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A bear named Bingo wanders the temperate rainforest of Cascadia, looking for his mother. As he moves through trees and along rivers and ponds, he encounters other local inhabitants: Olivia Owl, Frank the Frog and Seth the Slug, to name a few. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this children\u2019s book \u2014 authored and hand-illustrated by students in UW Bothell\u2019s \u201cLearning Ecology Through Storytelling\u201d class \u2014 the emphasis is on interconnectedness and perseverance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bingo\u2019s journey unfolded in one of six different books created by first-year and transfer students in the new Discovery Core<\/a> offering. The course surveyed both children\u2019s and scientific literature to explore ecology \u2014 and to inspire a deeper sense of connection with the planet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highly cross-disciplinary, the class was co-taught by Dr. Jennifer Atkinson, teaching professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences<\/a>, and Dr. Cynthia Chang, associate professor in the School of STEM<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where science and narrative meet<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chang, a plant ecologist who studies Mt. St. Helens, rediscovered children\u2019s books during the pandemic lockdown, reading for hours every day to her young daughter. \u201cI was really struck by how creative and elegant really good children\u2019s books are for teaching young kids about really complicated things,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She found picture books that tackled sophisticated topics ranging from emotions to morality, complex math to coding. Impressed, Chang had a thought: \u201cScience communications could learn a lot from storytelling.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Atkinson, a humanities scholar whose work centers on environmental communications, was searching for a better way to talk to children about the climate crisis. Her ongoing investigations into climate anxiety had revealed a troubling trend: A deep sense of despair and hopelessness in young people who felt like they were born on the cusp of doomsday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow do we talk about the natural world in ways that inspire wonder and curiosity and connection as opposed to fear and despair?\u201d Atkinson wondered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amara Mcpherson-Bassey and Liam Babcock presenting the moon jelly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With an Indigenous perspective<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chang approached Atkinson about a collaboration, and together they created \u201cLearning Ecology Through Storytelling.\u201d On their syllabus are children\u2019s books such as \u201cYou Are Stardust\u201d by Elin Kelsey and the \u201cMother Sockeye\u201d series by Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (also known as Brett Huson), along with writings from Indigenous scientists including Drs. Robin Wall Kimmerer and Jennifer Grenz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Indigenous perspective deeply informed the course, which leaned into the interrelatedness of natural systems and the organisms that call them home. \u201cIndigenous presenters and thinkers see the natural world as relations,\u201d said Atkinson. \u201cKids are open to this. They intuitively see plants and animals as peers and friends.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The emphasis on strong Indigenous voices motivated Aaliyah Chappell to enroll in the class. Her heritage includes the Cowlitz, Nisqually and Yakama tribes, and she was eager to explore her Native culture through stories and science. For her group\u2019s book about the Salish Sea, Chappell constructed three-dimensional cutouts, including a Coast Salish-style orca whale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aaliyah Chappell and her Coast Salish-style orca whale. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Insights into children\u2019s book publishing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How to craft a vivid story for children? The students gained priceless professional advice from a series of guest presenters. Gyetxw (Huson) and Kelsey visited the class via Zoom, followed by illustrator Soyeon Kim. \u201cThey brought insights into how much work it takes to write a seemingly short, simple children\u2019s book,\u201d said Chang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students saw firsthand the drastic revisions that are often part of the process. Kelsey\u2019s \u201cYou Are Stardust,\u201d for instance, began as a 100-page treatise on the interconnectedness of species. In its published form, the book is about 13 pages long, with spare, elegant text that skims across Kim\u2019s whimsical artwork. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her presentation, Kim spotlighted the dioramas that illustrate \u201cYou Are Stardust\u201d and other books. In creating them, she sometimes uses Kelsey\u2019s discarded text to inspire her images. Student Skyler MacPhee was especially taken with the dioramas, finding Kim \u201creally inspiring to listen to.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most students expressed surprise at the difficulty of writing an effective children\u2019s story. \u201cIt\u2019s one thing to understand the material and the science,\u201d said Atkinson. \u201cBut to explain it in a way that\u2019s clear and entertaining for children \u2026 that\u2019s really hard to do.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“How do we talk about the natural world in ways that inspire wonder and curiosity and connection as opposed to fear and despair?” <\/p>Dr. Jennifer Atkinson, teaching professor in the School of IAS <\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Forays into the forest<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To animate the ecological interactions that sustain our world, many sessions of \u201cLearning Ecology Through Storytelling\u201d gathered students together in the Environmental Education & Research Center<\/a>, a facility six miles from campus in Saint Edward State Park that is home to UW Bothell\u2019s Collaborative for Socio-Ecological Engagement<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One early exercise sent students on a self-guided tour through the surrounding forest. Their assignment: Invent words to describe what they saw. Indoors, the idea made little sense to the students, Atkinson said, and \u201cthere were a lot of cocked heads and knitted brows.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the forest brought the assignment to life. Perhaps inspired by famous children\u2019s book, \u201cThe Lorax,\u201d or calling on childhood memories of outdoor play, the students delivered \u201ccreative, fun, funny responses \u2014 but stayed faithful to scientific concepts,\u201d said Atkinson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecting with young learners<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The off-campus location also proved a great platform to interact with the community, said Chang. After seeing students from the nearby Heartwood Outdoor School pursuing lessons in the park, she approached the school administrators: Would their young pupils attend a presentation by UW Bothell students debuting their children\u2019s books? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the final week of classes, students aged 4-11 visited the EERC, delving into Cascadia ecosystems as they met Bingo the Bear, watched Chapell and her Salish Coast orca, and laughed to see a crab catch a ride on a jellyfish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe proof was in the pudding,\u201d said Atkinson, recalling young learners on the edge of their seats, hands raised high with questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(l-r) Ian McAnally, Jarvis Gyau.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Shifting the traditional narrative<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The source text for students\u2019 creations was the \u201cCascadia Field Guide,\u201d which devotes each of its chapters to a different ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest. With its focus on inter-species relationships, the book also conveys an Indigenous perspective. \u201cIt makes intuitively more sense than a traditional plant identification guide,\u201d Chang noted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students formed groups based on the ecosystems they most resonated with \u2014 temperate rainforest, outer coast, Salish Sea or tidewater glacier \u2014 and began drafting stories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Atkinson, in the beginning the narratives were filled with overwhelming scenes of oil spills and dead animals. But she watched that tone shift dramatically over the course of the quarter. Instead of doom and gloom, Atkinson said, students began to see that \u201csolutions exist, and we can contribute. You\u2019re not alone in caring; others care, too.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Class leaves lasting impact<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The students report that their sense of connection to the natural world also evolved. Erick Hernandez admitted he had \u201cnever been much into the environment\u201d before enrolling in the class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe class made me pay a lot more attention to things I previously overlooked and start caring about things more,\u201d he said. By the end of the quarter, Hernandez was planning to volunteer with a community cleanup effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapell, who crafted the Salish Sea orca, had some revelations of her own. \u201cThe climate crisis and the state of the environment is serious compared to what I thought before,\u201d she said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t care about it, you don\u2019t care about your own survival.\u201d She intends to weave her Indigenous culture into her Computer Engineering major. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for Atkinson and Chang, they\u2019ll offer the class again. They remain committed to inspiring a sense of hope and agency in both local preschoolers and UW undergraduate students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese are resilient ecosystems,\u201d Chang said. \u201cWe are part of them! By virtue of your caring, you will help make a difference.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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