What Can We Do?

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues we face today, but what can we as individuals do about it? Readers find out as they examine both the problem of climate change and the ways we can work to combat it. Actionable, age-appropriate suggestions are given for ways readers can get more involved in environmental causes and climate activism. These suggestions, coupled with the informative text that provides a strong base of knowledge about this issue, empower readers to take a more active role in protecting the planet. Fact boxes and colorful photographs support science and social studies lessons.

Migration has made global citizenship even more important. As people move to other parts of the world for a variety of reasons-to find work, to escape war or famine, to practice their religion or express their identity in peace-we have become more connected than ever as a global community. Readers discover this as they learn about human migration in the past and present, including the challenges faced by today's immigrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees. Important facts are paired with achievable suggestions for actions readers can take to become more involved with this issue on a local and global scale.

Living through the COVID-19 pandemic has given young people a deeper understanding of the problems disease outbreaks can cause around the world. But how do people in other countries cope with these outbreaks, and what can we do to help? Readers find the answers to these and many other questions as they find essential facts about disease outbreaks and learn from examples in the recent past as well as current events. Helpful sidebars provide age-appropriate ways readers can become more active in combating this global concern, and fact boxes and photographs create a deeply engaging exercise in global citizenship.

What can we do to help those dealing with poverty and food insecurity-not just in our own communities but around the world too? Readers explore answers to this question in this inspiring and informative look at global problems and the paths to their solutions. Essential facts about poverty and hunger support lessons about current events, and suggestions for ways readers can help those in need empower the next generation of global citizens. Featuring fact boxes, full-color photographs, and sidebars, this reading experience is designed to help readers cope with anxiety about the world through knowledge and action.

Inequality takes many forms, and when faced with all of them, it can seem impossible for just one person to fight. However, people who believe in fighting inequality do not fight alone. That's one of the important lessons readers discover as they uncover important facts about inequality in our world and the people who work hard to combat it. Empowering examples are given for achievable ways young people can support the cause of equality around the world, and the helpful fact boxes, sidebars, and photographs add to this unique introduction to global citizenship.