Picture book classes that foster ecological sensitivity
 |
Description
Book Introduction
Reducing today's waste for tomorrow's Earth,
Creating a green planet starts with small actions!
Talking about the climate crisis and environmental issues through picture books
Ecological sensitivity education that fosters practice through sharing ideas
Since some time ago, we have been hearing news that the cherry blossoms are blooming earlier and earlier every spring.
Large-scale forest fires like the Gangneung wildfire are becoming more frequent, and the number of people losing their lives to heat waves is increasing around the world.
If children are experiencing extreme temperatures and climate change firsthand, this may be our last chance to reverse the climate crisis.
A precarious Earth, as if standing on the edge of a precarious cliff.
Now is the time to put into practice various methods to protect the environment with your children.
Teacher Tae-sook Lee, who built a bridge of empathy with 『One Book a Day, Picture Book Empathy Class』 and 『Picture Book Class that Cultivates Human Rights Sensitivity』, is now restoring ecological sensitivity.
Environmental issues are such a big topic that it's hard for children to immediately feel like they're their own problem.
However, it intuitively shows the situation in the work and the feelings of the main character.
Through picture books, children can empathize with environmental issues such as global warming, biodiversity, and microplastics and put small actions into practice to protect the environment.
This book will be an excellent guide for teachers and parents who struggle with theoretical and abstract environmental education.
Creating a green planet starts with small actions!
Talking about the climate crisis and environmental issues through picture books
Ecological sensitivity education that fosters practice through sharing ideas
Since some time ago, we have been hearing news that the cherry blossoms are blooming earlier and earlier every spring.
Large-scale forest fires like the Gangneung wildfire are becoming more frequent, and the number of people losing their lives to heat waves is increasing around the world.
If children are experiencing extreme temperatures and climate change firsthand, this may be our last chance to reverse the climate crisis.
A precarious Earth, as if standing on the edge of a precarious cliff.
Now is the time to put into practice various methods to protect the environment with your children.
Teacher Tae-sook Lee, who built a bridge of empathy with 『One Book a Day, Picture Book Empathy Class』 and 『Picture Book Class that Cultivates Human Rights Sensitivity』, is now restoring ecological sensitivity.
Environmental issues are such a big topic that it's hard for children to immediately feel like they're their own problem.
However, it intuitively shows the situation in the work and the feelings of the main character.
Through picture books, children can empathize with environmental issues such as global warming, biodiversity, and microplastics and put small actions into practice to protect the environment.
This book will be an excellent guide for teachers and parents who struggle with theoretical and abstract environmental education.
- You can preview some of the book's contents.
Preview
index
· Opening remarks: Are you aware of the climate crisis?
Chapter 1: The Earth, Where We Live
What about humanity?
GREEN: Forest Stories │ In the Forest Where the Sloth Lives
The Earth is getting warmer
Winston the Polar Bear Fights Global Warming! │ 09:47
Is the sea okay?
Tuvalu: The Vanishing Island │ The Last Island
Is the land, the foundation of life, safe?
"Our Village is Turning into a Desert" │ "When a Small Seed Grows"
It wasn't free air
"Dust Goes Around the Earth" │ "Chimney Story"
Water Journey
The Coffin Weaver │ My Name is Typhoon
The Earth speaks to us
Hope │ And People Stayed Home
Chapter 2: The Masters of the Earth Disappear
There is no earth for humans alone.
Let the River Flow │ Saemangeum's Lost Tidal Flats
There are many creatures on Earth.
『There are many』 │ 『My Friend Earth』
Is this okay?
『Island of Shadows』 │ 『Born and Disappeared』
Is the zoo okay?
"We're Here, Zoo" │ "The Wonderland Picture Dictionary"
Our promise
Song of the Whales │ Who Made the Forest Disappear? │ Promise │ The Weight of Life
Chapter 3 We must act before it's too late
The groaning sea
"What a Story" │ "Can Mermaids Breathe in Oily Seas?"
To reduce waste compared to yesterday
"This is Just a Dream" │ "The Black Rabbit" │ "The Box World"
Is our diet healthy?
