Hope and Inspiration Children’s Book Collection
The Hope and Inspiration Children’s Book Collection features true stories about real animals from the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park that have overcome challenges in their lives. Illustrated with engaging photographs, Karen’s Heart, Fabulous Floyd, and Ruuxa & Raina are intended to ignite a passion for wildlife in young readers and inspire them to care about and help protect endangered species. The books feature an animal fact section in the back as well as a call to action. These stories also help kids learn life lessons: about being brave, never giving up and how important it is to have special friendships in their lives. A plush animal character has been created to accompany each book (but they are sold separately.)
Evaluation comments:
“Loved, loved, loved these books by Georgeanne Irvine.”
“The photos are fabulous and really present an up-close-and-personal look at the animals.”
“Each of these books present a very unique situation where the animal has health issues and shows how the zoo personnel work together to help the animals. The stories have heart and demonstrate the compassion zoo workers have for the animals.”
“I think readers will look at animals they visit at the zoo through a different perspective after reading as they realize how animals are tended to and how unique each of their personalities are.”
“The books are a charming blend of fact, compassion, and an animal’s personal story.”
“The plush animal characters created for each book are so sweet. They make a great companion for the books.”
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