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DAVID ATTENBOROUGH PRAISES MULL MAN’S NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK ON CLIMATE CHANGE island called A Tobermory hotel owner Scotty. His launched a new book at website COP26 teaching children explains: ‘Cliabout climate change, mate change through the adventures of can somea Scotty dog from Mull and times be a his best friend Owl. little frightenThe new owner of Mull’s ing. This is a Western Isles Hotel, James story about Wright, who grew up in the small Tobermory where his father changes was a grocer and baker, we can all commissioned the book as make to help his contribution to alerting protect the young children about the planet. No-one is too small climate crisis. to make a difIt was issued ference, and no to 400 deleScotty and his difference is too gates attendadventures are small to make.’ ing the UN’s the medium Come with COP26 climate Scotty - to the summit in Glasby which I felt island of Mull, gow, including we could teach then India, BraPrime Minister young nursery zil, Africa and Boris Johnson, and primary right around the who called it a school children world. ‘valuable conWill he find all about the tribution’, and his way home? the legendary varying issues broadcaster facing us today. Will his friend owl lose all his David Attenborfeathers flying ough, who told James it was a ‘stupendous after him? Will they learn something extraordinary idea’. about trees on the way? Scotty Plants a Seed, the Hold tight...’ first book in a series, stars The book, written by a small black dog from the
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author Conn Iggulden and illustrated by Lizzy Duncan, is based on James Wright’s original idea. James explained: ‘I was invited to join the Scotia group, a not-for-profit environmental group, with a view to producing a blueprint recommendation on how to tackle carbon emissions to reduce rising global temperatures. ‘The recommendations were due to be presented to the Secretary General of the United Nations at the Cop 26 Climate Change Conference in November 2021. ‘Not being a scientist, I took the following view. Conferences come and conferences go. ‘Politicians come and politicians go, but children are constant. ‘I felt it was essential to find a medium by which young children could be
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