"Deer, My Brother" │ "Eat Life" │ "We Eat"
A story about uncomfortable clothes
『My Daily Clothes Exploration』 │ 『The Child in the Ragged Coat』 │ 『The Day I Caught a Cold』
Energy conservation is now a must
The Electricity Thief in Our House | Clean Energy: Solar, Wind, and Water | Tears of Fukushima
May it not be a voice crying in the wilderness
Rachel Carson, the Scientist Who Loved Nature │ My Beautiful Ocean │ The Dazzling Ocean │ Greta Thunberg Screams!
Books referenced on the topic of 'environment and ecology'
Chapter 1: The Earth, Where We Live
What about humanity?
GREEN: Forest Stories │ In the Forest Where the Sloth Lives
The Earth is getting warmer
Winston the Polar Bear Fights Global Warming! │ 09:47
Is the sea okay?
Tuvalu: The Vanishing Island │ The Last Island
Is the land, the foundation of life, safe?
"Our Village is Turning into a Desert" │ "When a Small Seed Grows"
It wasn't free air
"Dust Goes Around the Earth" │ "Chimney Story"
Water Journey
The Coffin Weaver │ My Name is Typhoon
The Earth speaks to us
Hope │ And People Stayed Home
Chapter 2: The Masters of the Earth Disappear
There is no earth for humans alone.
Let the River Flow │ Saemangeum's Lost Tidal Flats
There are many creatures on Earth.
『There are many』 │ 『My Friend Earth』
Is this okay?
『Island of Shadows』 │ 『Born and Disappeared』
Is the zoo okay?
"We're Here, Zoo" │ "The Wonderland Picture Dictionary"
Our promise
Song of the Whales │ Who Made the Forest Disappear? │ Promise │ The Weight of Life
Chapter 3 We must act before it's too late
The groaning sea
"What a Story" │ "Can Mermaids Breathe in Oily Seas?"
To reduce waste compared to yesterday
"This is Just a Dream" │ "The Black Rabbit" │ "The Box World"
Is our diet healthy?
"Deer, My Brother" │ "Eat Life" │ "We Eat"
A story about uncomfortable clothes
『My Daily Clothes Exploration』 │ 『The Child in the Ragged Coat』 │ 『The Day I Caught a Cold』
Energy conservation is now a must
The Electricity Thief in Our House | Clean Energy: Solar, Wind, and Water | Tears of Fukushima
May it not be a voice crying in the wilderness
Rachel Carson, the Scientist Who Loved Nature │ My Beautiful Ocean │ The Dazzling Ocean │ Greta Thunberg Screams!
Books referenced on the topic of 'environment and ecology'
Detailed image
Into the book
I think I've collected over 300 picture books in this field so far.
I can't introduce all of these books, but I've included a list of references for each class.
If the books on the list are in the library, you can use them to teach the class.
Increasing the number of environmental picture books and books in school libraries could be a response to the demands of interested teachers.
The beneficiaries of that change will be our children and the Earth.
---From "Page 10, Opening Note"
After reading the book with the kids in my class, I had a conversation.
I started with a story about everyday life, afraid that it might not feel real because it was a story from such a distant place.
When talking to older children, they led the conversation on the topic of global warming themselves, but it was difficult for younger children.
We approached the problem by talking about everyday life.
“What if I broke my mom’s favorite cup and the shards of glass hurt my little brother and made him bleed?”
---From "Page 46, 'Earth,' the place where we live"
When I asked children what they thought after reading the picture book, most of them responded that they were surprised and impressed.
We learned that the amount of toilet paper used by people living on Earth in a day would be enough to travel to the moon and back 200 times, and that trees are cut down to make chips and hamburgers.
The question was also raised, “I hate pests like cockroaches, flies, and mosquitoes, but do I have to live with them?”
It is up to people to determine whether something is beneficial or harmful.
In an ecosystem, there is no concept of 'benefit' or 'harm'.
---From "Page 162, The Masters of the Earth Disappear"
Our children are always happy and excited about new clothes.
However, I was worried about setting the direction of the class because I didn't know how much uncomfortable stories would be accepted.
It was meaningless to teach children about what choices are right when they are not actively spending their own money.
I thought that a better direction for the class would be to make students cherish and care for the clothes they already own.
I think that talking about the clothes we inherited and wore could also change our perception of used clothes.
I can't introduce all of these books, but I've included a list of references for each class.
If the books on the list are in the library, you can use them to teach the class.
Increasing the number of environmental picture books and books in school libraries could be a response to the demands of interested teachers.
