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TEEN STRONG

Fighting Climate Change

WITH

Greta Thunberg

by Kristy Stark

Greta Thunberg

TEEN STRONG

Copyright 2021

Published by Full Tilt Press

Written by Kristy Stark

All rights reserved.

Printed in the United States of America.

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except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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Editorial Credits

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ISBN: 978-1-62920-840-4 (library binding)

ISBN: 978-1-68452-086-2 (ePub)

PRESS

CONTENTS

Introduction ................................. 4

Getting Started ........................... 6

Becoming Teen Strong ........... 10

Sparking a Movement ............ 14

Work in Progress ..................... 18

A Bright Future ........................ 22

Timeline ...................................... 26

Quiz ............................................. 28

Activity ....................................... 29

Glossary ..................................... 30

Read More ................................. 31

Internet Sites ............................ 31

Index ........................................... 32

4

TEEN STRONG

Introduction

O

n August , 2019 , 16-year-old

Greta unberg stood on the deck of

a yacht . It sailed past the Statue of Liberty

in New York City . People on other boats

welcomed Greta . ey held signs with

messages about how to help the planet.

Large crowds stood on the dock .

People cheered , and Greta waved to

them . Reporters waited for her to make

a statement . Her message about climate

change

and protecting the planet was

clear . Lets not wait any longer . Lets do

i t n o w .

It had taken two weeks to sail from

the United Kingdom to New York City .

Greta made the trip to attend a meeting

on climate change at the United Nations

( UN ). She spoke to the UN on September

, 2019 .

People may wonder why she did not y

on a plane , which would have taken hours

instead of days . ose people have a lot to

learn about this outspoken teenager and

what she stands for .

GRETA THUNBERG

5

climate change : abnormal change in Earths climate

patterns caused by fossil fuels

United Nations : an organization formed in 1945 so

that its member countries could work together and

cooperate better

6

TEEN STRONG

Getting Started

Greta has said Rosa Parks is one of her greatest

inspirations . Parks was a leader of the nonviolent civil

rights movement ( 1950s 1960s ), which fought for

equal rights for African Americans in the United States .

G

reta Ernman unberg was

born on January , 2003 .

She was born in Stockholm ,

Sweden . Her mom is an opera

singer named Malena Ernman .

Ernman is well known in Sweden .

Gretas dad is Svante unberg .

He is an actor and author . Beata is

Gretas younger sister .

At age , a doctor said that

Greta had Aspergers syndrome .

It is a type of autism spectrum

disorder

( ASD ). Many people

with it have strong verbal skills

and are very smart . Many are

able to focus intensely on a task

until it is complete . ey oen have

a strong attention to detail too . But

some may have problems with

being social and talking to others .

Greta has had these strengths

and challenges her whole life . She

has felt invisible because she is

shy . It is not easy for her to talk

with people .

GRETA THUNBERG

7

Growing up with a famous singer for a

mother has helped prepare Greta for her

own fame .

autism spectrum disorder : a disorder where someone may have difficulties in social

interaction and communication , and in restricted or repetitive patterns of thought

and behavior

As of 2018 ,

in every boys

has been diagnosed with

ASD in the United States .

The rate for girls is

in .

Learning about

Climate Change

G

retas ASD has helped spark her mission too . Greta rst learned

about climate change through a documentary she watched . She

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