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Fashion Forward: Striving for Sustainable Style (Orca Footprints)

Fashion Forward: Striving for Sustainable Style (Orca Footprints)

Current price: $19.95
Publish Date:
Publisher:
Orca Book Publishers
ISBN:
9781459825802
Pages:
56
Age Range:
9 - 12
Grade Range:
4 - 7
Language:
English
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Description

Fashion can be fun, but it can also hurt people, animals and the planet.

Fashion Forward: Striving for Sustainable Style goes behind the glitz and glamour to explore the social and environmental issues within the fashion industry. It looks at the history of fashion, from why humans started wearing clothes to the birth of consumerism to the explosion of fast fashion and fashion's footprint. The book introduces readers to the innovative people, companies and organizations that are taking positive action on fashion. Kids will discover how to make ethical choices and become fashion heroes for the future. There are easy ways we can help transform the fashion industry and still look stylish at the same time

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

About the Author

Raina Delisle is an award-winning independent journalist with a special interest in the environment, health and culture. Her writing has been featured in Today's Parent, Chatelaine, CBC and the Globe and Mail. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her family.