The beneficiaries of that change will be our children and the Earth.
---From "Page 10, Opening Note"
After reading the book with the kids in my class, I had a conversation.
I started with a story about everyday life, afraid that it might not feel real because it was a story from such a distant place.
When talking to older children, they led the conversation on the topic of global warming themselves, but it was difficult for younger children.
We approached the problem by talking about everyday life.
“What if I broke my mom’s favorite cup and the shards of glass hurt my little brother and made him bleed?”
---From "Page 46, 'Earth,' the place where we live"
When I asked children what they thought after reading the picture book, most of them responded that they were surprised and impressed.
We learned that the amount of toilet paper used by people living on Earth in a day would be enough to travel to the moon and back 200 times, and that trees are cut down to make chips and hamburgers.
The question was also raised, “I hate pests like cockroaches, flies, and mosquitoes, but do I have to live with them?”
It is up to people to determine whether something is beneficial or harmful.
In an ecosystem, there is no concept of 'benefit' or 'harm'.
---From "Page 162, The Masters of the Earth Disappear"
Our children are always happy and excited about new clothes.
However, I was worried about setting the direction of the class because I didn't know how much uncomfortable stories would be accepted.
It was meaningless to teach children about what choices are right when they are not actively spending their own money.
I thought that a better direction for the class would be to make students cherish and care for the clothes they already own.
I think that talking about the clothes we inherited and wore could also change our perception of used clothes.
---From "Page 222, We Must Act Before It's Too Late"
Publisher's Review
Global warming, excessive carbon emissions, destruction of biodiversity…
What should children prepare for as the Earth faces a serious climate crisis?
Teachers and parents who want to protect the future of their children,
Children who want to coexist with the blue planet Earth
An environmental picture book story that will foster ecological sensitivity!
Every year, news about extreme weather, desertification, and animal extinction increases.
Water shortages have become more severe worldwide, and in Korea, there was an incident where a stressed-out zebra named Sero escaped from his enclosure at a zoo.
Recently, the global average temperature has already risen by about 1 degree, adding to the severity of the situation.
How will the Earth change in the future, the world children will inhabit? Can children and the Earth coexist? This book introduces picture books selected by the author on various environmental issues, and presents post-reading activities appropriate for fostering children's ecological sensitivity.
The term 'ecological sensitivity' in the title of this book refers to the ability to sensitively perceive changes in the surrounding nature and empathize with nature.
Even if it makes things more inconvenient and cumbersome for humans, we choose a method that causes less pollution while considering nature's position.
In other words, it can be said to be the 'ability to empathize with nature.'
Changing perceptions is difficult.
So, the author first tells us what he feels about the environmental problems we face.
There are stories about flowers blooming earlier than usual, or more trash being generated than before due to the complexities of life.
Teachers and parents can understand environmental issues as a daily problem through the author's experiences and naturally introduce them to children by connecting them to picture books.
Transitioning from a people-centered lifestyle to an eco-centered lifestyle is not easy.
However, the author says that if teachers and parents consistently show interest and guidance, changes in children can be achieved.
As the author intended, I hope that teachers and parents preparing children for environmental education will use this book to steadily cultivate children's 'ecological sensitivity.'
At that time, children will be able to protect the Earth's environment and achieve an ecological transition to coexistence with nature.
Environmental issues as my own problem,
Activities to foster ecological sensitivity after reading picture books
Just as the author unraveled the human rights story he had been pondering for a long time in his previous work, “Picture Book Classes to Cultivate Human Rights Sensitivity,” this time he presents the fruits of his long-time contemplation and study on the “ecological transition.”
Although I have shared the results of my studies several times in teacher training sessions, I wrote this book because I believed that rather than simply understanding the severity of environmental issues, we need to develop them into practice through concrete classroom activities.
This book addresses a different environmental issue in each chapter, introducing its severity and current status.
After that, we introduce picture books that deal with the environmental issues, and finally, we provide examples of activities called ‘Developing Ecological Sensitivity.’
If teachers and parents want to cultivate children's ecological sensitivity through picture books, they must go beyond simply conveying the contents of the picture books and share with children the meaning of the pictures and the important significance of the narrative.
In that context, this book connects post-reading activities that allow children to intuitively feel the severity of environmental issues.
It also provides examples of conversations that follow children's thought processes and suggests simple environmental protection activities that children can practice in their daily lives.
