This is My Planet
written by
Jan Thornhill
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Jan Thornhill writes:
I have been fascinated with the natural world since I was very young. As a child she loved to explore fields and woods. She has been an artist for many years. I started writing for fun and just kept doing it. Eventually my stories started to get published.
My husband finally forced me to send The Wildlife ABC out into the world in 1987. The first publisher I sent it to immediately accepted it and it ended up being short-listed for Canada\'s prestigious Governor General\'s Award. Its companion volume, The Wildlife 123, came out the following year and it promptly won the UNICEF-Ezra Jack Keats International Award for Excellence in Children\'s Book Illustration.
My husband and I live in the woods in central Ontario. I scour the woods for slime molds and mushrooms - the safe, tasty ones. I also like bird-watching, organic gardening, traveling, and creating lots of clutter!
Other Books by Jan Thornhill:
I Found A Dead Bird: The Kid’s Guide to the Cycle of Life and Death
Folktails: Animal Legends from Around the World
Before and After: A Book of Nature Timescapes
Contact Jan Thornhill at:
Email:jan@janthornhill.com
Website:www.janthornhill.com
Do you know the difference between weather and climate, or why in the 1950s cats had to be parachuted onto the island of Borneo? For a fun and informative look at global warming for young people, take a peek inside This Is My Planet – The Kid’s Guide to Global Warming . With comprehensive scientific explanations including the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the greenhouse effect and the web of life, this wonderful book explores the effects of global warming on all living things including humans. Discover why awareness of global warming is so important, how we know the earth is warming up, how climate change will affect everyone and what you can do to help. Including lush photographs of our beautiful planet and its inhabitants, this an important topical read filled with amazing information and facts!
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