The Greta Thunberg Story : Being Different is a Superpower

Her parents didn’t want her to do it. Her classmates refused to join her. Passersby expressed pity and bemusement at the sight of the pigtailed teenager who sat alone on the cobblestones in front of the Swedish Parliament with a hand-painted banner saying School Strike for Climate. Before she went on strike, fifteen-year-old Greta Thunberg refused to speak and eat. She had no friends and no purpose in life. But one day she decided to act. A year later, her strike sparked a global movement with millions of followers who shared a common goal: Save the planet. Now. Being Different is a Superpower is the heartfelt story of one family’s love and devotion to each other and their quest for a better world.Michael Part’s bestselling books are published in 17 languages in 36 countries worldwide. Ages 9-up.

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  • twitter .com/HotshotWake/status/1674822474377183240 (‘ The Hotshot Wake Up, Arizona: The West Main Fire in Yuma, AZ last night had some spectacular activity. Last updated at 600+ acres. Thanks to the subscriber that shared this 📷. #wildfire #azfire #azwx #westmainfire, Jun 30, 2023 ‘)
  • twitter .com/GretaThunberg/status/1674671476413267968 (‘ Greta Thunberg: Week 254. When you travel without flying, you often find yourself stuck on trains nonstop for several days. Today is one of those days, which means that the Friday strike this week will be from a train. #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike, Jun 30, 2023, via @MeetJess ‘)
  • twitter .com/Jumpsteady/status/1672542211961921536 (‘ Professor Kevin Anderson is addressing all of us in very clear words: »We are heading towards 3 to 4°C of warming across this century, an absolute climate catastrophe for all species incl our own. And all we are doing so far is giving rhetoric and optimism and greenwash.« via @GretaThunberg ‘)
  • twitter .com/HotshotWake/status/1674444189906481155 (‘ Hotshot crews have started to time out in Quebec and head back to the United States. #canada #wildfire . Here is one of the recent firing operations they did to box in fires up in the Province. Aerial ignitions were plentiful, and it sounds like a tremendous amount of training… Show more, Jun 29, 2023 ‘)
  • twitter .com/GretaThunberg/status/1670123693220012033 (‘ Greta Thunberg : Today, for the third day in a row, @TTFramtiden blocked oil tankers in the Malmö oil harbour. The climate crisis is a matter of life and death for countless people. We choose to physically stop fossil fuel infrastructure. We are reclaiming the future. #TaTillbakaFramtiden Jun 17 ‘)
  • twitter .com/HotshotWake/status/1669064119972950016 (‘ The Donnie Creek Fire is now the largest fire in British Columbia’s history. Here, helicopter crews use a PSD machine to clean up a flank and tie the fire into a road and fuel break. Incredible view and great work. #canada #wildfire “Box it in”. Thanks to the subscriber… Show more, Jun 14, 2023 ‘)
  • twitter .com/Songstress28/status/1667201640439611392 (‘ Brandi Morin : Chief Adam notes a large influx of moose flies swarming the airport. The large insects, known for sending irritated moose into a frenzy, bite chunks of human and animal flesh in order to reproduce.
    But it’s too early for moose flies, he says. They usually don’t appear until well into July. It’s another sign something is off with the patterns of Mother Nature. “Climate change is such a part of this, everything ties into it,” he says with frustration. STORY: https://t.co/93yTJsdhTv, Jun 9, 2023 ‘)
  • twitter .com/MeetJess/status/1674777449899474944  (‘  Clouds of tiny bugs are swarming through NYC. It may be the beginning of the ten plagues, it may be a byproduct of the Canadian wildfires, but clouds of tiny bugs are swarming New York City. Yup, checks out, Jun 30, 2023 ‘)
  • twitter .com/MeetJess/status/1674582925663240192  (‘ Malaria confirmed in Florida mosquitoes after several human cases . Oh, lovely , Jun 29, 2023 ‘)
  • twitter .com/MeetJess/status/1673110061885865984 (‘ Young people are more likely to die of heart attacks post-COVID ⚠️ A recent study found that heart attacks in people ages 25 to 44 increased by 30% compared to the expected number over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jun 25, 2023 ‘)
  • twitter .com/MeetJess/status/1673040653322792961 (‘ Climate change to increase risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases. European Union officials warned Thursday there is a growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases such as dengue and chikungunya in Europe Jun 25, 2023 ‘)
  • twitter .com/MeetJess/status/1673010485929623555 (‘ 3 people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the first in 20 years.The cases, identified in Florida and Texas, raise a lot of questions. Jun 25, 2023 ‘)
  • twitter .com/DhkBeau/status/1674100658230657042 (‘ Dominic HK Beaudry : In Ojibwe our word for fire fighters is aategejig (pronounced aa-te-ge-jig). Ojibwe fire fighters blessing the grounds of the devastation left behind. via , Brandi Morin, Jun 28 ‘)
  • twitter .com/benphillips76/status/1666894559333216256 (‘ Ben Phillips : Sometimes a crisis hits so hard that a country needs help from others to overcome it. That’s not one-way humanitarian saviourism, it’s international solidarity. 200 South African firefighters land in Edmonton, Canada to help fight the wildfire. Sound up 🔊 via @jKerrm ‘)
  • twitter .com/maritstiles/status/1666494682686185499 (‘ Marit Stiles : Today, Doug Ford again refused to acknowledge the link between the climate crisis and raging wildfires. We need a gov’t that acts to mitigate climate change. One that isn’t paving over our Greenbelt—a massive carbon sink. This isn’t normal. We can do so much better. #onpoli, Jun 7, 2023 ‘)
  • twitter .com/GretaThunberg/status/1219706428182667264 (‘ I wonder, what will you tell your children was the reason to fail and leave them facing the climate chaos you knowingly brought upon them? Davos ‘)
  • youtube .com/watch?v=3k82A3dcVRU (‘ Averting a Climate Apocalypse Greta Thunberg Full Speech ‘)
  • medium .com/@danrubinpsyd/everyone-an-activist-25f68fe6d448 (‘  ” ce que vous faites + le changement climatique = l activisme ; nous sommes tous des militants”; Dan Rubin, PsyD ‘)
  • ici.radio-canada .ca/nouvelle/1483081/climat-forum-economique-mondial (‘ Greta Thunberg et Autumn Peltier, militante écologiste de la Première Nation Wiikwemkoong, dans le Nord de l Ontario, Canada, 21-01-2020; 50e Forum économique mondial de Davos ‘)
  • 7sur7 .be/monde/greta-thunberg-se-dit-probablement-porteuse-du-coronavirus~a9ce3034 (‘ 24-03-2020, beaucoup surtout les jeunes peuvent ne remarquer aucun symptôme, ou très légers. Ils ne savent alors pas qu’ils sont porteurs du virus et peuvent le transmettre aux personnes appartenant à des catégories à risque ‘)