When I was growing up (NO...I will NOT tell you my age) I remember when groceries ALWAYS came home in paper bags. But then I remember when stores started to replace paper bags with plastic bags. I remember complaining to store employees that plastic was bad for the environment. I was told that PLASTIC is less expensive and easier for the store so plastic was BETTER. I knew this answer was wrong but I was a kid. What could I or any other kid do? Luckily, we now have Greta Thunberg, and though she is a kid SHE KNOWS what to do. Greta had always worried about the environment and when she was 15 years old she made a decision. Greta would skip school and protest outside the government buildings in Stockholm, Sweden. She would skip school until the government officials noticed her and decided to make environmental issues a top priority. What Gerta couldn't have known was that not only would she get the attention of the government officials in Sweden but she would get the attention of people all over the world. What started at a one girl protest during August 2018 has turned into a worldwide phenomenon with all kinds of people joining her to demand better treatment of the environment. I really enjoyed this book. It shows how one person (in this case a teenager) really can make a difference and in this case the one person is a person with special needs. Greta is autistic. The book talks about Greta's struggles before she found her voice and spoke up for the environment. The book not only talks about Gerta and the environment, but there is also a glossary and environmental timeline at the end of the book to help readers understand important details. To learn more about Gerta, visit https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2019-greta-thunberg/ To read a good article about the environment and current events, visit https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/health/us-pollution-satellite-coronavirus-scn-trnd/index.html.
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