All the Feelings Under the Sun: How to Deal With Climate Change
For Fiona Will and all the children brightening our world And for those yet to join us in this beautiful place L D Thank you to Magination Press and the American Psychological Association for giving me the opportunity to illustrate a book that is so important for everyone to learn a little more about right now S J
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction CHAPTER 1 How We Know What We Know CHAPTER 2 The Earth is Heating Up CHAPTER 3 Everything is Connected CHAPTER 4 Practicing Justice Eco 1 19 35 57 85 CHAPTER 5 Making a Healthier World Together 107 Glossary Note for Parents Caregivers Teachers and Counselors Directories of Climate Aware Therapists Acknowledgments About the Author Illustrator and Magination Press Bibliography 135 139 143 145 147 149
INTRODUCTION
Climate change isn’t just changing the climate It’s affecting every part of our world To help you understand the transformation of our planet that’s happening right now this book will take you on a journey through many different branches of science our history our societies and cultures and into your own mind and feelings As you learn about climate change you’ll also be learning about yourself You’ll discover all the ways that nature is beautiful powerful delicate fierce mysterious and awesome But nature isn’t just outside of us in the trees fish clouds and lakes We humans are a part of nature We share the same history and we’re made from the same elements as everything else on the planet like hydrogen hydrogen oxygen and phosphorus We live in and share the biosphere We each have a place in our planet’s living system with all of the world’s plants and its other animals from the sky to the earth to the sea This book will look back to the origins of the Earth and the evolution of life up to the present day We’ll learn about the different scientific predictions for our future which depend on how successfully we humans can deal with climate change You’ll learn how climate Introduction 1
