TORONTO – June 5th is the United Nations’ World Environment Day, and Corus Entertainment’s YTV will feature brand new original content to mark the occasion.
CitizenKid: Earth Comes First (1x22min), will highlight four Canadian youth activists with a shared passion for making the world a better place and premiers on June 5 at 5:30 p.m.
The episode follows Hannah Alper, Cooper Price, Charlene Rocha and Sophia Mathur (pictured) as they set out to raise awareness of climate change issues and empower kids to take action. Produced by White Pine Pictures, CitizenKid: Earth Comes First is inspired by the award-winning CitizenKid book collection from Corus Entertainment’s Kids Can Press, designed to inspire kids to be better global citizens, reads the press release.
“In the midst of the challenging times we are currently facing, CitizenKid: Earth Comes First is a motivational, intelligent and stimulating take on climate change from the perspective of today’s youth,” said Colin Bohm, Corus executive vice-president, content and corporate strategy. “We hope families will watch this uplifting documentary together and discover, in their own big or small way, how they can make a difference within their community to help the planet.”
“Since its launch 11 years ago, the CitizenKid collection of books on global issues for young readers has sold over 1.6 million copies worldwide, in 21 languages and 28 territories, covering themes ranging from children’s rights to biodiversity to food and water security,” said Lisa Lyons Johnston, publisher and president of Corus’s Kids Can Press and executive producer of CitizenKid: Earth Comes First. “CitizenKid stories motivate young readers to look at their communities and the world, discover how they can contribute, and empower them to make change. With the growth of activism among younger and younger citizens, it only makes sense that the CitizenKid ethos would move from page to screen and involve these four inspiring young people in partnership with industry leaders White Pine Pictures and YTV.”
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