Make Way for Animals!: A World of Wildlife Crossings

by Meeg Pincus, Book Buddy Digital Media (Read by)

Overview

Around the world, city highways and country roads have cut through natural spaces. Wild animals are blocked from the resources they need to survive, or must make dangerous crossings across busy roads to get to them. Fortunately, solving this problem has inspired some creative solutions! Take a tour of wildlife crossings across the globe, from grassy badger bridges to underpasses for elephants. Discover how these inventive pathways have saved both animal and human lives and helped preserve ecosystems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728466682
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	39 MB
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Age Range:	7 - 8 Years

About the Author

Meeg Pincus is an experienced nonfiction writer/editor, educator, and a diverse children's books advocate. She has written several nonfiction books for children including Ocean Soup, Cougar Crossing, Miep and the Most Famous Diary, and Winged Wonders which was a Eureka! Nonfiction Honor Book and a Kirkus Best Picture Books of 2020. She lives in California with her husband and two children.

Editorial Reviews

"Everything readers need to know about wildlife crossings—what they are, why they are needed, who makes them happen—in a book all libraries should own."—starred, School Library Journal

From the Publisher

★ 05/01/2022

K-Gr 3—All over the world, the traditional routes of animals are now blocked by roads. How will the badgers in the Netherlands find meals and homes? How will the blue fairy penguins of New Zealand make their nests? How will the crabs of Christmas Island get to the ocean to lay their eggs? Wildlife crossings to the rescue! Using clear, drama-free language and playful alliteration, Pincus describes the hazards roads pose to wildlife (and the hazard that wildlife in the roads can pose to humans) and the solution that many places have adopted. Text with additional facts beyond the main concept is included, making the book suitable for various levels. Luu's illustrations effortlessly uplift the writing using a sort of softened realism and plenty of details. Humans are depicted in a variety of skin tones. Pincus provides fitting closure by circling back to the first question by the end. Extensive back matter includes photos of wildlife crossings with additional examples, an activity, and selected biography. VERDICT Everything readers need to know about wildlife crossings—what they are, why they are needed, who makes them happen—in a book all libraries should own.—Catherine Callegari

School Library Journal