Rush Hour: Navigating Our Global Traffic Jam
May 2022 · Orca Footprints Book 23 · Orca Book Publishers
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Key Selling Points
- Explains the traffic crisis from a global perspective while giving readers the practical tools they need to make smart choices.
- Transportation is the leading cause of pollution in the United States and the second leading cause in Canada.
- Young readers are dealing with the biggest environmental crisis in human history and are looking for ways they can help address climate change.
- Even though kids can't drive, they've likely sat in traffic. There's a lot they can do to change their habits, help the adults in their lives make healthier choices, and find a better way to get around.
- This book is a great tool for kids interested in the future of cars. What will traffic look like in the future? What technology and innovations are in the works that could transform traffic by the time they get their license?
About the author
Erin Silver is a children’s author and freelance writer whose work has appeared in everything from Good Housekeeping to the Washington Post. She is the author of numerous books for children, including Rush Hour: Navigating Our Global Traffic Jam in the Orca Footprints line, as well as What Kids Did: Stories of Kindness and Invention in the Time of COVID-19 and Proud to Play: Canadian LGBTQ+ Athletes Who Made History. Erin holds a master of fine arts in creative nonfiction from the University of King’s College in Halifax, a postgraduate journalism degree from Toronto Metropolitan University and a bachelor of arts from the University of Toronto.
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