Many of her books about nature and the environment deal with big and important issues and this is another one with a message that should be roared and shouted from the rooftops. Our brand new range of circus-themed resources will be covering all aspects of grammar, from conjunctions to suffixes. It’s a fantastic independent book seller that will actually be responsive and select appropriate books for you.

In 1960, there were still 2,360 wild northern white rhinos but by 2008 the subspecies was extinct in the wild. From the illustration note and personal dedication, to the story told and finally the factual notes on the continued efforts. Inspired by the story of Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino - from his capture to his imprisonment in a zoo in the Czech Republic to his release back into the wild. This story was inspired by the true story of Sudan, the last Northern White Rhino, who unfortunately died in 2018.

The contrast between the 'old' place and the city is brilliant, showing the importance of keeping animals natural homes alive and protecting endandgered animals. The home range for adult females can be more than seven times larger, depending on habitat quality and population density. This minimalist storytelling requires readers to read between the lines and guess about some of the events that are transpiring in the same way that the rhino does since the story is told from his point of view. Yet the impressive conservation success behind the recovery of the southern white rhino gives its fans hope.

Upon close inspection of the art, readers will notice that there is what appears to be newsprint text in many different languages on areas that are light or white in color. Simply, it is about conservation and a learning and understanding of love for all things great and small for younger readers. Last is a book for our world today, an important reminder of what we are in danger of losing and a rallying cry to join together to do our part to help. He looks around him and sees others who are also the last one of their kind--giraffe, monkey, bear, and bird.For an even better way to find EYFS resources, discover tailored suggestions, and much more - visit the EYFS resource HUB!

I wasn’t one that loved zoos in the past, but I learned how important and critical their role is in saving these species, as do conservancies like Ol Pejeta,” she said. Before he was euthanized by a veterinary team, photographer Ami Vitale was able to say farewell to her old friend. In South Africa and Kenya, it has been circulated into law as legal evidence in courts and rhino management. This was the scene in March 2018, when Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, was euthanised because of age-related complications. Include this as you read aloud a book like The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (HarperCollins, 2012) and compare the experiences.It highlights the plight of rhinos and includes a hopeful, positive message that things can change if people take action. His purpose in life is to save you as much time as possible when planning your lessons, writing reports, drafting letters, plans, policies and more! Nicola was one of the original presenters of the BBC children's wildlife programme The Really Wild Show. There is also much to talk about here, about captivity, conservation and preservation, and this could be useful in the classroom setting as well as in the library. We see that his world goes from fields of grass and flowers and inky skies filled with stars to a concrete enclosure with no smells or comfort at all.

The white rhino is particularly vulnerable to poaching because it is relatively unaggressive and lives in herds. It was the grim climax of a conservation crisis that had been accelerating, for many decades, toward precisely this moment. When his mother dies, it only says she lies so still in the text, but the illustration shows a hunter with a gun next to a red-ended horn, implying he poached her for her horn. In her debut as an illustrator, Nicole Davies effectively and beautifully portrays the differences in mood and surroundings between the rhinoceros’ life before and during captivity through her effective use of colour.The text and the illustrations together make the reader aware of the contrast between the life of the rhino before and during captivity. Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned.