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Greta Thunberg: How a Girl Became an Environmental Activist

Book Introduction

This book is an authorized account of Greta Thunberg's journey, from the first day of her "School Strike for Climate" to her activities over the next few years (2018-2020), meticulously documented by Alexandra Urisman Otto, an environmental journalist for Sweden's prominent daily newspaper "Dagens Nyheter," and photographer Roger Turesson, who closely followed her.

Publisher's Review

Greta Thunberg: A Desperate and True Account of Why She Had No Choice But to Become an Environmental Activist

Greta Thunberg, an ordinary 15-year-old girl. How and why did the "school strike" she started outside the Swedish Parliament in 2018 begin? The school strike initiated by this ordinary girl served as a powerful warning, holding adults worldwide, especially influential leaders and entrepreneurs, accountable for the "climate crisis." Through this courageous act, Greta quickly became a leader for young people, while simultaneously becoming a target for various media and critics.
Why did this girl, who suffered from depression and Asperger's syndrome and found it difficult to even make eye contact with others, become so engrossed in the climate crisis? From where did she draw the strength and will to not be deterred by the numerous criticisms, slanders, and distorted views that questioned her sincerity, allowing her to accomplish something greater than anyone else? What does this girl truly and earnestly desire from people?
Readers' questions can be answered through this book, which provides an intimate look at Greta Thunberg, capturing vivid moments through photographs. In this book, two renowned journalists closely document and vividly portray the process of 15-year-old Greta Thunberg becoming a passionate environmental activist who leads the way in climate issues. This allows readers to walk alongside her on the path of environmental activism she envisioned and followed. It vividly captures her passionate activities, including her speeches at major climate crisis-related rallies and events both domestically and internationally (the 25th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, the World Economic Forum, testimony to the U.S. Congress, etc.) and her enthusiastic participation in and support of "Strikes for Climate" across the Atlantic in various cities around the world (New York, Iowa, Denver, Edmonton, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Charlotte, etc.). The sight of this young girl growing into a steadfast environmental activist (climate activist) and moving forward with vigor through this process is deeply moving.
As a teenage environmental activist, she is an iconic figure essential for solving climate problems, yet she has been subjected to attacks plagued by various rumors and misunderstandings. In this sense, this documentary-like book is highly significant in that it accurately illuminates "Greta Thunberg's" past and present.

Greta Thunberg: How One Girl Became an Environmental Activist

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