Young York children were among the first to read a brand new book with a green message.
First Bus in North and West Yorkshire has published Tinyfoot and Evie’s Adventure to Tiny Street, featuring Evie the electric bus and her friend Tinyfoot.
During a surprise visit of a First York electric bus to Badger Hill Primary School, the reception class children enjoyed a first reading of the book by Cllr Kate Ravilious, the transport lead at City of York Council.
The book aims to help young minds begin to understand about reducing carbon and environmental choices.
Deputy head Nicola McEvoy said: “It was lovely to have a visit from Evie, the electric bus. The children were full of excitement to sit on the bus and enjoyed listening to the engaging story, which really helped the children to understand about their carbon footprint and how it would shrink in size.”
The storybook takes young readers on a colourful trip, with a message focused on how electric buses help reduce carbon footprints and keep the air cleaner.
To accompany the book, First Bus has also created an activity pack with colouring-in sheets, word searches, and educational resources for the use of schools and parents.
Copies are available on the First Bus website, and all the money raised from sales will go to Macmillan Cancer Support, the national charity partner of the company.
Lucy Mottram from First Bus North & West Yorkshire said: “This is a little book with a big message. We came up with the idea as a simple and engaging way to tell the story of how much bus travel is changing and its role in supporting climate change targets.”
Lucy believes the story not only introduces the benefits of public transport in a fun way, but also encourages children to make greener choices from an early age.
Cllr Ravilious said: “This is a great initiative and I really enjoyed my visit to Badger Hill Primary. Tinyfoot and Evie will help to inspire the next generation of bus passengers and I’m delighted the book will support Macmillan too.”
The book was designed by an agency called Cravens, and illustrated by Emily Cooksey.
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