Praise for LFC
"This immensely innovative project continues to challenge the skills and awaken the imaginations of an ever-widening circle of young participants with the written word..."
- Martin Sheen, Emmy-award-winning actor
"You are a visionary teacher."
- CTV News, Ottawa
"Nature has inspired poetry for centuries, and it is clear that it continues to do so today. It is inspiring to see how the students of Lester B. Pearson have responded to the environmental changes we are beginning to witness. There are important lessons here for all of us, especially adults."
- David Suzuki, Legendary Canadian environmentalist
"This book is good stuff!"
- Farley Mowat, Legendary Canadian author.
"These pages will inform you and educate you. Equally important, they will have given its authors a unique opportunity to grow and to discover who they are. So reader, read on! Be ready to be moved. Be ready to be unsettled. Be ready to see how much our young people care."
- Marc Garneau, First Canadian in space
"Authentic writing, we all know, creates meaning -- not only for the writer but for those who pay heed. This book, with its passionate challenge to those destroying our planet, makes youthful voices remarkably meaningful. I welcome this book and view it as a significant opening to possibility."
- Maxine Greene, Columbia Teacher College
"Adults are fond of saying children are the future; our young people are quick to remind us, they are here TODAY - are leaders today. That's illustrated so eloquently in this book. Michael Sweet again provides the opportunity for his students to showcase their minds to the world. Thank you. We all benefit."
- Max Keeping, CTV News
"Writing for a cause is exactly what everyone should be doing. It is wonderful that these young people (led by Michael Sweet) are able to burst out of the oppressive peer pressure of self-indulgence that has turned youth into market targets. Their ideas will crystallize and grow through this expression and they will be put to positive use, which will be urgently needed in the coming decades."
- Robert Bateman, Legendary Canadian Artist
"It's a pleasure to hear the fresh, clear voices of these young people who are about to inherit the world and who so clearly possess the ideas and energy it will take to make it a better place."
- John Steffler, Canadian Poet Laureate
- Martin Sheen, Emmy-award-winning actor
"You are a visionary teacher."
- CTV News, Ottawa
"Nature has inspired poetry for centuries, and it is clear that it continues to do so today. It is inspiring to see how the students of Lester B. Pearson have responded to the environmental changes we are beginning to witness. There are important lessons here for all of us, especially adults."
- David Suzuki, Legendary Canadian environmentalist
"This book is good stuff!"
- Farley Mowat, Legendary Canadian author.
"These pages will inform you and educate you. Equally important, they will have given its authors a unique opportunity to grow and to discover who they are. So reader, read on! Be ready to be moved. Be ready to be unsettled. Be ready to see how much our young people care."
- Marc Garneau, First Canadian in space
"Authentic writing, we all know, creates meaning -- not only for the writer but for those who pay heed. This book, with its passionate challenge to those destroying our planet, makes youthful voices remarkably meaningful. I welcome this book and view it as a significant opening to possibility."
- Maxine Greene, Columbia Teacher College
"Adults are fond of saying children are the future; our young people are quick to remind us, they are here TODAY - are leaders today. That's illustrated so eloquently in this book. Michael Sweet again provides the opportunity for his students to showcase their minds to the world. Thank you. We all benefit."
- Max Keeping, CTV News
"Writing for a cause is exactly what everyone should be doing. It is wonderful that these young people (led by Michael Sweet) are able to burst out of the oppressive peer pressure of self-indulgence that has turned youth into market targets. Their ideas will crystallize and grow through this expression and they will be put to positive use, which will be urgently needed in the coming decades."
- Robert Bateman, Legendary Canadian Artist
"It's a pleasure to hear the fresh, clear voices of these young people who are about to inherit the world and who so clearly possess the ideas and energy it will take to make it a better place."
- John Steffler, Canadian Poet Laureate
