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  • Rewilding: Bringing Wildlife Back Where It Belongs

Rewilding: Bringing Wildlife Back Where It Belongs

Author
Illustrator
Chiara Fedele
Publication Date
July 19, 2022
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Rewilding: Bringing Wildlife Back Where It Belongs

Description

 

Discover inspiring stories of wildlife brought back from the brink of extinction in this kids’ nonfiction book about animals and the environment.
Rewilding means returning animals or plants to places where they used to live. In this book, acclaimed conservation biologist and science communicator David A. Steen introduces children to the scientists determined to turn back the hands of time to create a greener future. Read about awe-inspiring rewilding projects, including:

• The wolves that returned to Yellowstone National Park and dramatically improved the ecosystem
• The beavers reintroduced to their old territories to build dams to stop them flooding
• The Galápagos giant tortoises who beat the odds to survive extinction and return to their island home

Throughout the heartwarming true stories, beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Chiara Fedele, children will learn how different species evolved to live side by side and will see what it takes to be a conservation scientist. They might even be inspired to become a wildlife activist themselves!

By the end of the book kids will be left with a key message: it’s not too late to fix the planet.

 

Publication date
July 19, 2022
Genre
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781684492220
Publisher
Neon Squid
BISAC categories
JNF051100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
JNF037020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
JNF003270 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Endangered
Library of Congress categories
Nature conservation
Wildlife reintroduction

Kirkus

Starred Review
A fascinating primer on the intricacies of ecosystems.

ALA/Booklist

This comprehensive overview gives a brief introduction to the topic before focusing on a wide range of rewilding projects, from working with condors in California to beavers in England and Kihansi spray toads in Tanzania.
David A Steen

David A. Steen is a wildlife scientist and conservation biologist. He's also a science communicator--Slate Magazine described him as "The best biologist on Twitter." Steen founded The Alongside Wildlife Foundation, which suggests better ways humans can live alongside animals. He is also the author of The Secret of Snakes.

Chiara Fedele is a multi-award-winning illustrator from Milan, who has won the prestigious Italian Children's Literature Prize. She has a degree in illustration from La Scuola del Fumetto and uses a combination of traditional styles and digital work. Fedele works for publishers all around the world, and also provides illustrated storyboards for advertising companies and filmmakers. Her work includes Jason G. Duesing's The Moon Speaks and Audre Ades's The Rabbi and the Reverend.