Big Ideas for Little Environmentalists: Conservation with Jane Goodall - Hardcover

McQuerry, Maureen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593323602 ISBN 13: 9780593323601

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2022

Synopsis

Discover Jane Goodall's big ideas about conserving habitats and ways even the youngest kids can help, too!
 

Even little children can make a positive impact on the environment. Jane Goodall has dedicated her life to studying chimpanzees, and realized that sometimes people hurt the places where animals have always lived. She began to teach others how we can enjoy nature while also making sure that the homes of animals aren’t suffering.
 
Kids will come away from this book with questions about what animal habitats they can care for in their own community, and how conservation work makes sure all people and animals have a healthy home.
 
Look for the other books in the Big Ideas for Little Environmentalists series: Restoration with Wangari Maathai, Preservation with Aldo Leopold, and Ecosystems with Rachel Carson.

About this title

About the Author

Maureen McQuerry is an award-winning children's author, poet, and teacher. She is a former middle and high school teacher with a specialty in gifted education and has a master’s degree in early education. In 2000 she was awarded the McAuliffe Teaching Fellowship for Washington State. Maureen currently supervises student teachers for Washington State University.

Robin Rosenthal is an illustrator and art director. She has illustrated Two Dogs on A Trike and the Big Ideas for Little Philosophers series of board books. She grew up in Connecticut and now lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter. You can see more of her work at robinrosenthal.com

Reviews

PreS-K—New readers will encounter informative, relatable text about Jane Goodall's life as a conservationist, accompanied by vocabulary and visuals with simple features. This valuable series introduces young readers to celebrated environmentalists, describing their awareness and care for nature as children to their inspirational work as adults to protect the Earth. VERDICT If only in the name of cultural literacy, children need to hear these names early on.

Edition details

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593323602
• ISBN 13: 9780593323601
• Binding: Board book
• Illustrator: Rosenthal Robin
• Number of pages: 20