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The Cry of the Polar Bear By Beatrice Wong   The Arctic was not the endless white expanse it once was. Instead, it had become a treacherous landscape of broken ice and open water. The sky, once a brilliant blue, now hung low with heavy clouds, a dirty grey from the pollution carried from distant cities. The ice, once solid and reliable, cracked and shifted under the weight of a lone polar bear named Nanuq. Nanuq was exhausted. His fur, which used to be pristine and white, was now matted with dirt and stained with the residue of the environment’s decline. His usual hunting grounds had all but disappeared, the seals he relied on for food increasingly scarce. Hunger gnawed at his insides, and every step felt heavier than the last. He sniffed the air, searching for any sign of prey, but found nothing. The ice beneath him groaned, threatening to give way, but he didn’t care anymore. He was too tired to move quickly, too weary to continue the relentless search for food. Eventually, he found
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Great Green Trees By Harriet Darley   While the sun shone up above, destruction occurred down below. A man made machine approached the group of lush, green trees. The man, whose intentions were not good, knocked one of the towering plants over. A dreadful crash sounded as the animals ran desperately for their lives. The screech of fleeing birds sounded miniscule to the wiring of engines. While another great, green tree went down, a jaguar with its young, barely bounded out the reach of death. The smell of petrol filled every gap, even the skeletons of the bushes. The Orangutan swung desperately to safety. In the middle of the chaos a fragile nest fell like a rock in water. It was devastating. Hi, my name is Hatty, I am frustrated that this is happening to our planet. I am a ten year old girl. I wear glasses and I have brown, shoulder length hair. Deforestation is one of many things that is killing our planet at a rapid rate. Deforestation is the cutting of trees at a large amount . One
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Save The Rainforest By Abbie E.   Phoebe awoke to the sound of birds trilling. She sat up, rubbing her bleary eyes, and looked around for the edge of her bed but it did not exist. She looked around for the pictures on the walls of her bedroom but instead she saw green canvas. That was when it all came back to her. She was not in her small three bedroom flat in London, she was in the lungs of the Earth… she was in the Amazon. The school residential had begun. After getting dressed out of her night clothes and into thin clothing - it was very humid and Phoebe was already sweating - she headed up to the large, wooden lodge where she and the others had been told to go for breakfast. As Phoebe headed down the path, she looked around at the surrounding tents, with her classmates emerging from them. She spotted her friend, Sienna, through the milling crowd and waved to her. Sienna waved back and they both made their way towards each other. Once they had greeted each other, they continued thei
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  Save the Rainforest By Luke E.   Once upon a time, there was a boy called Xavi. He had blonde hair that covered his verdant eyes. He was a pale, slim boy that had everything he ever wanted; from a wooden horse to a Samsung Galaxy Phone. He had a blood red scar above his right eye that was a souvenir of the car crash that had killed his parents. He now lived with his grandmother , who was an ancient lady that had twelve cats. Xavi stepped out into the cold air and looked around the playground. There were students climbing, running and skipping. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a figure wearing dark shades with a black suit. He cautiously approached. He stood up and shook Xavi’s hand. “My name is Remi and I come from the future. In my time, you will be famous because you helped stop climate change. Come with me.” Xavi asked, “what is climate change?” Remi answered, “climate change is not just one thing - it is multiple things that are ruining the planet.
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  We Need Trees By Cerys Killan   The rainforest was cloudy but everything was fine, until the humans came. They had a lot of equipment which they used to cut down trees. This meant the animals that lived in the trees had nowhere to go. All of the animals fled, well almost every animal. One monkey stayed and just sat there crying as he watched his home get torn apart right in front of him. I saw this and I cried. My name is Cerys and I saw this when I was on holiday in the rainforest and decided to do something. I have brown hair, brown eyes and glasses so nothing special but I thought I could still make a difference. I am impatient so waiting until I got home was hard but I did it and then it was time to make a change, but I’m twelve so what could I do? Once I got home, I decided to do some research and I found out that trees are being cut down all over the world; even where I live (Runcorn). This was bad because in Year Five I learned about climate change and how trees prod
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A Journey in Manaus By Rose Marley   “We’re here,” cried Holly, as she jumped off the plane steps trailing her suitcase behind her. “Right, so as soon as we get in we unpack then get a boat down the river through the Amazon jungle, then we…explore,” she finished with a happy sigh. “Okay, okay, calm down Holly,” Mum said with a smile. “Is everybody unpacked?” shouted Holly. “Nearly,” replied Holly’s brother Max. “Yes honey,” called Mum and Dad together. “Then let’s go,” she cried excitedly. “Hold on, Holly, don’t get on yet they haven’t told us to,” said Mum exasperated. “Alright, I’m just so excited we’re going on the Amazon river,” replied Holly. “Yay,” said Max sarcastically. “Finally,” said Holly relieved, “we’re off.” And down the river they went at an unbelievable speed twisting and turning around bends and tight corners before finally the river began to widen and calm. “We’re on the Amazon river,” exclaimed Holly, “can I have a turn of the oars please?” “Yes, of course darling,”
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Climate Champions By Bella Smith   The ice was shattered. Polar Bears cowered in the shadows, shielding their youth from the icy storm and raging wind. Huddled close, the frightened creatures stared with wide eyes at the smoke. It choked their lungs. The black meandering smoke had ventured from the factory which loomed over this once serene, icy landscape. The snake like fumes engulfed the innocent creatures of this pristine white surface. Scared for their lives, the young helpless polar bears scattered across the vast fragile expanses of ice. Disoriented, the young cubs plunged in the unforgiving depths. Mothers screamed as they watched their children being taken from them forever… My name is Bella. If you were to ask me what angers me the most, I would respond, “people.” It may sound crazy, but people are aware of climate change and are doing nothing about it. However, for me what happened today was the final straw. I was walking along the beach when I spotted a helpless white ball o