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Border Crossings
Author
Illustrator
Howard Gray
Publication Date
January 24, 2023
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction / 4th − 5th
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
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Description
Follow two endangered ocelots as they attempt to cross the border in this powerful picture book about the environmental impact of the Wall. Explore the beauty and biodiversity of our spectacular border area and see how the Wall impacts plants and animals. As two endangered ocelots attempt to cross the border, they face obstacles that drive home the catastrophic effects of the Wall--and the many benefits of keeping the border barrier-free. Powerful storytelling introduces young readers to the wildlife that thrives along the border and urges budding nature buffs to value and protect our environment.
Publication date
January 24, 2023
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781623542382
Lexile Measure
790
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
BISAC categories
NAT019000 - Nature | Animals | Mammals
Library of Congress categories
Effect of human beings on
Environmental aspects
Mexican-American Border Region
Border crossing
Border stations
Ocelot
Boundaries
Border security
Environmental aspects
Mexican-American Border Region
Border crossing
Border stations
Ocelot
Boundaries
Border security
Sneed B Collard
Sneed B. Collard III is the author of more than eighty-five books for children and young people. His Beaks! title (Charlesbridge, 2002) has sold more than 200,000 copies in paperback, and continues to sell. His work has received the Eureka! Nonfiction Silver Medal, the High Plains Books Award, made the Junior Library Guild Selection list, and received many starred reviews from Booklist, School Library Journal, and others. Christopher Silas Neal is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books, including the acclaimed Over and Under series with author Kate Messner, which was praised for its "stunning retro-style illustrations" (New York Times). Neal's author debut Everyone was praised by Publishers Weekly as "simple, honest, lyrical." His board books Animal Colors and Animal Shapes received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus. He speaks about his books, the art-making process, and his career at schools, conferences, libraries, and book festivals across the country. Neal is a Mexican/European-American artist who lives with his wife and two boys in Brooklyn, NY.