Animal Helpers: Sanctuaries

by Jennifer Keats Curtis Narrated by Helen German

Overview

Just as tiny kittens and puppies grow into bigger cats and dogs, wild animal babies grow into adults too. These full-grown animals may no longer be cute and cuddly. Their wild instincts may kick in. They can become very large, even dangerous. What happens to these exotic pets when owners realize they can no longer care for them, but they can't be returned to the wild? And what about big predators that get hurt or sick? This audio journal takes listeners behind the scenes at five nonprofit sanctuaries and rescue zoos and one care farm that have opened their doors and their hearts to desperate animals in need.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"More than a simple picture book, this is a thoughtprovoking volume that helps readers explore the relationship between people and wild animals. - Science Books & Films

Kirkus Reviews

What happens to a wild animal too badly injured or too acclimated to humans to be returned to the wild? Using examples from six animal-rescue organizations across the country, Curtis describes what wild-animal sanctuaries do. Short informational paragraphs are set on full-bleed, double-page photographs of animals being cared for. The account begins with a series of portraits of shelter animals: several tigers, a binturong, a declawed Canadian lynx, a pair of blind bobcats and a bear. The author goes on to describe animal medical and dental treatments, training and enrichment. More than half the photographs relate to captive tigers, but other animals, even an overgrown farm pig, appear. A final page shows volunteers moving an animal into a shelter. There is no real narrative arc, nor any direct suggestion that readers could be involved in this work. Only in the four pages of backmatter--a quiz, a map, further information and thumbnail behind-the-scenes pictures--are readers invited to connect, through questions about where they live and what they like to do. Part of an ongoing series about animal care that began with Wildlife Rehabilitators (2012), this title fills a niche but doesn't excite. (Informational picture book. 4-8)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169823394
Publisher:	Arbordale Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Series:	Animal Helpers
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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