Text copyright © 2018 by Catherine Thimmesh How? By humans teaching baby pandas how to be wild and stay wild.įor the wild bunch of neighborhood kids (who are no longer kids): Sydney, Colton, Kyle, Victoria, Jameson, Simon, and Jaimie. Despite the seemingly insurmountable odds-poaching, habitat destruction, pollution, human overpopulation, and global climate change-the panda is making a comeback. But within the past forty years, more than fifty percent of the panda’s already shrinking habitat has been destroyed by humans, leaving the beautiful and beloved giant panda vulnerable to extinction. Roughly a thousand years ago, an estimated 23,000 pandas roamed wild and free through their native China. A timely, uplifting story." - Kirkus, starred reviewįrom the Sibert medal–winning author of TEAM MOON and the bestselling GIRLS THINK OF EVERYTHING comes a riveting, timely account of panda conservation efforts in China, perfect for budding environmentalists and activists. "Complementing Thimmesh's thoughtful, engagingly written text are many arrestingly adorable color photographs of pandas in training and in the wild.
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