| A Family for Faru Contributor(s): Rao-Robinson, Anitha (Author), Patkau, Karen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1772780960 ISBN-13: 9781772780963 Publisher: Pajama Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 520 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.2" W x 10.3" (0.95 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this touching story of belonging and environmental awareness, a young boy's courage and ingenuity help an orphaned rhinoceros find safety in a new herd. Tetenya and his mother have found Faru, a baby rhinoceros, alone on the savannah. They know that rhino sanctuaries will adopt orphaned infants, but finding the rangers who protect local herds may be a long and risky prospect--there are poachers lurking about the landscape. Undaunted, Tetenya sets out, leading Faru past giraffes CHOMP-CHOMPING on acacia leaves, amongst vervet monkeys SLURP-SLURPING sweet fruits, and around guinea fowl SCRITCH-SCRITCHING the earth for seeds. Suddenly, danger is upon them: two poachers are coming near. There are only seconds to spare, and Tetenya has nothing but his wits and a handful of berries to help him. In A Family for Faru, author Anitha Rao-Robinson draws inspiration from her life-changing time spent on the savannah and from conservationists' innovation to discourage poachers: injecting a pink dye into rhinoceros horns. Award-winning illustrator Karen Patkau's dreamy landscapes reflect her own travels in the region and celebrate the courage and ingenuity of a young boy as he helps his four-legged friend find a place to belong. |
Contributor Bio(s): del Rizzo, Suzanne: - Suzanne Del Rizzo has always loved getting her hands messy. She traded her job in scientific research for a career in children's books, creating dimensional illustrations with polymer clay, acrylic paint, and other media. Suzanne's 2017 picture book My Beautiful Birds was a New York Times Notable Children's Books selection, a Junior Library Guild selection, and the 2017 One Book, One San Diego for Kids selection. It also won the Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature and was an honorable mention for the Middle-East Book Award. Her most recent picture book is Before You Were Born, a powerful tribute to parenthood. Suzanne lives in Oakville, Ontario, with her family. |