THE AIR THEY BREATHE

A Pediatrician on the Frontlines of Climate Change

"Pediatricians are among the most trusted people in our society, and this fine book reminds us why: they care about the most vulnerable, in very specific and useful ways. This book imagines that caring on a scale big enough to change the world."
Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature

“A gripping and disturbing frontlines account of the tremendous harm that the climate crisis is already inflicting on our children—those who had the least role in creating the problem. Read this book and be inspired to make a difference while we still can.”
Michael E. Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Our Fragile Moment: How lessons from the Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis

“A captivating, critical book that describes, with haunting details, how the tiniest humans are suffering the biggest from the climate crisis. Dr. Hendrickson makes a profound case that caring for the Earth is just as important to our children's lives as carseats and vaccines.”
Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of Hunt, Gather, Parent

“A must-read for every doctor, every medical school professor, every lawmaker, and every parent.” —Dominique Browning, director and cofounder, Moms Clean Air Force