The Adventures of Captain Polo: The Climate Change Comic

The Adventures of Captain Polo: The Climate Change Comic

by Alan J Hesse
The Adventures of Captain Polo: The Climate Change Comic

The Adventures of Captain Polo: The Climate Change Comic

by Alan J Hesse

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Overview

When a hungry polar bear is pitched into the stormy seas from a tiny piece of melting ice, he embarks on an epic journey of discovery that will change his life forever.

"A fantastically accessible way to help children understand climate change. A FINALIST and highly recommended." - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards.

"In essence Captain Polo is the story about us and our future on Earth, presented in a knowledge-based and adventurous way, which can spark much needed conversations and action to save Humanity." - Prof. Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

At the beginning of his life-changing journey, the bear is hungry, frightened and alone, drifting further and further from an Arctic home that is changing in ways he cannot comprehend. But the bear without a name survives, and as he travels the world, meeting colourful characters both human and non-human and getting into all sorts of adventures, he gradually begins to understand a reality he never knew existed. The bear who will become Captain Polo realises he is not alone in seeking answers.

The Climate Change Comic is a fast-paced graphic novel depicting accurate geographical settings and detailed, colourful illustrations designed to make learning about a complex and frightening subject positive, easy and fun. In this first book of the series, readers as young as 9 will be swept into a global journey of discovery that will help them understand some of the causes and effects of the most critical environmental crisis in human history, what people are doing about it, and how each one of us can make a difference - wherever we live, and whoever we are.

Our children are facing an existential crisis in the form of ecological collapse and global climate change, but they don't have to stay confused and anxious. Instead, give them what they want: understanding and actionable knowledge empowering them to become agents of positive change at home and at school. This is the mission of Captain Polo.

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789942402509
Publisher: Alan James Hesse
Publication date: 06/10/2021
Series: The Adventures of Captain Polo , #1
Pages: 42
Sales rank: 896,821
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.11(d)
Age Range: 9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Alan J. Hesse is a veteran conservation biologist, author-illustrator and climate educator. Backed by a career in conservation spanning three decades, Alan specialises in distilling complex environmental topics into entertaining resources designed to facilitate understanding and engagement with non-technical audiences. He is the author and illustrator of ten educational children's books, among which is the Captain Polo comic book series about climate change. Alan is also the founder of the Captain Polo Climate Academy, a globally reaching initiative to spread climate education and support schools in their teaching of this subject.

Table of Contents

About this book: author's preface outlining the motivation behind creating a graphic novel about climate change, as well notes on the use of cultural idiosyncrasy and stereotypes.

Editorial reviews from subject matter experts.

Main content: fact-based fiction story in graphic novel format.

Information and purchase links for Book 2 in the series.

Captain Polo's Climate Change Classroom: 3 pages of paragraph text with diagrams and illustrations providing non-fiction and scientific detail on some of the technical content referenced in the main story. This section also lists a number of practical actions for readers to implement towards a more sustainable lifestyle.

Get the ebook for free: publicity page with link and QR code to landing page offering the ebook version of the book.

The Captain Polo series: publicity page listing all the Captain Polo titles.

Other books by the same author: other titles available, showing covers, short descriptions and choice reviews, along with purchase links and QR codes.

About the author: brief author bio and link to web page.

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