Greta Thunberg: Climate Crisis Activist

by Matt Doeden

Overview

Appalled by government apathy regarding climate change, 15-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg started a protest in front of the her country's parliament building in August 2018. She criticized leaders for not doing enough to reduce carbon emissions and stood outside with the sign Skolstrejk för klimatet (school strike for the climate). Within months, Thunberg's strikes and blunt speeches to world leaders and all adults ignited a global movement, inspiring millions of people to take action worldwide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728407593
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2020
Series:	Gateway Biographies Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	30 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	10 - 11 Years

About the Author

Matt Doeden began his career as a sports writer. Since then, he's spent more than a decade writing and editing children's nonfiction. Matt lives in Minnesota with his family.