Description
A stats and sports-packed book about how organizations, players and fans around the world are tackling the climate crisis.
Playing and watching sports can have a big impact on the environment. From skiing and sailing to baseball and basketball—sports are contributing to the climate crisis. Thankfully, sports organizations, athletes and fans around the world are stepping up and playing a role in raising awareness, taking action and changing the rules of the game to help the planet.
From innovative stadium design and zero-waste sporting events to recycling tennis balls and getting to practices and games using sustainable transportation, athletes and fans are taking action to ensure everyone can enjoy their favorite games for years to come. Whether you’re a future professional athlete or a sports fan watching from the sidelines, we can all help play for the planet!
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Author Bio
Erin Silver is an award-winning children’s author. Her books include Rush Hour: Navigating Our Global Traffic Jam (Blueberry Award winner), Sitting Shiva (OLA Best Bets, Vine Award finalist, TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award finalist), All Consuming: Shop Smarter for the Planet (Hackmatack Award nominee), In It to Win It: Sports and the Climate Crisis (Green Earth Book Award winner) and Good Food, Bad Waste: Let’s Eat for the Planet (2024 American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books finalist). She is also the author of two nonfiction picture books for younger readers, Mighty Scared and Plant Attack! (Silver Birch Express nominee). Erin is a sought-after speaker at schools, libraries and conferences. She has an MFA in creative nonfiction and a postgraduate journalism degree. Erin lives in Toronto.
Pui Yan Fong is a Toronto-based illustrator. Originally from Hong Kong, she grew up in Toronto and studied illustration at Ringling College of Art and Design. She spends most of the day on her laptop, working on illustrations, reading or gaming. She is also a huge sports fan.
Prizes
- Top Grade: CanLit for the ClassroomCommended 2024
- CCBC Best Books for Kids & TeensCommended 2024
- BC Books for SchoolsCommended 2024
- The Nature Generation Green Earth Book Award (GEBA) - Children's NonfictionWinner 2025
Review Quotes
“An interesting and informative twist on the issue of climate change…The ideas presented are innovative and hopeful, and often feature kid activists.”
— Booklist“An inspiring addition to the Orca Think series by an award-winning freelance and children’s author. This is an original exploration into the multi-billion dollar sporting industry and the impact that sport has on climate change and sustainable living…Highly recommended.”
— CM: Canadian Review of Materials“[A] fact filled volume…This is an extremely informative book that may be enjoyed by a wide variety of readers.”
— Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)“[A] fast-moving, fact-filled account…Silver’s tone is upbeat throughout, urging young athletes to be part of the ‘winning team’ by making small but impactful changes…Offers plentiful food for thought on this critical topic.”
— School Library Journal (SLJ)“Author Erin Silver has fit an amazing amount of information into this book. In addition to defining issues around the climate crisis, she illustrates many of the solutions that teams, stadiums, and various sports leagues are engaging in to address the problem...Covering just about every imaginable sport, this book is a goldmine for anyone interested in projects about climate change.”
— BC Books for SchoolsBiographical note
Erin Silver is a children’s author and freelance writer whose work has appeared in everything from Good Housekeeping to the Washington Post. She is the author of numerous books for children, including Rush Hour: Navigating Our Global Traffic Jam in the Orca Footprints series and Good Food, Bad Waste: Let’s Eat for the Planet in the Orca Think series, as well as What Kids Did: Stories of Kindness and Invention in the Time of COVID-19 and Proud to Play: Canadian LGBTQ+ Athletes Who Made History. Erin holds a master of fine arts in creative nonfiction from the University of King’s College in Halifax, a postgraduate journalism degree from Toronto Metropolitan University and a bachelor of arts from the University of Toronto.
Pui Yan Fong is a Toronto-based illustrator. Originally from Hong Kong, she grew up in Toronto and studied illustration at Ringling College of Art and Design. She spends most of the day on her laptop, working on illustrations, reading or gaming. She is also a huge sports fan.