It also introduces effective materials and activity methods to foster children's ecological sensitivity, serving as a guide for teachers and parents preparing environmental classes.
In addition to children feeling the severity of environmental issues through picture books, they must understand that they are related to their own lives in order to provide sustainable and practical ecological transition education.
So, let's follow the author's suggestion and create experiential activities where children can separate their own waste at home, record the amount of waste they produce, and grow plants themselves, thereby fully developing their ecological sensitivity.
Through activities that change perception, children will soon begin to dream of coexistence between humans and nature.
What should children prepare for as the Earth faces a serious climate crisis?
Teachers and parents who want to protect the future of their children,
Children who want to coexist with the blue planet Earth
An environmental picture book story that will foster ecological sensitivity!
Every year, news about extreme weather, desertification, and animal extinction increases.
Water shortages have become more severe worldwide, and in Korea, there was an incident where a stressed-out zebra named Sero escaped from his enclosure at a zoo.
Recently, the global average temperature has already risen by about 1 degree, adding to the severity of the situation.
How will the Earth change in the future, the world children will inhabit? Can children and the Earth coexist? This book introduces picture books selected by the author on various environmental issues, and presents post-reading activities appropriate for fostering children's ecological sensitivity.
The term 'ecological sensitivity' in the title of this book refers to the ability to sensitively perceive changes in the surrounding nature and empathize with nature.
Even if it makes things more inconvenient and cumbersome for humans, we choose a method that causes less pollution while considering nature's position.
In other words, it can be said to be the 'ability to empathize with nature.'
Changing perceptions is difficult.
So, the author first tells us what he feels about the environmental problems we face.
There are stories about flowers blooming earlier than usual, or more trash being generated than before due to the complexities of life.
Teachers and parents can understand environmental issues as a daily problem through the author's experiences and naturally introduce them to children by connecting them to picture books.
Transitioning from a people-centered lifestyle to an eco-centered lifestyle is not easy.
However, the author says that if teachers and parents consistently show interest and guidance, changes in children can be achieved.
As the author intended, I hope that teachers and parents preparing children for environmental education will use this book to steadily cultivate children's 'ecological sensitivity.'
At that time, children will be able to protect the Earth's environment and achieve an ecological transition to coexistence with nature.
Environmental issues as my own problem,
Activities to foster ecological sensitivity after reading picture books
Just as the author unraveled the human rights story he had been pondering for a long time in his previous work, “Picture Book Classes to Cultivate Human Rights Sensitivity,” this time he presents the fruits of his long-time contemplation and study on the “ecological transition.”
Although I have shared the results of my studies several times in teacher training sessions, I wrote this book because I believed that rather than simply understanding the severity of environmental issues, we need to develop them into practice through concrete classroom activities.
This book addresses a different environmental issue in each chapter, introducing its severity and current status.
After that, we introduce picture books that deal with the environmental issues, and finally, we provide examples of activities called ‘Developing Ecological Sensitivity.’
If teachers and parents want to cultivate children's ecological sensitivity through picture books, they must go beyond simply conveying the contents of the picture books and share with children the meaning of the pictures and the important significance of the narrative.
In that context, this book connects post-reading activities that allow children to intuitively feel the severity of environmental issues.
It also provides examples of conversations that follow children's thought processes and suggests simple environmental protection activities that children can practice in their daily lives.
It also introduces effective materials and activity methods to foster children's ecological sensitivity, serving as a guide for teachers and parents preparing environmental classes.
In addition to children feeling the severity of environmental issues through picture books, they must understand that they are related to their own lives in order to provide sustainable and practical ecological transition education.
So, let's follow the author's suggestion and create experiential activities where children can separate their own waste at home, record the amount of waste they produce, and grow plants themselves, thereby fully developing their ecological sensitivity.
Through activities that change perception, children will soon begin to dream of coexistence between humans and nature.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: April 24, 2023
- Page count, weight, size: 264 pages | 406g | 148*210*17mm
- ISBN13: 9788969151445
- ISBN10: 8969151443
You may also like
카테고리
korean
korean
![GQ KOREA Mark (Monthly): December [2025]](http://librairie.coreenne.fr/cdn/shop/files/8ef265dbbfbf186523ed75ba7319009d.jpg?v=1765340328&width=3840)
