Animal Climate Heroes - Hardcover

by Alison Pearce Stevens (Author), Jason Ford (Illustrator)

Apart of Bank St. Center for Children's Literature Best Books of 2025!

In our left corner we have the meanest villain that's ever existed. Responsible for rising seas and loss of biodiversity, it's climate change ready to wreak havoc on the Earth. But in our right corner? We have four superheroes ready to save the day!

Forest elephants protect our forests by trampling trees.

Whales boost ocean health with their massive poo-nados.

Sea otters defend kelp forests from purple invaders.

And echidnas bury tons of soil to stop climate change.

But we can't leave them in this fight alone. We need to protect our heroes who, in return, defend our planet. Get ready to learn all about these four legged, and two-flippered, creatures and how YOU can be a climate hero too!

Author Biography

Alison Pearce Stevens was a science professor until life took her overseas, at which point she started writing about science and nature for kids, because she's an educator at heart and had to find new ways to share cool things with the world's most curious people. Her books have been Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections, won numerous awards, and been included in multiple best-of lists, including Best STEM Books, Outstanding Science Trade Books, and Bank Street's list of Best Children's Books of the Year. You can learn more about her at apstevens.com.

Jason Ford is a London-based illustrator who works regularly for a variety of magazines and newspapers, including the New York Magazine, Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, and the Los Angeles Times. Jason has also illustrated several books and products for children. He's well-known for his bright, dynamic cartoons full of visual humor for viewers to delight in.