Also discussed here: Wings and Thingamajigs - Children’s Picture Book(Halton Region)
Today we review a rare and exceptionally well-illustrated picture book, aimed at teaching children from 4 to 8 years old about air quality and climate change. It comes from Public Health in Halton Region, one of the more advanced in the province of Ontario, when it comes to improving air quality and its impacts on human health- one of the first in Canada to use roadside air quality monitors, for example.The e-book is available free in a number of languages including French, Spanish, Cantonese, Polish and Punjabi, to meet the needs of the diverse multicultural community in southwestern Ontario (and for some in the rest of the world). Highly recommended!
Key Quotes:
“Wings and Thingamajigs is the second book in a three-book series about the implications of air quality and climate change on human health”
“explores some of the things that can be done to improve air quality and slow climate change. It also explores health-related impacts such as asthma in children.”
Definitions:
*“Featherwagon: a motorized vehicle used by birds to travel places”
*“Thingamajig: a non-polluting and self-propelled form of transport”
“In the story, the birds learn to travel to school without using featherwagons. Instead, they fly, walk, pedal, and skate. Discuss how children travel to school and if there are alternatives.”
"This book gives a voice to children’s real life experiences with asthma and the environment. A gentle reminder for adults, caregivers, and health professionals how easy it is to underestimate the quiet subtle nature of asthma and the manner in which breathing difficulties can shape our children’s lives."
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