Posts Tagged ‘books for kids’
A chat about the Captain Polo Climate Academy
I recently had the pleasure of appearing on Bob Gatty’s Lean to the Left podcast show to have a chat about the Captain Polo Climate Academy. For many years, Bob worked as a writer, editor and communications consultant, focusing on government and politics. Tempted by the allure of big-time politics, at a young age…
Read MoreThe importance of staying optimistic when facing the climate crisis
I recently had the pleasure and honour of being a guest on the podcast Feed Me Serotonin, hosted by Alex Knott. We discussed insightful questions about anthropogenic climate change, its causes and effects on global society, and the importance of staying optimistic. I believe that we have no choice but to be optimistic for two…
Read MoreA chat about climate education
In this interview We The Species podcast host Calvin Schwartz and I talk about climate education, conservation and storytelling with The Adventures of Captain Polo. Calvin convinces me to give some of the back story to how I got into conservation, a tale that involves how I dodged the French Infantry and how a…
Read MoreThe why and how behind using graphic novels as teaching tools
Intelligent questions that allow me to divulge the WHY and HOW behind using graphic novels as teaching tools.
Read MoreAn afternoon chat with The Weird Fish Lady
I first met Gloria Barnett, aka The Weird Fish Lady, at the annual conference of the Association for Science Education where I launched my first comic book about climate change in 2019. I’ve since tracked her down and we had a fascinating chat all about the oceans and why they’re important. Gloria is a sailor,…
Read MoreA new name for Polo, and a new adventure
My character Polo the Bear, climate change messenger and globetrotter extraordinaire has some important news! He is now officially Captain Polo: concerned polar bear, world citizen, adventurer, explorer and climate change educator. Captain Polo recently went through an Inuit initiation ceremony by special invitation from his Inuit friends. Polo completed the initiation following ancient Inuit…
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