This is the Earth Pledge.
Janina Lamb made this poster of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Earth by Janina Lamb and Joe Jenkins that Amelia Feeney translated into Spanish in Book Two of the Rocket McGee Series, Rocket McGee: Back in Trouble!
Demos lealtad a la tierra y a toda la vida que soporta, un planeta en nuestro cuidado, irreemplazable, con sustento y respeto para todos.
Amelia worked out that translation for mosaic murals that will grace the central atria of the Live and Learn Centers she’s helping build in Central America – the “Centros de Salud y Ciencia”.
Roan Reedling, author of the Rocket McGee Sci-Fi book series for tweens, young teens, and other kids of all ages, is the proud owner of one of these posters from Janina Lamb’s studio. You can find one at the Lamb & Lion Studio.
Amelia did take a little license in her translation… Her translation actually started out like this:
– Copyrighted Material from Rocket McGee: Back in Trouble! –
Dad lealtad a la tierra y a toda la vida que soporta, un planeta en nuestro cuidado, irreemplazable, con sustento y respeto para todos.
“You’re right,” he said, with an admiring smile, “it’s beautiful.”
He caught her, as if with long practice, when she fell against him and he hugged her warmly, resting the bridge of his nose on the side of her head.
“It’s not quite a pledge anymore or it would start with Daré, I guess. But […]