Synopses & Reviews
The baghdad zoo was once home to more than six hundred magnificent animals. But after the war in Iraq began in 2003, the city faced widespread destruction.
When U. S. Army Captain William Sumner was asked to check out the state of the zoo, he found that it, too, was devastated. Hundreds of animals were missing, and the few remaining were in desperate need of care. And so Captain Sumner accepted a new mission. Together with an international team of zoologists, veterinarians, conservationists, and dedicated animal lovers, Captain Sumner worked tirelessly to save the neglected—but tenacious—animals of Baghdad.
Saving the Baghdad Zoo tells the poignant stories of these remarkable animals. Meet the abandoned lions who roamed an empty palace with no food or drink; the camel, Lumpy, who survived transport through sniper fire; the tigers, Riley and Hope, who traveled 7,000 miles from home; and many more.
The Baghdad Zoo, open once again to the people of Iraq, has become an oasis of hope and safety in a city where both are precious gifts.
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“Loaded with reader appeal, these tales of animal rescue focus on the animals but also provide some insight into what Baghdad was like in the wake of the U.S. invasion.” Kirkus Reviews
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“Bolstered with large, beautiful color photos and informative sidebars, this dramatic picture-book-size-photo-essay tells of the U.S. army rescue of zoo animals in the Iraqi war zone.” ALA Booklist
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“Moving.” The Horn Book
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“Sobering and uplifting photographsmany taken by Sumnerunderscore both the direness of the situation and the spirit of hope that drove the project…Eye-opening.” Publishers Weekly
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"A warm, inviting look into an unusual facet of animal rescue efforts."--School Library Journal "Animal-loving city and country kids alike will find this worth clucking about."--Bulletin
Synopsis
In 2003, Army Major William Sumner undertook a mission to save the Baghdad Zoo in Iraq, as war raged around it. With a focus on the stories of the abandoned animals, this photo essay details his harrowing mission. Full color.
Synopsis
The Baghdad Zoo was once home to 500 animals. But a month after the shock and awe attack that began the war in Iraq, only a few of those animals were left. The zookeepers had been forced to seek safety, but they could not take their charges with them. Some had been butchered, some were stolen to sell on the black market, and some had simply disappeared. The surviving animals needed extraordinary care and protection.
Enter U. S. Army Major William Sumner. With an international team of zoologists, veterinarians, and conservationists, Major Sumner worked tirelessly to save these abandoned animals. You will meet an aging, blind brown bear, a camel that had to traverse Baghdad through sniper fire, and many more remarkable animals. Clear, concise, and incredibly moving, this photo essay tells the often heartbreaking but inspiring stories of the animals, and shows how their survival created a rare oasis of hope in a war-torn city.
Ages: 8+
Synopsis
An animal shelterand#8230;just for chickens? You'll find one just outside downtown Minneapolis, where Mary Britton Clouse runs the Chicken Run Rescue for abandoned chickens up for adoption in this moving, humorous, and fully illustrated look at one woman's determination to care for chickens in need.
Synopsis
Just outside of downtown Minneapolis, follow the sounds of crowing and clucking
and you will find Mary Britton Clouseand#8217;s Chicken Run Rescue. Over the years, Mary
and her husband have given hundreds of homeless birds a safe place to rest until they
can be adopted by caring families.
Each chicken has a story to share, and the debut author Christine Heppermann
(who adopted her own chicken) has crafted a spare, moving, and at times humorous
text that will open young readersand#8217; eyes and also inspire to help all creatures great and
small.
Come along and find out why lovable chickens are actually, according to Mary, and#8220;the
ones who need friends the most.and#8221;
Synopsis
With stunning photographs and exemplary narrative nonfiction, the Sibert Honor-winning creators ofand#160;The Elephant Scientist,and#160;Caitlin Oand#39;Connell and Timothy Rodwell, give readers a heartwarming insiderand#39;s look into a day in the life of zoo curators and the meaningful bonds that they form with their menagerie.
About the Author
The photographers Caitlin Oand#8217;Connell, Ph.D., and Timothy Rodwell, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., are scientists and professional photographers that have blended art and science to help make science more accessible and engaging. Their photography has appeared in National Geographic, National Wildlife Magazine, Discover, Science News, Africa Geographic, and many other international magazines, scientific journals, and newspapers. More of their elephant photography will appear in their forthcoming photography book An Elephant's Life, which will feature every aspect of an elephant's life in rich detail. Caitlin is on the faculty in the Stanford School of Medicine and Timothy is an assistant professor at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.