Life on a Different Planet

By Randi Hacker and Ron Barrett

Welcome to life on a different planet!

And by "different planet", of course, we don't mean Mars or Saturn or even Betelgeuse 5. We mean Earth which is turning into a different and less familiar planet before our very eyes because of climate change. This book is your field guide to life on this new version of Earth. It gives you

• Language: English
• Publisher: Onion River Press
• Release date: Oct 6, 2020
• ISBN: 9781949066562

Randi Hacker

Randi Hacker is the editor emerita of The Electric Company Magazine (1984-1989) published by Children's Television Workshop. She is the author of "How to Live Green, Cheap and Happy" (Stackpole Books), the YA novel "Life as I Knew It" (Simon & Schuster) and "M is for Masks: A Coronavirus ABC" (Home Planet Books) among other things. She has been giving kids a voice in their future for 30 years now starting with P3, a short-lived-but-influential environmental magazine she created and published with her erstwhile partner. She hasn't saved the world yet -- and that is a real thorn in her side-- but she's still working on it. Visit her website: www.homeplanetbooks.com

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FOR US ALL.

LIFE ON A DIFFERENT PLANET

Copyright 2020, by Randi Hacker.

All rights reserved including theme parks and those of translation into a foreign language. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the author except, of course, by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be printed or loaded either up or down.

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Designed by Carolyn Brown and Jon Bransky

Illustrations © 2020 by Ron Barrett

Life on a Different Planet/Randi Hacker

ISBN: 978-0-578-62406-8 paperback

ISBN: 978-1-949066-56-2 eBook

1. Climate Change — Children

2. Earth — Non-fiction

3. Earthlings — All

First Edition: 2020

This book is printed on paper that is responsibly sourced from sustainably-managed forests.

AUTHOR’S NOTE

President Obama recently tweeted these words:

"We’ve seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic. We can’t afford any more consequences of climate denial. All of us, especially young people, have to demand better of our government at every level and vote this fall."

HE’S RIGHT.

And reports about the improvement in air quality and water quality abound in the news these days. In fact, when we all stayed home during the pandemic, carbon emissions dropped 17%.

So, if the coronavirus epidemic has taught us anything, it has taught us two things:

– Preemptive action makes the difference.

– Our Earth is so willing to heal if we give her a chance.

LET’S REMEMBER THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

CONTENTS

Author’s Note

Foreword

Welcome To The End Of The World.

Earth 2037

#Uturnbeginswithyou

Wash Your Clothes By Hand

Words Of Honor

Pc Thinking Is All About Layers.

Resources

FOREWORD

Dear Fellow Earthlings,

My name is Siri Dunn, I am 13 years old and I am scared for the future of our planet. I live on the side of a mountain in Morrisville, Vermont. My family grows most of our food, including chicken and vegetables. I am writing an article for my local newspaper addressing climate change.