The Leap of the Frog. Ideas for dealing with climate change
There is still time to react to global warming and take a leap forward.
A new book from EcoSphere to help young readers understanding why the Earth is warming and what we can do about it.
The boiled frog syndrome, as an analog, is often used to describe what happens when a problem develops so slowly that its damage is not easily perceived immediately and this lack of awareness results in no or delayed reactions to prevent or reverse the damage it causes.
We are now aware that the premise is false: a frog that warms up gradually will jump to the surface. Teresa Franquesa, proposes that we make a leap, precisely because we are aware of the problem. Our planet is warming up. But we. as the frog, can take a hopeful leap towards a better future.
Because we are still in time to react and tackle climate change. Throughout this new book, different experts explain to us the causes and consequences of this phenomenon, and above all, they give us many good ideas on how to deal with it.
We are part of the problem, but we are also part of the solution. Because we are still in time!
The Leap of the Frog
by Teresa Franquesa. Illustrated by Pau Gasol
23 × 28 cm | 48 pages | Hardcover | Ages 7+
Publication: September 2025
TERESA FRANQUESA PhD in Biological Sciences and promoter of entities and projects dedicated to the environment. She has developed her career in the fields of teaching and environmental education. Being one of the pioneers in environmental education in Catalonia, worked as Director of Sustainability at Barcelona City Council. She has developed several popular EE and ESD projects, including the Education, Interpretation and Volunteering Plan for Collserola Natural Park; the Habitat EE Activity Guide, the School Ecoaudit Guide, and the Barcelona flagship ESD programme, Agenda 21 Escolar, which has received the UN-Habitat Dubai International Award for Best Practices 2011. This program was created and developed in the framework of the Barcelona Local A21, which she coordinates since 2000. Teresa Franquesa also has a PhD in Ecology and a Master of Coaching and Leadership.
She is the author of Wild in the City, Tree Unfolded and 12 Things to Do Before you Grow Up, under the EcoSphere imprint, published by Combel.
PAU GASOL VALLS lives in La Garriga (Barcelona). Former student of the Postgraduate in Creative Illustration and Visual Communication Techniques at EINA, Pau combines his work as illustrator with teaching.