The United Nations published "Tore and the Town on Thin Ice," a book guaranteed to make your little kids just as annoying and bitter as Al Gore.

Here is an actual excerpt:

"We're going to win....We're going to win!" Tore yelled to his dogs as they sprinted across the frozen river toward the finish line. He had trained with the dogsled all winter, and this race was the last before the finals. But just as his sled was gliding toward the river bank, it crashed through the ice, dumping Tore into the shallow but freezing water.

The watching children laughed. Tore ran home, trying not to cry as his fists clenched in anger.

"But it's ALWAYS frozen solid this time of year," he complained to his parents, "It's not fair!"

"You're right," said Tore's mom, running a warm bath for him. "The ice is changing. We can't rely on it as we used to. Even experienced hunters fall through now. So don't be ashamed."

"But it's not fair. I should have won," Tore insisted.

Tore's dad, maddeningly calm as usual, said, "The question is, what are you going to do about it?"

"I'm never going to sled again!" Tore thundered.

That night, after sleep had finally shut Tore's eyes, he heard a voice. "You have a right to be angry, Tore. But use that anger to learn and see what you can do."

Tore saw a woman with wrinkles like waves and hair twisted like seaweed.

"I'm the one who created and cares for the sea creatures-whales and walruses, seals and fish. Some call me Sedna, the Mother of the Sea. But I can't help the sea creatures or the people the way I used to, not alone."

(You can download the whole thing from the link below.)