Zazu Dreams also includes over 300 detailed endnotes that I call “The 21st Century Arcades Project.” Together, the narrative, images, and Arcades unravel the intersections between the sciences and humanities—global ecological extinction and cultural extinction of ethnic minorities.

In our culture, we drastically underestimate children’s capacity for complex thought and empathy; I believe that we must recognize how children can creatively confront the crises facing our world and change how adults speak to young people in insightful, empowering ways.