Biodiversity as told by girls and boys

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28/11/2025

Experiences contents

This e-book collects stories dedicated to biodiversity developed by a number of primary and secondary school classes who, continuing the journey of the protagonists of the book “Biodiversity Explained to Girls and Boys” (BeccoGiallo, 2024), creatively describe the biodiversity of their territories.

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Biodiversity as told by girls and boys

Authors

Margherita Cisani

Publisher

University of Padua

Type of resource

free ebook

Publication

2025

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How it is structured How it can be enjoyed

How it is structured

The e-book contains an introduction by Giada Peterle and Margherita Cisani (project coordinators) and six chapters resulting from the text and image creation work conducted by the classes involved in the project.

How it can be enjoyed

The volume can be enjoyed at home or at school as an educational tool to introduce children to biodiversity.

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