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  • The Emerald Forest

The Emerald Forest

Publication Date
July 11, 2023
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
The Emerald Forest

Description

Orangutan and her family live in a vast emerald forest, bursting with life.

She teaches her babies what food to eat, how to swing through trees, how to build a sleeping nest. Life is good... until one day a monstrous machine tears Orangutan's tree from the ground. The family have to leave the emerald forest - but where can they go to?

This powerful and moving picture book is set in tropical Sumatra, an island that has lost almost half its rainforest cover in recent years. The story graphically describes the reactions of an orangutan family to the destruction of their age-old home, but also shows how wildlife campaigners are bringing hope for the future.

Publication date
July 11, 2023
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781913074142
Publisher
Otter-Barry Books
BISAC categories
JUV002020 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Apes, Monkeys, etc.
JUV030020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
JUV029010 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Environment
JUV029050 - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Trees & Forests

Kirkus

An uplifting story of animal rescue.


Catherine Ward
Catherine Ward has been working in primary schools since 2008. After joining SCBWI - the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - she graduated from the Golden Egg Academy picture book program in 2019. She is passionate about wildlife conservation, with a special interest in the endangered orangutans of Sumatra. The Emerald Forest is her debut picture book.

Karin Littlewood is one of Britain's most distinguished illustrators, celebrated for her beautiful and atmospheric paintings and sensitive character portrayal. Born and brought up in Yorkshire, she now lives in north London. Her many published books include The Colour of Home (with Mary Hoffman) and Immi's Gift.