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Hardcover
$19.99
Available on Jul 06, 2027 | 40 Pages
A journey that passes through many landscapes reveals a wealth of wildlife in a gorgeous story that will inspire wonder at the world around us—and a yearning to protect it.
Even the ordinary is extraordinary if you know where to look—and this beautifully illustrated nonfiction story is bursting with discoveries. Framed as a train ride home, the tale begins with the narrator inviting us on her journey as the sun rises over a bustling city. We pass a savanna with elephants and zebras, ocean cliffs beneath soaring seabirds, a rushing river where bears catch salmon, and a red desert where wallabies emerge at night. We see an alligator’s swampland, polar bears in an icy wilderness, monkeys in the rainforest, and another forest where clear-cutting and pollution have left jaguars and river dolphins at risk. A cascade of monarch butterflies offers a hopeful signal before the train pulls in at its destination, an urban setting where animals have been changing their behavior in order to survive. With painterly illustrations, a lyrical running narrative, and engaging facts throughout, this author-illustrator debut from Olivia Holden invites us to care for the breathtaking environment that is home to us all.
Even the ordinary is extraordinary if you know where to look—and this beautifully illustrated nonfiction story is bursting with discoveries. Framed as a train ride home, the tale begins with the narrator inviting us on her journey as the sun rises over a bustling city. We pass a savanna with elephants and zebras, ocean cliffs beneath soaring seabirds, a rushing river where bears catch salmon, and a red desert where wallabies emerge at night. We see an alligator’s swampland, polar bears in an icy wilderness, monkeys in the rainforest, and another forest where clear-cutting and pollution have left jaguars and river dolphins at risk. A cascade of monarch butterflies offers a hopeful signal before the train pulls in at its destination, an urban setting where animals have been changing their behavior in order to survive. With painterly illustrations, a lyrical running narrative, and engaging facts throughout, this author-illustrator debut from Olivia Holden invites us to care for the breathtaking environment that is home to us all.
