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When We All Stopped

Author

Tom Rivett-Carnac

Tom Rivett-Carnac


Illustrator

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and we were forced to stay home, there became an opportunity for the earth to heal.

People were noticing the birds and remembering a better way of living. It was a strangely optimistic time, and this book was written in the hope that we could choose to do things differently, to jumpstart the rebirth of our planet as we go back to work and school — perhaps leading us to a healthier, cleaner, greener future.

Let’s choose well...

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