The first in a series of books that feature famous speeches.
The speech is presented in an easy-to-read way, with striking illustrations.
Severn Cullis-Suzuki gave this speech at the age of twelve and her list of accomplishments since then is impressive. Admirers of Greta Thunberg will be inspired by Severn’s work as both a child and an adult.
In 2017, Severn and her ECO friends, now adults with families of their own, marked the 25th anniversary of their trip to the UN’s Earth Summit in Rio, and the speech that “silenced the world for 5 minutes,” by inviting youth today to participate in an anniversary video project: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu-X6g_bZFVcF5A2IUNEEpw/videos
As a teenager, she was appointed to the Earth Charter Commission. She went on to study evolutionary biology at Yale University.
Severn hosted the TV show Suzuki’s NatureQuest, and the TV series Samaqan: Water Stories.
The next subjects to be profiled in the series are Malala Yousafzai, Wangari Maathai and José Mujica.
The first in a series of books that feature famous speeches.
The speech is presented in an easy-to-read way, with striking illustrations.
Severn Cullis-Suzuki gave this speech at the age of twelve and her list of accomplishments since then is impressive. Admirers of Greta Thunberg will be inspired by Severn’s work as both a child and an adult.
In 2017, Severn and her ECO friends, now adults with families of their own, marked the 25th anniversary of their trip to the UN’s Earth Summit in Rio, and the speech that “silenced the world for 5 minutes,” by inviting youth today to participate in an anniversary video project: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu-X6g_bZFVcF5A2IUNEEpw/videos
As a teenager, she was appointed to the Earth Charter Commission. She went on to study evolutionary biology at Yale University.
Severn hosted the TV show Suzuki’s NatureQuest, and the TV series Samaqan: Water Stories.
The next subjects to be profiled in the series are Malala Yousafzai, Wangari Maathai and José Mujica.