Planting Hope: A Portrait of Photographer Sebasti縊 Salgado (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534477650)

A gorgeously illustrated picture book biography about Brazilian photojournalist, humanitarian, and environmental advocate Sebasti縊 Salgado.

As a young boy, Sebasti縊 Salgado loved exploring his parents' farm in the forests of Brazil, always dreaming of what might lie beyond his view. When he went away to school, he met L駘ia, who showed him how to use a camera. As he looked through the lens, Sebasti縊 realized he could use photography to capture how the world fits together.

Sebasti縊 used his pictures to tell the stories of people who might not otherwise be seen. But after witnessing too much destruction, he put away his camera and returned to his childhood home. The land was in ruins.

So Sebasti縊 and L駘ia decided to rebuild the rainforest and photograph the beauty of the world to save it. Through art and activism, they would show that everyone was responsible for caring for the planet and that hope endures if we take action.

Author: Philip Hoelzel
ISBN-10: 1534477659
ISBN-13: 9781534477650
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/05/2024
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 12.20w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2024
Booklist 01/01/2024 pg. 53
Publishers Weekly 02/12/2024