We Are Better Together

Name: We Are Better Together
Brand: Macmillan Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Bill McKibben
ISBN: 9781250831651

Author: Bill McKibben

Narrator: Greer Morrison

Unabridged: 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Macmillan Young Listeners

Published: 04/19/2022

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Social Science, Customs, Traditions, Anthropology

Synopsis

This program is fully sound-designed.

From environmentalist and bestselling author Bill McKibben comes We Are Better Together, a hopeful, inspiring audiobook celebrating the power of human cooperation and the beauty of life on Earth, beautifully enhanced by original sound design.

When we work together, we humans can do incredible things.

We share the responsibility to address climate change and our changing planet. It is critical that we act collectively to protect our beautiful, fragile world.

Celebrating the amazing things people can do, it’s an inspiring message of hope.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company.

About Bill McKibben

Bill McKibben is the author of more than a dozen books, including the best sellers Falter, Deep Economy, and The End of Nature, which was the first book to warn the general public about the climate crisis.He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College and the winner of the Gandhi Prize, the Thomas Merton Prize, and the Right Livelihood Prize, sometimes called “the alternate Nobel.” He lives in Vermont with his wife, the writer Sue Halpern. He founded the global grassroots climate campaign 350.org; his new project, organizing people over sixty for progressive change, is called Third Act.

About Stevie Lewis

Stevie Lewis has been living on the road, furthering her passion for climbing, art, and the outdoors. Striving to live simply and tread lightly on the earth, she gathers inspiration from a variety of places, be it climbing in the high desert in central Oregon, hiking in the wilderness of Alaska, or sharing laughs with fellow travelers around a campfire. After working for four years in animation, she now illustrates children's books and creates art based on her travels.Stevie's books include A Week without Tuesday, Finding Serendipity, and Lost in the Library.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on April 06, 2022

I’m really enjoying all of the picture books that are releasing and capture the discussions about climate change. This is another to add to add to your list to share with your little ones. It is a love letter to the beauty of the earth, but also a close look at human cooperation and what happens whe......more

Goodreads review by Adrianna on August 12, 2022

A short book about how we can accomplish anything if we work together set in context of climate change and environmentalism. There was nothing wrong with the book--the digital picture were bright and lovely and the all the text said the 'right' things--but it sort of rang hollow for me. As an adult,......more

Goodreads review by Molly on June 05, 2022

What a beautiful book. It's hard to stay hopeful in face of impending climate catastrophe and political strife. It's hard to feel like we have the power to do anything about it. I like that this book acknowledges our imperfection and smallness when we try to work alone, and reminds us that love and......more

Goodreads review by YingYu on June 16, 2022

This book transcends a message of hope-- that humans can work together and make do, so nature can thrive. While the message is clear and warm, the illustrations are even more powerful in my opinion. It shows people of different ethnicities, ways of appreciation of nature, approaches of activism, and......more

Goodreads review by Syntha on May 11, 2022

Brilliantly illustrated by Lewis......more