ANITA MARGRILL | Author/Illustrator
The Climate Change Puzzle
Climate change is often introduced as a series of events such as droughts, floods, rising temperatures, but without a clear way to understand how those events relate to one another. The Climate Change Puzzle was created to offer that clarity. Through a carefully structured approach, the book helps middle-graders begin to organize complex information into a coherent whole, making it possible to see the entire climate change picture.
The book has 32 full-color pages with approximately 1,800 words, a trim size of 8.5” x 11”, and is appropriate for an audience of 8 to 12-year-olds.
Copyright © 2026, Anita Margill.
Why middle-graders
are drawn to
The Climate Change Puzzle.
Each page reveals a new piece of the global climate change picture. The A to Z format engages middle graders to follow the informational text and visually engaging illustrations.
The organizing metaphor is simple, but the intellectual structure is rigorous: climate change is not one issue, but an interconnected system.
Why parents trust
The Climate Change Puzzle.
It offers a clear and structured approach to a complex topic, helping their child—and even themselves—to understand climate change without confusion or fear-driven messaging.
Parents value how it turns an overwhelming subject into something clear, thoughtful, and genuinely engaging.
What middle-school teachers are saying about
The Climate Change Puzzle.
The Climate Change Puzzle has been vetted by middle-school teachers who know what it takes to make complicated subject matter relatable and understandable; that all the pieces of the puzzle are necessary to gain a full understanding of climate variability and change.
Author-illustrated visual imagery captures each piece of the puzzle.
Each author-illustrated image creates a unique vibration between image and text.
Why This Book Now?
Climate change is often presented in fragments, shaped by headlines, isolated events, or the most immediate concerns. Middle-graders are rarely given a clear structure for understanding how those pieces fit within the larger system.
By organizing each element within a broader context, the book offers a scaffold of expository structure, encouraging the student
to explore climate change from 26 different aspects.
The Climate Change Puzzle provides that structure. Through an
A to Z framework, it presents the full scope of climate change, not just a collection of urgent topics.