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Our Cities Depend on Us
Rethinking Our Urban Areas to Fight Climate Change (A Picture Book)
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Acclaimed author-artist Victoria Tentler-Krylov highlights cities that are fighting climate change around the world in this gorgeously illustrated picture book about sustainability and green building
As people, animals, and even plants all over the world face environmental changes—rising sea levels, droughts, frequent and intense hurricanes and floods, and more—our cities must adapt.
We hear the terms “greenhouse effect” and “global warming,” but what do they mean? And can cities be rethought to not only fight climate change but to become more sustainable and meet the varying needs of their populations?
From the living roofs of Singapore to the Netherlands' floating parks made of recycled trash, and innovative environmental efforts like transforming the Chicago River and saving the sinking city of Venice, many cities around the world have been incorporating new ways to fight these issues head-on. In Our Cities Depend on Us, author-illustrator and architect Victoria Tentler-Krylov shows young readers how cities around the world are taking action and how we must reimagine our urban areas to protect their history and more importantly provide them and us a future.
As people, animals, and even plants all over the world face environmental changes—rising sea levels, droughts, frequent and intense hurricanes and floods, and more—our cities must adapt.
We hear the terms “greenhouse effect” and “global warming,” but what do they mean? And can cities be rethought to not only fight climate change but to become more sustainable and meet the varying needs of their populations?
From the living roofs of Singapore to the Netherlands' floating parks made of recycled trash, and innovative environmental efforts like transforming the Chicago River and saving the sinking city of Venice, many cities around the world have been incorporating new ways to fight these issues head-on. In Our Cities Depend on Us, author-illustrator and architect Victoria Tentler-Krylov shows young readers how cities around the world are taking action and how we must reimagine our urban areas to protect their history and more importantly provide them and us a future.
Extent: 40 pp
Format: Hardback
Illustrations: Full-color illustrations throughout
Publication date: 2026-03-05
Size: 26.4 x 26.1 cm
ISBN: 9781419756696
Praise for Our Cities Depend on Us
Stimulating glimpses of local solutions to widespread and increasingly pressing environmental issues.
Kirkus Reviews
The combination of bite-size summaries and delicately stylish artwork make this an ideal launchpad for further exploration.
Publishers Weekly
A wonderful and hopeful read that will offer a seldom-covered urban element to environmental science assignments...
Booklist
An inspiring look at architectural, engineering, and community creativity in response to climate change.
School Library Journal
About the Author
Victoria Tentler-Krylov is an architect turned children’s book author and artist, as well as an editorial illustrator. In addition to award-winning children’s books, she has created multiple covers for The New Yorker, and her editorial illustrations appear in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other publications. The Horn Book says Tentler-Krylov’s illustrations “exude energy and power.” She lives with her family just outside of New York City.
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