Rhino in the House

Kirk Daniel

Description

From the award-winning author of the bestselling Library Mouse series comes a biographical picture book about the true story of rhino champion Anna Merz and the black rhinoceros Samia. With a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Lewa Downs Conservancy, this engaging story is perfect for animal lovers, animal rights enthusiasts, and fans of Me . . . Jane. When Anna Merz traveled to East Africa, she became appalled at the rampant poaching that took place there, specifically toward the black rhinoceros. Anna devoted her life to protecting the wildlife of the region, founding a reserve in Kenya called Lewa Downs to care for them. Anna kept a watchful eye on the animals, especially the rhinos. One day, Anna found a small black rhino calf, likely abandoned by its mother. So she nurtured the calf, named it Samia, fed it special formula, and even let it sleep in her bed. Everywhere Anna went Samia was never far behind. The two became so close, in fact, that Anna soon learned how rhinos communicate with one another. Anna was able to distinguish the rhino's many different grunts and what she meant by them: ';Snort! Snuff,' cried Samia (';This is fun!'); ';Hoo-hoo-hoo!' she called (';I'm coming!'). But with time, Samia got bigger . . . and bigger . . . and biggerto the point where she couldn't fit inside Anna's house any longer. It was time for Anna to make the tough decision she always knew she would have to make at some point or another: She would need to reintroduce Samia to the wild so she could lead her life with the rest of her kind. Richly illustrated with pen, ink, and watercolors, Daniel Kirk's first nonfiction picture book brings awareness to wildlife protection and fosters further understanding of animal rescue and welfare, positioned in a sensitive way that's appropriate for young readers. Kirk traveled to Kenya to see the reserve firsthand and his photographs grace the back matter, which includes an author's note and bibliography.

Informations

• Publié par: ABRAMS BOOKS
• Date de parution: 14 mars 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781683350552
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

Extrait

FOR JADEN LEKEN KAMOIRO

AND

MEILA MAE TORONYI
Abrams Books for Young Readers, New York
The illustrations in this book were created with graphite pencil, with color added in Photoshop.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Kirk, Daniel, author.

Title: Rhino in the house : the story of saving Samia / Daniel Kirk.

Description: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2017] | Audience:

Ages 4-8. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016020532 | ISBN 9781419723162 | eISBN 9781683350552

Subjects: LCSH: Merz, Anna, 1931-2013-Juvenile literature. | Black rhinoceros-Conservation-Kenya-Juvenile literature. | Wildlife conservation-Kenya-Juvenile literature.

Classification: LCC QL737.U63 K57 2017 | DDC 599.66/8-dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016020532

Text and illustrations copyright

2017 Daniel Kirk

Book design by Maria T. Middleton

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