Gone Forever?

Key Selling Points:

• This STEM title discusses how specific places we know and love around the world are being affected by climate change. The chapters are divided into locations affected by melting, flooding, fire and habitat loss such as Antarctica, Australia, California, the Amazon rainforest and the Galápagos Islands.
• This is a timely subject as in the last 50 years, hundreds of natural landmarks have changed or disappeared, including Darwin’s Arch, the Mukurob ("the Finger of God"), five Solomon Islands, the Dead Sea, the Larsen C ice shelf and Flower Pot Rock.
• This book challenges young readers to think about their role as stewards of the planet as it deals with key themes including climate change, climate resilience, climate migrants, conservation and activism.
• The book features profiles of a wide range of conservation experts, including a wildlife researcher, an ice-core scientist, a veterinarian, an artist, a climate architect and an Indigenous fire management expert.
• Erin Silver is an award-winning author of children’s fiction and nonfiction, including seven titles with Orca: Rush Hour in the Footprints series, All Consuming, In It to Win It and Good Food, Bad Waste in the Think series, and the picture books Sitting Shiva, Mighty Scared and Plant Attack!.