Greta Thunberg

By: Haylee Duenas

"Build Back Better...."

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Table of contents

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Introducing Greta-page three

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Conclusion- page two

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Life Growing Up- page four

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Becoming Greta- five

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What Did Greta Fight For? - page six

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Awards- page seven

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Conclusion- page eight

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Introducing Greta!!

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Hello everyone, my name is Haylee Duenas and today you will be learning about Greta Thunberg. Now, you may be wondering who is Greta Thunberg? Greta is a Swedish environmental activist who is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action on climate change. Continue Reading to learn about how she became an activist at such a young age. In this book you will also learn about Greta's childhood, how she became an activist, the awards she has won and much more!

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This is a photo of Greta fighting for climate change!

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Life Growing Up

Life growing up for Greta was difficult after being diagnosed wish Asperger Syndrome, yet again she never stoped fighting for what was right. Greta was born January 3, 2003 daughter to Svante Thunberg a actor, and Malena Ernman a opera singer. Greta Thunberg studied at Franska Skola a k-12 school.

This is a photo of Greta when she was younger.

Becoming Greta

Greta's career as an activist first began in the Swedish Parliament. She became well known after protesting outside the Swedish Parliament in 2018, when she was only 15 years old. She held a sign witch said "School Strike For Climate", to pressure the government to meet carbon emissions targets.

What Did Greta Fight For?

Greta Thunberg fought for climate change and to pressure the government into meeting carbon emissions target. Greta began with a one person strike outside the Swedish Parliament witch ended up spreading around the world. Greta also inspired many young people like us to start their own strikes!

Here is a video of Greta giving a speech about climate change and her beliefs.

Awards

Through out Greta's career as an activist she won many awards. For example she won the Glamour Award for the Revolutionary, in 2019 and the Shorty Award for best in activism in 2020. She was also the Youngest Time Person of the year in 2019. In addition, Greta won an Amnesty International award.

I hope you enjoyed learning about the young activist, Greta Thunberg. Born January 3, 2003, an activist who fought for climate change and inspired many young people like us to speak up for whats right!