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Save the Earth Song

Save the Earth Song.

by James Brown; illustrations by Jo Tronc

Poet James Brown explores the perils of inertia and disassociation when it comes to climate change. Implicit to the poem is a fundamental question: Why do so many people do nothing when we know the stakes are so high? This is a companion text to recent level 4 journal articles about climate change.

TSM Word Text Tsm PDF

Series: School Journal Level 4 May 2021

Learning area: English, Social Sciences

Curriculum level: 4

Reading year level: 7

Category: Fiction

Related titles: See TSM

Topics: change, citizenship, climate change, cycle, disassociation, environment, group psychology, human behaviour, inertia, language, poetry, procrastination, responsibility, social action, taking action, verse

In: School Journal Level 4 May 2021

Publication date: May 2021

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