Fashion Forward

By: Raina Delisle
Pages:56
Publisher:Orca Book Publishers
Series: Orca Footprints
Themes:ethical clothing, sustainability, consumerism, fast fashion, STEM
Available:03/15/2022
Age Groups:Nonfiction Ages 9-12
Lexile:1110L
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient:X

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9781459825802

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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.

“This book will inform and engage the middle school readers for whom it is written as well as younger and older readers looking for sustainable alternatives to fast fashion, and it will encourage all readers to make a difference by thinking critically before making clothing decisions. Highly Recommended.”

– CM: Canadian Review of Materials

“A comprehensive overview...Despite its small size, this book contains a wealth of information and will help young consumers better understand the 4 R's of ethical fashion: research, repurpose, repair, rent! Highly Recommended.”

– School Library Connection

“Encouraging...well organized…to help kickstart the journey to a conscious closet.”

– Booklist

“It is a book for everyone. Teachers can read it with students, parents can read it with their children, middle graders can read it with each other...Carefully captioned photographs are colorful and telling. Each section of the four chapters is highlighted to make for an easy return to what the reader finds enlightening and important.”

– Sal's Fiction Addiction

“This book is a call to action and it succeeds…There is much relevant information to be learned and acted upon in this appealing informational book.”

– Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)

“Each page is jam-packed with current information about the fast fashion trade and its environmental and social impact.”

– BC Books for Schools

CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens | 2022 | Commended

American Library Association (ALA) Sustainability Round Table (SustainRT) Top 10 Sustainability Themed Children’s Books | 2023 | Commended

Evanston Public Library Blueberry Award - Changemakers | 2022 | Commended

BC Books for Schools | 2022 | Commended

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