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Down to Earth (2008) is a Canadian literary collection by high school students in Montreal. The book focuses on environmental issues through creative writing. The collection features introductions by Roberta Bondar and Justin Trudeau as well as endorsements from David Suzuki and Robert Bateman. The book was edited and published by multiple-award-winning educator Michael Ernest Sweet. an award-winning English language arts teacher at Lester B. Pearson High School in Montreal North,
Contents
Contents
The book is a student anthology of poetry, fiction, non-fiction and drama. It was written to express concerns about to global warming and environmental destruction. The book has two strands. The first warns about environmental destruction and the second promotes a new awe in nature., The book was launched by Justin Trudeau in 2008. Mark Garneau, first Canadian in space wrote that the writing overwhelmed him. and made him realise that we must act now.
Project
The publication is a part of the Learning for a Cause project at Lester B. Pearson High School and is edited by Teachers Wall of Fame inductee Michael E. Sweet.
Sweet began the program in 2003. Students to select piece they have written, the pieces are reviewed and the best 100 are selected for inclusion in the anthology. Self publishing means that students thoughts and opinions can be heard. One student wrote that, "... “It’s easy to write when you have a purpose. I like to know that other people are reading my work and it’s not just going onto the teacher’s desk.”