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OverviewGiraffes are some of the most fascinating animals on the African savanna. Yet they're facing threats from climate change and competition from humans for natural resources. Long ago, Nubian giraffes roamed wild across Uganda. Over time, as people constructed roads and towns, giraffe habitat and populations shrank. By 2016, nearly all of the country’s two hundred and fifty giraffes were grouped in one area within Murchison Falls National Park. Then a rich oil deposit was discovered there and companies made plans to start drilling, which would make the area unlivable for these critically endangered animals. To preserve their dwindling population, the Ugandan government enlisted the help of a giraffe conservation organization to move a group of giraffes across a river to safer territory. Follow their incredible journey to their new home! Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sandra MarklePublisher: Lerner Publishing Group Imprint: Lerner Publishing Group Dimensions: Width: 24.80cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.399kg ISBN: 9781728443218ISBN 10: 1728443210 Pages: 40 Publication Date: 04 April 2023 Recommended Age: From 10 to 11 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Children / Juvenile , Educational: Primary & Secondary Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsImagine moving a herd of giraffes! This feel-good environmental story describes how members of a threatened giraffe species were safely transported across the Victoria Nile River to start a new herd in another part of Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda. Operation Twiga began in 2016, when it looked like oil drilling was imminent in the giraffes' grazing area. The Ugandan Wildlife Authority partnered with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation to find out the animals' current range and new locations where they might also thrive. The story of this project fits well into Markle's series of reports about animal rescues (The Great Bear Rescue, 2020) and is efficiently and engagingly told. She offers basic facts about Nubian giraffes, discusses the equipment and procedures used for keeping tabs on the animals, explains how they decided which animals to move and to where, and recounts the actual move in considerable detail. Because one animal has an unusual jawline and a name, Melman, readers can track him through the story and even identify him in the photographs from a variety of sources that immerse youngsters within the scenes and show the diverse human team. Many of these images cross the fold comfortably, and the thoughtful design helps readers follow the text. There's a happy ending: This and subsequent translocations have been successful enough that the giraffes have produced calves. A welcome example of human efforts to salvage what's left of the natural world. --Kirkus Reviews -- Journal (2/1/2023 12:00:00 AM) Author InformationSandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children’s Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist. Over 500 schools participate in Markle's Book Explorers program which provides free resource-packed emails and classroom activities. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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