National Geographic Kids Mission: Wolf Rescue: All About Wolves and How to Save Them (NGK Mission: Animal Rescue) - Softcover

Jazynka, Kitson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1426314949 ISBN 13: 9781426314940

Publisher: National Geographic Kids, 2014

Synopsis

Inspiring young animal lovers to get up close to howling wolves and the real-life challenges they face is what Mission: Animal Rescue: Wolves is all about. With fun and amazing adventure stories, gorgeous photography, hands-on activities, fascinating information, and more, this book taps into kids' interest in animals AND their passion for saving them. Meet real-life wolves and learn about their habitats, challenges, and successes, plus learn how YOU can take action and save these amazing endangered creatures.

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About the Author

DANIEL RAVEN-ELLISON is a National Geographic Emerging Explorer and guerilla geographer. His work focuses on nurturing playful exploration, education, and geography through teaching, experimenting, writing, social media, gaming, and more. He's a lead partner in The Geography Collective, a group of about 25 educators and geographers who produce books, websites, events, explorations to inspire kids about the world around them. He's also one of the creators behind the Geography Collective's Mission:Explore, an online game and site for children to explore and learn about their world. 

KITSON JAZYNKA is a lifelong animal lover, award-winning freelance writer, and children's author. Kitson contributes to National Geographic Kids, American Girl, Horse Illustrated, and The Washington Post, among others. Her previous book for National Geographic is Martin Luther King, Jr., a biography in the National Geographic Readers series. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, their two children, one big German Shepherd dog (who loves to howl like a wolf), and one very patient cat. Her horse lives nearby in Potomac, Maryland.

Reviews

This snazzily designed book describes the social behaviors and pack hierarchy of wolves, along with the basics of their physical features and a description of their habitats. It also offers an unflinching look at wolves’ predatory habits and feeding practices. Interviews with conservationists and scientists in the field, alongside pictures of them at work, are perfect for young readers contemplating a career in biological science. Full-color photographs, funny cartoons, and high-quality maps all lend themselves to the engaging layout. At the end of each chapter, readers will find rescue activities that underscore important themes from the main text, which can be completed alone, in a group, or with an adult, and vary in complexity and difficulty from novice to expert. The book leaves readers with the notions that there are actions they can personally take to conserve the environment and that science is not something one reads about, but rather something one does. Grades 3-6. --Erin Anderson

Edition details

• Publisher: National Geographic Kids
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1426314949
• ISBN 13: 9781426314940
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128