it. I enjoyed this book for many reasons, I liked how it took the seriousness of the climate change issue and presented it in a way that even my 3 year old can receive the message. The illustrations were beautiful and we enjoyed looking at all the details. I also appreciated that there was no hate or anger in the book but utilized words such as sadness. This way my child and others won’t feel the powerful negativity of the situation at first but can slowly be introduced to the issues and not overwhelmed. Greta and all of the worlds climate activists are amazing and instill so much hope for my children’s futures. Also a budding author, the first picture book she wrote, Ada Lovelace and the Number-Crunching Machine (September 2019), was described as Inspiring, feminist, and informative in equal parts by Kirkus. Note for parents: the book initially comes down very harshly on the "greedy giants" who destroy the woods. However, the giants are given the chance to redeem themselves. This allegorical story is aimed at 4-7-year olds: the simple, descriptive language and bright, colourful pictures will really capture the imagination of this age group. The story is told just as much through the pictures as through the text.

This is a simple book explaining the story of Greta Thunberg, the climate activist, to the picture book crowd. Using giants as the big bad adults, Greta stands up to them, and explains that they are destroying the planet. At first no one hears her, but then as more people take up her cry, the giants realize the harm they have done. Being a story for children, it has a happy ending. But as the author points out at the end of the book, the fight in the real world is far from over. This lovely picture book is a useful way for parents and teachers to introduce young children (ages 4-7) to the subject of climate change stressing a positive message.