Susquehanna University students translate climate research into storybooks
SELINSGROVE — An asthmatic oyster, a sad sasquatch and a color-changing coral. All are characters in a collection of children’s stories written by Susquehanna University students and based on scientific research.
Students in Siobhan Fathel’s Climate and Global Change course translated peer-reviewed scientific journal articles into children’s books. Every story focuses on an impact from climate change and cites the research article that inspired it. Each book is also accompanied by a parent and educator guide explaining the science behind the story, directs them to additional information and gives them a list of action items to help the environment.
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