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This edited volume investigates multiple perspectives of¬†environmental meaning-making among children by evaluating preschool children‚Äôs drawings on the environment. It critically traces the formation of early attitudes towards the environment before children‚Äôs exposure to formal environmental education.¬†Similarities and differences are explored among preschool children’s drawings across¬†diverse cultural and geographic backgrounds. Over five sections covering¬†Morocco, Indonesia, Nigeria, Iraq, and Argentina, each one examines¬†the factors affecting children’s environmental drawings, such as age, gender, and geography. Using different theoretical frameworks, the chapters are written by¬†researchers of¬†environmental discourse and ecolinguistics¬†with a background knowledge in environmental studies from a social science perspective.¬†This book is of interest¬†to researchers interested in ecolinguistics and socio-semiotics fields of study.¬†This seminal book also paves the way for further research on preschool environmental education.